ALCOHOLISM is on the rise in Cyprus, primarily among British and other expatriates who have moved to the island. Most at risk are retirees who struggle to fill their time, who can afford the cheap alcohol here even on meagre pensions and whose health may not be so robust in the first place.
“If the chemical formula for alcohol had never been invented, and someone came up with the idea to put this stuff on the market today, believe me no government health authority would ever agree to manufacture any alcoholic drinks.
A FIVE-year-old Russian boy, Daniel Boroviev, is fighting for his life at the Nicosia General Hospital after he was hit by a car on Friday night.
The accident happened on Ayias Phaneromenis Street in Mesoyi outside in Paphos at 9.40pm, when a 61-year-old woman from Britain hit the boy with her car as was he ran across the road.
Sir,
Robert Brew’s letter “Gas guzzling disbelief” blurs the boundary of scientific fact and political ideology – man-made climate change theory has evolved from a concerted media scare to a point of religious fervour. Only a heretic or a “nutter” could possibly dispute this cause and effect of global warming. This, despite the fact that the evidence is at best, questionable.
Sir,
My wife and I have just returned from a two-week holiday in Macronissos Bay near Ayia Napa. As usual, the weather was superb and we were really pleased with the accommodation.
However, we were really displeased with the high prices being charged by the supermarkets for basic food items. One supermarket was charging
Sir,
Regarding your article about illegal bird shooting in Tuesday’s Cyprus Mail: last Saturday, I took some friends who were visiting from the UK to the Avacas Gorge for a walk. Already in the gorge were 30 or so French tourists on a jeep safari who had never been to Cyprus before.
Sir,
After having paid €19.50 to put back my water meter for a bill of €14.13 which was not due and payable for a further two weeks, I feel like I have been mugged without a punch being thrown!
Sir,
Many adults sexually abused in childhood and children who have been sexually abused will not disclose it because of the shame, guilt, fear etc, therefore suffering in silence. The long-term effects can be horrendous. Children lose their innocence, education, childhood, etc. Buried grief poisons, limiting one’s capacity for joy, for spontaneity in life.
THE CURRENT government crisis in Turkey does not bode well for a speedy solution to the Cyprus problem, according to political analysts in Istanbul.
The Cyprus government said on Friday that difficulties were being experienced at the working groups and technical committees.
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.
