Sir,
The right to life is at the forefront of the debate dividing America over the desperate plight of Terry Schiavo and whether doctors should continue to keep her alive, even though she has been in a persistent vegetative state for almost 15 years.
Sir,
Important lessons should be derived from the separate simultaneous referenda held on April 24, 2004 in Cyprus on the comprehensive settlement plan of the UN Secretary-general.
TURKISH Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan signalled last night that Ankara would sign the EU customs union protocol before October 3, the date it has been given by Brussels for the start of accession talks.
HEALTH Minister Andreas Gavrilides has reiterated his personal goal to operate the new Nicosia general hospital by the end of the year or early in the next year, it was reported yesterday.
The minister said weekly meetings are being held, which look into developments in the tender procedures and the transfer from the old hospital.
Police and Army at odds over correct procedure
THE DISCOVERY of drug use and drug dealings among soldiers patrolling the Green Line has startled the National Guard into action, reports said yesterday.
OMBUDSWOMAN Eliana Nicolaou said yesterday she was investigating around 120 complaints of racism from Cypriots and foreigners filed over the past six months.
Nicolaou was speaking at a conference titled “Racism in the Media” to mark World Anti-Racism Day where she announced that her office would be taking on full responsibility for racism issues in the future.
OPPOSITION DISY leader Nicos Anastassiades has lost all sense of proportion and is causing untold damage to the government at home and abroad, government spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said yesterday.
The spokesman was commenting on ongoing statements by Anastassiades that the Greek Cypriot side needs to get its act together to launch a new initiative on the Cyprus problem.
HELLENIC Bank yesterday announced the appointment of Andreas Moushiouttas as the new vice-chairman of the board to replace Constantinos Loizides, who resigned earlier this month after shareholders began expressing their concerns over increased bad debts provisions that were affecting the bank’s profitability.
POLICE ARE investigating a spate of vandal attacks and burglaries on schools over the weekend, they said yesterday. One attack happened at a primary school in Aglandja where desks and other furniture were trashed by vandals and items worth £1,387 were stolen, including three computers and several musical instruments.
The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.
