Hunger and alcohol blamed for Polish man’s death
HUNGER and alcohol seem to be the most likely causes of the death of a homeless Polish man, found yesterday morning in an abandoned seafront hotel in Limassol.
The 48-year old, named as Gania Gadieskov, was discovered by the former manager of the hotel, Fotis Karseras, who notified the police.
THE INTERIOR Ministry was the scene of multiple demonstrations yesterday as Iranian asylum seekers and Kurdish protestors filled the street outside the main gate with flags and banners.
Around 100 Kurds marched from Eleftheria Square to the Interior Ministry calling for the release of their leader Mohammed Ali Ahmad who was being detained in Block 10.
THE EUROPEAN Commission does not consider illegal the use of ports in occupied northern Cyprus, an EU official has said.
In a reply to a question European MP Marios Matsakis regarding a controversial ferry service between occupied Famagusta and Syria, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said the use of ports in the north was not prohibited.
A GROUP of women and children asylum seekers yesterday camped outside the Interior Ministry to protest the detention of their husbands in the Nicosia Central Prison.
FOLLOWING global trends, the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed a stunning comeback yesterday, regaining almost all losses incurred since ‘Black Monday’.
The general index closed 8.59 per cent up after dropping 8.4 per cent on Monday, 0.5 per cent on Tuesday and 2.3 per cent on Wednesday.
THE PARALIMNI property developers at the centre of a police assault investigation involving a British home buyer yesterday countered the allegation by accusing him of blackmail.
Conor O’Dwyer, 38, spent six days in Larnaca hospital last week after being allegedly assaulted by the father and son developers, who were later arrested and held in police custody for four days.
WATER supplies were back on track yesterday as problems that had caused cuts throughout Nicosia, Larnaca and the free Famagusta district on Wednesday were brought under control.
According to Nicos Zambakides, the head of the Nicosia Water Board, there were a few minor problems in specific areas of the capital, where homes remained water for few hours.
GREECE’S prime minister, on a historic visit to ancient rival Turkey, yesterday paid tribute to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who founded the modern Turkish republic and once drove Greek armies into the sea.
RESIDENTS of Oroklini village in the Larnaca district yesterday held a peaceful demonstration to protest against the operation of a quarry in neighbouring Kellia.
The village’s Community Council, organisations and residents took to the roads leading up to the quarry to raise awareness over the effects it was having on the environment.
A THIRD-country national working illegally on a construction site in Limassol was shot in the leg by his 32-year-old employer, who claims it was an accident, police said yesterday.
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