RESIDENTS of a string of remote mountain villages have had no ambulance service of their own for the past two years, putting lives at risk in an emergency.
At least seven communities – including Kambi, Farmakas, Apligi, Palechori Orinis, Palechori Morphou, Askas and Fterikoudi – have had no ambulance since staff shortages put an end to the service.
TURK?SH Cypriot ‘Prime Minister’ Ferdi Sabit Soyer said yesterday that British fugitive Sean Lupton had never entered the north.
Lupton, a 47 year-old builder, disappeared while on bail after being arrested and accused of taking part in a £53 million heist in February 2006, the biggest in UK history.
SCHOOLS in three districts remained closed yesterday due to snow and ice, while dozens of cars were stranded in mountainous regions of the island, authorities said.
Police said 70 vehicles and four Dutch tourists were left stranded on Thursday due to heavy snowfall and ice in the island’s higher regions.
THE price of goods and services in EU member states vary to such an extent that they can run into hundreds of thousands of euros, the Commission said yesterday on the launch of its new Market Watch programme.
MOST Cypriots believe the island’s admission to the euro zone will have a positive impact on the national economy and their own finances, a Central Bank commissioned survey said yesterday.
TWO POLLS published yesterday, one in a newspaper and one on TV seem to agree on the general trends they describe but not on the details.
Simerini published the second of three rolling polls conducted on a weekly basis by Insights Market Research (IMR).
CENTRAL Bank Governor Athanassios Orphanides yesterday called on the public service to lead by example in initiating reforms to make the most of euro adoption.
PARAPLEGICS who are waiting since last June for an allowance are being told the state doesn’t know how many of them there are in Cyprus, the Paraplegics Association said yesterday.
THREE boys from Limassol, a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, are involved in a case of theft in bright daylight, as well as giving false statements to police, Limassol police said yesterday.
THE level of Turkish Cypriot support for the EU and its institutions has fallen considerably since last year and only 68 per cent of people in the north are now satisfied with their lives, according to a new eurobarometer published yesterday.
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