DIKO deputy Nicos Pittokopitis yesterday called on political parties to show their true colours and take a stand on the abolition of road tax, to be replaced by a three-cents-per-litre surcharge for fuel consumption.
Pittokopitis, who also chairs the House Communications Committee, will today be re-tabling his draft bill for scrapping the levy.
THE Ombudswoman has requested that immigration halt its plans to deport a Serbian mother of two whom they detained on Tuesday and submit the woman’s files to the Ombudswoman’s office for examination.
Jasmina Drazic was separated from her 17-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter on Tuesday by authorities because she had overstayed her visa after they refused to renew it.
CYPRUS Airways (CY) may be heading towards a new crisis as disgruntled pilots meet today to discuss the situation in the airline, which they describe as a shambles.
Strike action has not been ruled out, pilots union PASIPY said yesterday.
GREEK Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday called for cautious steps leading to a resumption of Cyprus talks, saying that another failure could not be afforded.
WITH International Women’s Day yesterday came the annual obligatory mass response from the island’s political parties and government bodies, hailing the importance of woman in Cypriot society and the need for her political empowerment.
And the need for political involvement in such a matter has no doubt been highlighted in the face of the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
EMPLOYEES of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) will today picket outside Parliament calling on politicians not to block an impending deal between the semi-government organisation and LTV.
FORTY-NINE beaches across the island have applied for a Blue Flag, the stamp of approval by the European beach regulator, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
Last year, Cyprus had 48 Blue Flag beaches, which met the 27 different criteria needed to fly the EU quality symbol.
PHOTOGRAPHERS who intend to publish photographs from weddings and other events should ensure they have the approval of the people involved or they could face a fine of £1,000, as one learned to his detriment.
NO-FRILLS carrier easyJet, which was founded by Cypriot entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou is to begin flying to Istanbul and Marrakesh, British papers reported yesterday.
THE Cyprus Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) yesterday held a press conference condemning the recent torture and killing of a dog by National Guard Conscripts.
On Friday night the private television station Sigma aired a clip of the mobile video footage, which showed the helpless dog racing about and howling in agony to the laughter and singing of soldiers.
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.
