MICHAEL Moller, the UN Secretary-general’s Special Representative in Cyprus will be leaving his post at the end of the month, UNFICYP confirmed yesterday.

UNFICYP spokesman Jose Luis Diaz, responding to reports over the past few days that Moller would be replaced, said the Danish diplomat would be leaving at the end of the month.

ALL SEEMED set yesterday for a quick and fresh start to negotiations between newly-elected Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Mehmet Ali Talat on solving the long-running Cyprus problem.

PRESIDENT Demetris Christofias yesterday said he hoped his forthcoming meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat would bring the opening of Ledra Street.

THE CYPRUS problem will be at the centre of discussions between President Demetris Christofias and the Greek government today.

A CYPRUS Airways aircraft heading to Thessaloniki yesterday had to return to Larnaca Airport due to a mechanical fault.

Thirty-five minutes after taking off from Larnaca, the plane’s captain made the decision to turn back after realising one of the plane’s back wheels had not returned to its correct position.

He managed to land the plane safely and nobody was hurt.

A LIMASSOL Labour Inspector was yesterday attacked by a construction site’s owners for telling them they’d have to suspend operations as they’d failed safety standards.

SWEDEN has decided to give Cyprus another chance following former President Tassos Papadopoulos’ diplomatic gaffe last year that led to strained relations between Nicosia and Stockholm.

Yesterday Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt extended an invitation to new President Demetris Christofias to visit Sweden.

THE NUMBER of school children referred to state psychologists last year rose by 17 per cent compared to the year before, according to a recent Education Ministry report.
The biggest problems faced by school children were delinquency and learning difficulties, both of which are interconnected, said Michalis Ioannou, head of the Educational Psychology Service (EPS) yesterday.

TWO WOMEN in Limassol were mugged by men wearing carnival masks outside their residence, police said yesterday.

The incident occurred at midnight on Monday. The victims who are third-country nationals residing in Limassol, were standing outside the building where they live, when two unknown men attacked them, hit them, grabbed one of the women’s bag and ran away.