THE United Nations are responsible for the buffer zone and they are determined to ensure all agreements surrounding the opening of Ledra Street are maintained.
This was confirmed in two meetings held by President Demetris Christofias yesterday, after his rushed return to Cyprus from the UK because of the incidents at Ledra on Thursday night.
THE Schools Health Inspectors’ Association yesterday appealed for schools to be exempted from water cuts for fear that the measure would spread disease.
Association president Irene Kalinou said yesterday that the health inspectors’ aim was not to raise alarm but had raised the issue as a preventative measure.
AN AIR ambulance service is to be launched on the island to transport patients both inland and abroad
The private company involved is set to be unveiled in a few weeks.
Up until now, emergency medical air transport has been provided by the police, with the force stretched as a result of only having one helicopter at its disposal for this purpose.
THE PARENTS of a British schoolboy arrested after he was found with 60 cannabis plants growing in his Limassol district home were arrested yesterday evening, police said.
The couple, who had been holidaying in Africa at the time of their 15-year-old son’s arrest on Monday, were arrested at Larnaca airport. They will appear in court today for their remand, police said.
There is no crisis over Ledra
THE PRESIDENT’S premature return from London does not mean there is a crisis over Ledra Street government officials said yesterday.
After clearing Nicosia of landmines, international agencies aim to detonate a further 20,000 to leave the island clear
CYPRUS will be a mine-free zone within the next two years, the UN and the European Union pledged yesterday.
President Kyprianou yesterday told the new US Ambassador Mr Stine that Cyprus wants American friendship and was ready to do its utmost in this direction but there was a need for substantive response.
Current law so outdated it carries fines in shillings
TOUGHER penalties for cyclists who break the law are being sought by the police following an increase in road accidents involving bicycles.
Assistant Chief of Police Andreas Iatropoulos yesterday said that he is “troubled” by the rise and called on Parliament to vote in a new bill to increase safety.
RESIDENTS of the Pyrgos and Tylliria communities have threatened to take drastic measures if the Limnitis checkpoint is not opened.
Forty-six-year-old Stavros Panayiotou singlehandedly walked into a blazing fire and saved a 30-year-old woman from burning alive.
His act of courage was one of 52 to be commended by police in an award ceremony yesterday for citizens who had contributed towards solving cases from January 1, 2007 until April 3 this year.
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