THE new law on patients’ rights is not currently working as it should be.
That was the verdict of Christos Kyrou, a spokesman at the Movement for Patients’ Rights. “New measures need to be taken as the law is not being implemented as it should be. We have sent a letter outlining our concerns to Health Minister, Andreas Gavrielides, and are awaiting his response.”
Sir,
Õïu have, perhaps, heard it all before but walking is good for:
Õour health: walking combats obesity, heart disease, asthma, and other ailments.
In the right environment, walking can be relaxing and allow you to think.
Your social life: it’s difficult to stop and talk to fÞends you see while driving.
LOCAL reaction to the UN’s latest report on the Cyprus problem was divided into two halves yesterday. The government and its partners found the report drafted by UN Undersecretary-general for Political Affairs Sir Kieran Prendergast “objective” after his tour of the region last May.
A 56-year-old Greek Cypriot has applied for asylum in the occupied north, Turkish Cypriot sources reported yesterday.
According to the reports, Themistocles Georgiou requested asylum because he could not find work in the government-controlled areas.
Georgiou also said he had health problems and no income.
“IF we don’t help people stay away and off drugs, then we will always have a drug problem on the island.”
THE Green Party yesterday put forward a resolution in Parliament, calling on Britain to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece.
Party leader George Perdikis said, “a special committee is working on their return and I believe Parliament will vote in our resolution by the end of the summer. We are yet another voice calling for the Marbles to be returned.”
ANGRY fishermen gathered outside parliament protesting against the decision of the House Agricultural Committee to change the licensing system for their profession.
GOVERNMENT Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides was put on the back foot yesterday, after his comments on DIKO’s cancelled visit to the north offended government partner AKEL.
AMIDST the celebration of Nutrition Week and the Importance of Water day, a stern message has been sent out by the Health Minister Andreas Gavrielides to all happy eaters.
Cypriots need to stop scoffing and start watching their weights, according to medical studies.
TAXI drivers at Larnaca Airport are threatening to block off the airport next Thursday in a move expected to cause travel chaos.
The Larnaca Urban Taxi Union is planning the 24-hour demonstration in protest against the government forcing them to use a specific insurance company for their taxis.
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.
