THE HEALTH Minister has ordered an investigation into the reasons behind a ten-month-old girl’s death from gastroenteritis at the Makarios Hospital last week, following her parents’ claims that there were no doctors on duty to treat their child.
CYPRUS Airways (CY) pilots yesterday called off strike action threatened from midnight tomorrow after reaching an agreement to enter negotiations with management.
On Monday, the pilots’ union PASIPY gave over their demands to chairman Lazaros Savvides and the board, and were waiting for a response today.
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday admitted there were difficulties and delays in the ongoing talks process, but denied there was a deadlock.
Speaking after a four-hour meeting of the National Council, Government Spokesman Christodoulos Pashardis said meetings had resumed yesterday between Tasos Tzonis and Rasit Pertev, the representatives of two communities.
JUSTICE Minister Sophocles Sophocleous vowed during a meeting yesterday to crack down on law-breakers, especially youth, in Ayia Napa by arresting anyone who is uncontrollably drunk, using drugs, or driving recklessly.
FEARS rose yesterday for missing 20-year-old Janka Kovacova yesterday after Ayia Napa police confirmed that all indications pointed to her abduction.
With no suspects or leads surrounding her disappearance, authorities were forced to admit the young Slovak had probably been taken against her will.
LONGTIME AKEL cadre Kyriacos Triantafyllides has been earmarked as the new Minister of the Interior to succeed Andreas Christou, who will most likely be stepping down early next month.
This week Christou confirmed his interest in running for the mayorship of Limassol, his hometown.
HOTEL unions yesterday responded positively to the Labour Ministry’s compromise proposal for the renewal of their collective agreement, following a lengthy national conference held in Larnaca yesterday.
The majority of employees voted in favour of the proposal, while hoteliers are expected to submit their response on Friday, when they have a meeting scheduled.
Following up on the success of the book Greek Cypriots In the UK: A Directory of Who’s Who, Pen Press Publishers have announced that an international edition is to be released.
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.
