CONCERNS over increasing prices cast a shadow over the launch of dual pricing in euros, which comes into effect today heralding the advent of the single currency in only four months’ time.
As of today, all prices must be shown in Cyprus pounds and euros so that consumers will know the price of a given item on January 1.
TWO Cypriot rescue teams returned from Greece yesterday after six days battling the devastating fires that have swept the country.
A third rescue team was also set to return last night.
THE BODIES of two crewmen who went missing after their cargo ship collided with a Cypriot cruise liner off the cast of Haifa, in Israel, were yesterday recovered by divers.
The two bodies were found inside the sunken ship, where the crewmen had apparently been trapped when their vessel was accidentally rammed.
EUROCYPRIA, like other airlines in the world, is currently carrying out inspections on its six Boeing 737s after US authorities this week ordered American airline companies to run checks in the wake of the explosion of one of the aircraft in Japan last week.
PAPHOS cemeteries have taken to digging graves in the pathways as there is no longer any burial space remaining.
The municipality has admitted that there has been a serious problem in the town’s two main cemeteries since 2001 and say they are looking for solutions, but no progress has been made so far.
A 23-YEAR-old Palestinian asylum seeker has been unable to secure travel permission to be with his father who is scheduled to have lifesaving surgery in Jordan next week because of the authorities’ failure to examine his file.
AUGUST is traditionally known as being the saddest month for dogs and animal shelters in Cyprus, due to the sheer amount of pets being dumped before irresponsible former owners go on their summer holidays.
Overcrowding at the few shelters on the island means that even puppies need to be put down if they are not claimed or adopted by anybody.
A 33-YEAR-old Cypriot DJ yesterday completed the second day of his Guinness World Record attempt to play music for over 100 hours.
Speaking to the Cyprus Mail 22 hours into his playing time from Limassol’s Nautical Club, George Papapetrou, also known as DJ Gee Papa, said he was having a great time.
ALL EYES will be in Limassol today with the Cyprus Championship set to kick-off with the local derby match between rivals AEL Limassol and Apollon Limassol.
Police security is also expected to be tight at the Tsirion Athletic Centre with both sides making ambitious new signings in the summer and with fans from both sides eager to win some silverware this time around.
CYPRIOT U.E.F.A. Cup hopefuls Anorthosis Famagusta were yesterday pitted against Premier League side Tottenham Hotspurs in the first round of the UEFA Cup.
It is only the third meeting between an English and a Cypriot club in an official European competition, with all ties ending in resounding aggregate victories for the English clubs.
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.
