Hunter who killed pet cat pays £50 for shooting in a residential area
POLICE yesterday said they were looking into a case where a hunter deliberately killed a cat at short range, was caught red-handed and apparently then let off with a small fine.
Outraged owner Susan Petrides told the Mail of the shocking incident, which took place last Sunday.
REPORTING of child abuse cases almost doubled in 2006 compared to the year before, with one in three involving sexual abuse.
TURKISH CYPRIOTS yesterday voiced their disapproval of the north’s recent shopping clampdown by turning up at the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint laden with goods.
Symbolically handing out chocolate bars to the waiting press and bystanders, they marched towards Turkish Cypriot customs and proudly presented their goods.
INCUMBENT Tassos Papadopoulos has snubbed a proposed debate between the three main presidential candidates, to be organised by the University of Cyprus.
CYPRUS IS behind schedule in slowing growth of its greenhouse gas emissions, partly because no one wants to sacrifice land for lucrative tourism or housing to develop renewable energy, environmental officials said.
ALMOST three quarters of British tourists are unaware that Cyprus is joining the euro on January 1 and are being warned over taking home large amounts in Cypriot pounds when they return from holidays.
The UK is Cyprus’ biggest tourism market, with some 1.5 million Britons holidaying on the island each year.
DISY leader says LNG scandal could only go unpunished here
ONLY IN Cyprus could a scandal of epic proportions take place without heads rolling, opposition leader Nicos Anastassiades said yesterday.
THE COMPLETION of two new marinas in the Paphos district in 2008 will hopefully attract more tourists to the island, the government said.
The decision to create the marinas at Paphos and Latsi harbours was taken during a Cabinet meeting this week.
IN ITS annual general meeting the Red Cross Society, Limassol branch presented its activities and contribution during 2007, and awarded honorary plaques to its volunteer and blood donation base.
“All the members of our committee, as well as our volunteers have worked tirelessly offering their services to ease the pain of the less fortunate.
GOVERNMENT lottery tickets have been spared from dual pricing in the run up to the island’s adoption of the euro because they are not a material possession and do not provide a service, officials said yesterday.
“Lottery tickets are like a contract. You give me £1 and you can win these prizes,” Government Lottery director Stavros Michael said.
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.
