EMPLOYEE pension funds in the 24 municipalities of Cyprus are collectively missing tens of millions of pounds because municipal officials have not been making the requisite yearly payments, according to trade unions SEK and PEO.
RECENTLY I was stopped twice in less than a week by a member of the Cypriot police motorcycle division calling themselves the Z team. Suited out in plush motorcycles and leather gear, this element of the force is rather partial on one priority: running around all day long chasing unsuspecting moped riders and issuing them ludicrous fines for failing to wear a helmet.
MORE than 15 countries supported the position of Cyprus during Wednesday’s COREPER meeting to decide on a response to Turkey’s declaration of non-recognition of Cyprus, the government said yesterday.
THE MINISTERS of Trade and Finance met yesterday morning and agreed on the basic terms of a package of measures to bring economic relief to primarily low income consumers in the wake of high oil prices, although officials still refuse to disclose details of the plan.
JUSTICE Minister Doros Theodorou yesterday said nightclubs and bars were to undergo surprise inspections from police.
Speaking at a news conference, Theodorou and Chief of Police Tasos Panayiotou said measures were to be taken to ensure the safety of customers at establishments which operate into the early hours.
SONY Corporation, the world’s biggest video game console maker, has issued a global recall of around 3.6 million adaptors used in its best-selling PlayStation 2 game console, because of possible fire hazards and overheating.
TWO Bangladeshi hotel management students subsist on £30 per month, according to a report in yesterday’s Phileleftheros.
The report states that while the two young men, Ratou and Liton, were in Bangladesh, a friend had told them that Cyprus was a good place to study hotel management and that life was pleasant and cheap there.
IN CYPRUS, it is compulsory for children to attend school up until the third grade of gymnasium, aged 16, yet research has shown that a large number of children haven’t been educated sufficiently and no one seems to care.
THE LEGISLATION concerning the autonomy of state hospitals is in its final stages, as part of the implementation of the General Health Plan.
The legislation states that each hospital will be run by its own board and have its own budget, which will be approved by the state.
Soon it will be finalised and brought forward to the Council of Ministers for approval.
POLITIS: “Pressured over changes”. The public’s distress after August’s tragic Helios crash along with the outrage caused by the lack of legality has caused the people to demand a cleaner and safer public life. The parliament and political parties are currently in talks to change and update certain laws.
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.
