THE CONTROVERSIAL Russian S300 missiles, which caused a crisis for the government of Glafcos Clerides nearly a decade ago, have been given to Greece permanently under an agreement signed yesterday.
The missiles, stored in Crete for safekeeping in the wake of the December 1998 crisis, were swapped yesterday for two other systems, the TOR M1 and SUZANA.
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In your article of December 15, entitled ‘Study Shows Raw Deal Given To Female Domestic Workers, there are a few main points noted source from statistics carried out by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies:
“The domestics earn the same salary since 1990, not taking into account cost of living increases.
THE ADMINISTRATION yesterday dismissed the notion that it took a licking from parliament, after the latter passed legislation barring the energy regulator of the right to issue private licenses for natural gas supplies.
THE tax amnesty law passed on Monday by the Plenum could be referred back to Parliament by President Tassos Papadopoulos as unconstitutional.
The new law, which provides the cancellation of interest and fines on taxes owed up to December 31, 2002, was deemed unconstitutional by the Attorney-general.
THREE teenagers from Limassol have been arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill a 15-year-old student if he failed to pay protection money, police said yesterday.
IOANNIS Kasoulides and his staff are said to be considering an advertising boycott on Antenna TV station, in retaliation for the channel’s alleged unequal coverage of the candidate.
The hard feelings between the two sides have been simmering for a while, and the Mail understands that the Kasoulides camp has complaints dating back to the euro elections of 2004.
THE FAMILY of a National Guard soldier killed in 1974 has been vindicated after fighting for 33 years to clear his name of ‘treason’. The authorities finally owned up to getting it wrong after an investigation revealed the recruit had been killed by those he was accused of conspiring with.
THE GREEK authorities and the Cyprus Veterinary Service exchanged barbs yesterday over the confiscation of a second shipment of Cypriot meat products at Piraeus port. Piraeus Prefect Yiannis Michas accused the Vet Services of committing mistake after mistake and warned that the EU would have to be informed of the alleged violation.
THE ANNUAL budget debate entered its second day yesterday and is expected to be completed and voted on tomorrow.
Discussions began early in the morning and continued into the evening with deputies from each party giving their views.
CYPRUS HAS won a sweet victory over Turkey with the official recognition of Turkish Delight as ‘Loukoumi Yeroskipou’, the Agriculture Ministry announced yesterday.
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