A TOTAL no-show by Greek Cypriot politicians, party leaders and Cabinet ministers at an official event last Friday at the Ledra Palace to mark UN Day is confounding the diplomatic community and members of the public who did attend.
A SRI LANKAN housemaid was remanded in custody for four days on suspicion of entering the island with a false passport and residing illegally on the island.
THE Head of the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA), the body that reported allegations that Turkey had used Greek Cypriot prisoners captured in the 1974 invasion of Cyprus as guinea pigs for chemical weapons experiments, conceded yesterday he had “no concrete evidence” that the allegations were true.
IT MIGHT only be considered potable by Cypriots but now it’s officially ours.
The EU yesterday designated the Cypriot national alcoholic beverage zivania as a protected product, not only within the EU but also as regards third countries.
This means that no one within the EU or outside can make zivania and call it that.
LIMASSOL police yesterday located the gun they believed was used to murder 41-year old Roulla Panteli.
The gun, a Magnum, with eight bullets in the cartridge, were found in a while plastic bag with a stone placed on top in a field off the Limassol-Fasoulas road.
CRIMINAL proceedings here in Cyprus into the Helios air disaster may run in tandem with those in Greece, Attorney-general Petros Klerides said yesterday.
The top law official yesterday convened a news conference – an uncommon event – to explain how the prosecution leg of the investigation would work in both countries.
THE TRIAL of a 17-year-old boy believed to have raped a girl of 12 when he was aged 14 was yesterday postponed after the girl’s parents refused to allow their daughter to testify against the defendant.
The matter will now be examined by the Attorney-general.
THREE Chinese nationals accused of killing a fellow countryman last July, yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated murder at a Nicosia Criminal Court.
CONSUMING five portions of fruit and vegetables, and drinking two litres of water a day to maintain a healthy digestive system is nothing new.
However research suggests that that ingesting more probiotic foods, such as yoghurt, milk, sauerkraut, pickles, cold meats and wine, also has its benefits and should not be ignored.
THE SBA Dhekelia Chief Inspector of Operations and Crime yesterday spoke of his satisfaction at the conviction of several criminals this week.
Andreas Pitsillides yesterday told the Cyprus Mail that a major drug dealer was on Tuesday sentenced to seven years in prison for the possession of heroin with intent to supply.
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.
