Life of misery for divorcees

2006-01-18

DIVORCED women face a nightmare of abuse from their ex-husbands and institutional discrimination in Cyprus, the House Human Rights Committee heard yesterday.

Paphos: the new penal colony?

2006-01-18

Sir,
I note with interest that it is obviously regarded as a punishment for delinquent policemen in Nicosia, to be transferred to Paphos. Do I assume from this that the general perception of this part of the island, at least by the Cypriot Police Department, is that we live in the island’s penal colony?

Maurice Flax, Paphos.

Shopping hours

2006-01-18

Sir,
I read with interest the longlasting debate about opening hours of supermarkets: to be honest, I have not heard of any European country that closes its shops on a weekday afternoon; also Cyprus bank opening hours are a little bit un-European and not particularly customer-friendly. Much has to be done before full membership.

Heinze Gautier, Germany

Cypriot identity

2006-01-18

Sir,
As a Turkish Cypriot, I am pleasantly surprised by Andreas Koumi’s comments from the Cypriot Academy, London (‘Less talk about Cypriot Hellenism’, January 11).

After all, there is some acknowledgement of one-sided politics, on the other side of the fence. I salute your opinion on Cypriotism.

Stepping up measures to stem bird flu risks

2006-01-18

THE GOVERNMENT said yesterday it was looking into unconfirmed media reports that the occupied areas might have had an outbreak of bird flu among wild ducks.

Nevertheless, it said preliminary findings suggested a false alarm and there was no cause for panic.

Lufthansa and Aegean link up for code-share deal

2006-01-18

LUFTHANSA German Airlines and Aegean Airlines yesterday announced a code-sharing agreement on flights from Cyprus that will give travellers convenient access to several destinations covered by the German airline.

CY fine tune redundancy plan

2006-01-18

CYPRUS Airways’ (CY) top brass were yesterday due to finalise the list of redundancies under a controversial rescue plan for the airline.

Unions representing airline employees have agreed to the plan, which stipulates that 385 people will lose their jobs. So far 355 have opted for voluntary exit; the remainder will be axed, but will also receive a compensation package.

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.