POLICE have announced they will be stepping up enforcement of tough new fines against rogue taxi drivers and restaurant touts in an effort to upgrade the tourist product as the key summer season approaches.
Sir,
It is with great concern that I view the present state of enforcement of traffic laws as almost zero in the larger cities of Cyprus.
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The government has claimed it is an environmentally concerned member of the European Union, but of course this is widely regarded as a poor joke.
THE leaders of the four communities of the Akamas peninsula yesterday decided to hold a 48-hour hunger strike outside the Presidential Palace as a protest against the government’s apparent unwillingness to allow development in the area.
A GREEK cargo ship that docked at Famagusta port last week in violation of Greece’s maritime regulations was yesterday fined 5.2 million euros for various safety violations.
Aegean Sun, a Greek-registered, crewed and owned vessel, which was chartered by a British company, was offloading a shipment of used cars at Famagusta.
DEMINING teams have started clearing the National Guard minefield in the area of Kaimakli, the Defence Ministry said yesterday.
The demining will be carried out from Monday until Friday from 8 am until 4 pm, a statement said.
HUNDREDS of travelers were blocked from entering Larnaca airport yesterday morning as striking staff from the duty-free shop blocked roads and entrances, causing chaos for around 20 minutes.
Tourists and Cypriots alike, running to make their flights, got out of cars and taxis and hauled their luggage on foot, some from the airport roundabout.
NIGHTCLUB owners are playing with the lives of thousands of people, the Fire Services warned yesterday.
Despite Fire Services directives on safety, many establishments have not implemented the safety directives, after the latest checks were carried out by the Fire Services on 84 clubs across the island five months ago.
THE spat between government and opposition DISY over the property issue continued yesterday, with spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides accusing Nicos Anastassiades of avoiding to reply the questions put to him.
A NEWLY created council said yesterday it would launch legal procedures against all usurpers of Greek Cypriot properties in the occupied north.
The Council for the Protection of Civil Rights (SPAD), as the group called itself, urged all those whose properties were being held to join the group, which has been registered as a company, and support its efforts.
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