EMPLOYEES at the Electricity Authority (EAC) yesterday delivered an ominous warning, urging people to brace for possible power cuts.
“Consumers are warned: it’s matter of days before we take dynamic measures,” said chief EAC unionist Andreas Panorkos.
A THREE-KILOMETRE exclusion zone was ordered yesterday after the Veterinary Services discovered a flock of sheep in Dromolaxia showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease.
Samples have been sent to the European Laboratory for further examination and confirmation.
THIEVES in Limassol stole diamonds worth approximately £110,000 from a jewellery shop, right in front of the owner’s eyes, police said yesterday.
The owner reported that the diamonds were stolen by two men posing as customers, who had asked him to order the diamonds for them from abroad, then snatched them when they arrived.
IN AN effort to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of Limassol Port, a historic agreement has been reached whereby stevedores’ contracts will be terminated, and new staff will be employed with reformed employment terms.
EASYJET could begin flying to Cyprus from April next year after the low-cost carrier bought out GB Airways, which operates flights to the island.
Under the deal, GB Airways will continue to fly under its own name until March 29, after which all flights will be carried out under the ‘easy’ brand.
FINANCE Minister Michalis Sarris yesterday said Cyprus was on a satisfactory road towards the euro.
Speaking after a meeting with the National Advisory Committee for the euro and representatives from all political parties, Sarris said a progress report had shown there had been a vast improvement in recent months on the public’s knowledge about the euro.
CYPRIOTS will soon be able to monitor their application for town-planning permission over the internet.
E-title deeds and other documents will be available over the web too at a later stage thanks to the Town-planning Department’s new website: www.publicaccess.tph.moi.gov.cy
ALL-OUT war has broken out between the rival political camps, with recriminations flying about the past, present and the future.
THE road through the mountains from Kalamata to Tripoli is normally beautiful at this time of year, as the dense woods change colour, but the drive last weekend in the first rains of autumn was far from golden. I had not seen the burnt landscape for myself until now. I had not realised how shocking it would be.
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.
