A MAN was seriously injured at the weekend after being attacked by a gang of balaclava-clad hooligans with bats and pickaxes outside the APOEL Football Club building in Nicosia.
The 27-year-old needed eye surgery after being hit with a stone in the violent attack against three APOEL fans by 20 men in balaclavas.
WATER transport from Greece can begin as soon as next month, the Chairman and CEO of Ocean Tankers Company, Michalis Ioannides, said yesterday at the ceremony for the signing of the contract between the company and the Water Development Department.
THE governor of the Central Bank yesterday came under heavy fire from the island’s ruling parties after calling for a rethink of a wage indexation system he said
fuelled inflation.
THE CENTRAL Bank of Cyprus yesterday issued an announcement informing the public that all banks would be closed on the following dates: Friday, April 25 (Good Friday) , Monday, April 28 (Easter Monday), Tuesday, April 29 (Easter Tuesday), and May 1 (Labour Day).
REGISTRATION of motor vehicles for the first three months of 2008 reached 17,024, an increase of 4.3% compared to the first quarter of 2007 (16,325).
According to the Statistical Service, private saloon cars increased to 12,625, recording an increase of 3%, compared to 12,262 in January-March 2007.
OVER 2,000 Greek and Turkish Cypriots have joined forces in order to protect a rare breed of feral donkey, once labelled by President Makarios as “the only true Cypriots on Cyprus”.
The animals could be under threat of extinction from reckless hunters, disgruntled farmers and drought, environmental activists have warned.
THE FIRST Boating and Fishing Fair will take place in Limassol between May 2 and 4, aiming to bring together professionals and consumers, giving them the opportunity to view the latest products and services in boating and fishing.
The event is organised by Limassol Municipality in co-operation with Fishing magazine.
THE METEOROLOGICAL Services yesterday warned of high temperatures reaching up to 36 degrees and dust for the next three days.
“Unfortunately, the general circulation of the atmosphere helps in the transfer of dust from Africa,” said Kyriacos Theophilou, Director of the Meteorological Service, adding however, that the dust appeared not to be very thick.
MINISTER of Communications and Works Nicos Nicolaides yesterday paid a visit to Limassol Town Hall, where he was questioned on a number of pending infrastructure issues plaguing the town.
NICOSIA Mayor Eleni Mavrou yesterday presented her ‘Plans and Actions for the Development of Nicosia’ for the rejuvenation programme of the capital
“The Ledra Street opening gives hope for communication and co-operation for the development of the city,” Mavrou said. “Nicosia, as a capital and a city, pays daily the cost of the occupation and is entitled to much more than others.
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