WITH THE July 31 deadline to kick start twin-track talks on Cyprus fast approaching without any apparent sign of movement, the UN has sent a reminder to nudge the two sides to get into gear.
CIRCULATORY disease and cancer account for two thirds of all deaths in the European Union, while external factors such as suicide and road accidents are the leading cause of death among younger age groups.
THE DEFENCE lawyer of a man accused of killing his son last week, yesterday told a Nicosia Court that the police had threatened and blackmailed his client into writing a confession.
CIVIL DEFENCE head Christos Kyriakides yesterday confirmed a total of 47,000 people evacuated from Lebanon had so far come to Cyprus, 41,000 of whom had already departed for their countries of preference.
Island-wide roadshow hopes to drum up enthusiasm for revamped rally
POLICE HAVE ruled out foul play after the death of a man who died in a fire in his apartment on Severis Avenue in Nicosia on Thursday evening.
A MAN suspected of having molested and attempting to rape his 12-year-old stepdaughter was yesterday acquitted by a Nicosia Court.
On July 24, Judge Charalambos Charalambous had remanded the 53-year-old suspect for five days in light of the preliminary police investigations and the severity of the charges.
‘They are trying to undermine my dedication to the party’
FORMER AKEL deputy Doros Christodoulides yesterday fired accusations against the party and berated its decision to demote himself and three former deputies from the AKEL Central Committee, because they refused to deposit their once-off parliamentary payment to the AKEL Solidarity Fund.
FINANCE MINISTER Michalis Sarris said yesterday that the Republic of Cyprus is paying up to £100,000 on a daily basis on overtime, means of transport and other expenses to serve the foreign citizens evacuating Lebanon, adding however that Cyprus can cope with this cost.
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday put off announcing the names of the 22 new semi-government boards until Monday but by last night some of the names had already leaked out.
According to state television CyBC, at least three of the organisations would have new chairmen, its own, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) and the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOK).
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.
