‘Are we going to leave patients to suffer because of the five to 15 per cent chance that something will go wrong?’
A DOCTOR is set to appeal a Nicosia court decision which ruled that he was guilty of medical negligence following a procedure to remove bunions from a woman’s feet.
Fellow colleagues however, have hit back at the ruling, which was conveyed last Monday.
DOZENS of protestors gathered at Eleftheria Square yesterday and marched to the Israeli embassy burning Israeli flags decrying a recent Israeli military offensive that has killed more than 100 Palestinians in Gaza.
RIGHT-wing DISY will abstain from voting in the election for new House President today because the party does not want to back DIKO leader, and favourite Marios Karoyan for the post.
GREEK Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis spoke yesterday of a window of opportunity in 2008 to settle the Cyprus question.
Karamanlis was speaking after a meeting Demetris Christofias in Athens, the first foreign visit by the new Cypriot President since he came to power last month.
BANK of Cyprus (BoC) shares yesterday recovered some of their lost value for the second day running, following ten days of volatility in the market.
The improvement in banking stocks resulted in gains of 1.6 per cent on the general index yesterday, following a 1.2 per cent recovery on Tuesday.
THE Paphos District Court yesterday remanded two Romanians for eight days following their arrest on forgery charges on Tuesday.
The two men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested after the manager of a commercial bank in the town reported that two men were acting suspiciously outside the premises.
A SYRIAN man was remanded for eight days by the Larnaca court yesterday on suspicion of trafficking in illegal immigrants.
The 23-year old man is suspected of helping 12 immigrants cross from the north and of charging them between $1,000 and $1,500 to do so. The 12 were part of a group of 47 that have crossed in recent days.
Island ranks among lowest of 130 countries on several key issues
CYPRUS clocks up twice as many disadvantages as advantages on the World Economic Forum’s tourism competitiveness index for 2008, scoring among the lowest of 130 countries on value for money, airport charges and attitudes towards the natural environment.
ATTORNEY-general Petros Clerides said last night he was making no promises about the traditional reduction in prisoners` sentences when a new President is elected.
Commenting on reports that prisoners were disappointed when no moves were made to implement the tradition in the wake of the election of Demetris Christofias, Clerides said he was still considering the issue.
Kallis cites lack of staff and delays in upgrading service behind decision
THE Chairman of the Competition Committee has resigned from his post after six months of service.
Panayiotis Kallis submitted his resignation on Tuesday, citing a lack of staff and delays in upgrading the service.
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.
