A PAPHOS community yesterday stood divided over the alleged sexual harassment of a 14-year-old girl. Apart from the initial tragedy, the incident also brought to light deep racial divisions in the school.
The situation was further inflamed yesterday when the school’s acting principal hinted that if the allegations were true, the girl in question brought the assault upon herself.
Addiction support groups slam cash incentive
A PROPOSED government scheme which will see money given to drug users in rehabilitation has been roundly condemned by drug addiction support groups across the island.
ALITHIA: “The government’s proposal after the feast”. The government decided last Thursday to issue suggestions to open up Ledra Street after having gotten word that the UN will not under any circumstance report Turkey as having broken the status quo in Ledra Street. UNFICYP says the only matter that is at this point under consideration is forcing Turkey to stop all works in Ledra Street.
THE Electricity Authorities of Cyprus (EAC) have been fined £693,000 by the the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) for violation of legislation concerning invoicing, charging and service conditions.
THE CENTRAL Bank of Cyprus has granted a banking business license to the ‘Central Cooperative Bank PLC’ of Bulgaria, to carry out banking business in Cyprus.
Potato farmers ‘will be heard’
AGRICULTURE Minister Timis Efthimiou stated yesterday that the demands and suggestions given by the potato farmers will be heard and discussed on so that the government may accommodate them the best possible way.
CYPRIOT scientists and students will be able to participate in major programmes of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), which is the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
PRESIDENT of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos opened the first Citizen Service Centre (KEP) in Nicosia yesterday, which will start operating on Monday.
In his speech, Papadopoulos described KEP as an important step towards modernisation and public service.
PRIVATE-sector nurses and doctors are opposed to a proposed law that would impose quotas on the number of nurses in clinics.
Re-enactment of Helios flight on December 19
A RECONSTRUCTION of the events that led up to the Helios Airways August 14 crash in Greece will be carried out on December 19 with an Olympic Airways plane with the flight number OA121 in remembrance of the number of people who died in the accident.
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