Sir,
My wife and I spend two or three months every year in Cyprus. We stay in a small village in the Marathassa area where she was born. One of the many enjoyments of our visits is the daily reading of the Cyprus Mail, which gives us a great deal of information about local and international happenings.

THE MAJORITY of women who work in cabarets in Cyprus are victims of sexual exploitation, who arrive on the island unaware of their new profession’s real duties.

THE Defence Ministry is proposing a bill to amend legislation governing conscripts and reservists that would require those soldiers who are exempted from National Guard duty on grounds that they are mentally unfit for service to have their health reasons listed on their discharge papers, which would make it difficult for them to apply for work or to receive their driving licences.

AS WITH practically every election in Cyprus, political party support is expected to play a decisive role in today’s University of Cyprus elections.

CYPRUS is among a number of western countries that have slipped in the press freedoms rankings compiled annually by the international organisation Reporters Without Borders (RWB), but the island remains significantly higher than it was three years ago.

FINLAND’S EU presidency said yesterday it would only suggest a high-level meeting between Greek and Turkish Cypriots sides in Helsinki at the weekend if there was a chance to find a compromise on its proposal to avoid a Turkey-EU crisis.

PANAYIOTIS TRISOKKAS and Giorgos Anastasiadis each had 22 points to lift Keravnos Cyprus College over Intercollege ETHA 84-66 in the first round game on Sunday night in Eleftheria Indoor Arena.

THE AGE of political correctness and so-called affirmative action has finally arrived as the reaction to remarks by the Chief of Police about women officers weakening the force illustrated.