TWO PILOTS made redundant from Cyprus Airways (CY) under the airline’s strategic plan were offered – and were considering taking – jobs with Turkish Cyprus Airlines.
According to sources in the company, the two have now changed their minds and are seeking to return to the national carrier.
Traffic cameras kept busy in first week of operation
ALMOST 3,000 people were caught by the traffic cameras in their first week of official snapping, the police revealed yesterday – roughly translating to one offence every four minutes.
TWO NEW products have been withdrawn from the Cyprus market after the Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products [RAPEX] sounded the alert yesterday.
The first product is a circular saw named “STRAUS AUSTRIA”, made in China; Type/model: ST/CS 185D-824.
TURKEY SAID yesterday that Finland’s proposal on Cyprus did not go far enough and must include the opening of Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north the to direct international flights.
“They cannot be a substitute for a comprehensive settlement (of the Cyprus problem),” spokesman Namik Tan said, referring to the Finnish proposals made as part of their EU presidency.
‘Being trapped by the past is not going to help Cyprus’
A MAP of Cyprus with dripping blood representing the occupied north is the latest target for London-based pressure group Embargoed! , who say the image is insulting to Turkish Cypriots.
But what can parents do about it?
INCREASED obesity levels in children and adolescents could be linked to a lack of sleep, it was reported yesterday.
Dr Shahrad Taheri, a researcher at Bristol University, said children and adolescents were sleeping less than they used to, which in turn affected hormone levels that control appetite and energy expenditure.
World Osteoporosis Day looks to promote awareness
IT MAY come as a surprise to discover that one the greatest burdens to the health service, in terms of women’s health – above those of strokes, breast cancer and heart disease – is osteoporosis.
PEOPLE with special needs yesterday took over the benches of parliament ahead of the start of Radiomarathon this Monday.
Speaking to those assembled in the plenum, House President Demetris Christofias said he hoped this year’s charity fundraiser would break all records.
THE Plenum yesterday unanimously passed a law, establishing the Cyprus Confederation of Organisations of the Disabled (KYSOA) as an institution and upgrading the participation of disabled people in decision making on matters that concern them.
The new legislation requires that public authorities consult KYSOA when it comes to issues that involve disabled people.
A PARLIAMENTARY committee witch hunt targeting Greek Cypriots who allegedly received American money to promote the Annan plan is spiralling towards a high-level diplomatic clash.
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