THERE will be a 27 per cent increase in electricity bills over the summer, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) announced yesterday.
The new rises have again been blamed on increases in the international price of mazut, which according to EAC spokesman Costas Gavrielides has risen by 56 per cent.
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Russian boy died yesterday after being critically injured in a road accident earlier this month, police said.
The boy had been at Nicosia general hospital since May 9 following an accident in Mesogi, Paphos.
The child was seriously injured when he was knocked down by a 61-year-old motorist when he attempted to cross the road.
TWO men were remanded in custody in Paphos yesterday on suspicion of defrauding a British resident of Peyia out of nearly half a million euros in a bogus property transaction.
POLICE Chief Iacovos Papacostas yesterday gave strong backing to the idea of setting up a mechanism to inform convicts’ families of their impending release.
“We can’t know when someone is going to be released or not, but we should come up with a way to tell families when a prisoner is being released,” he said.
A HEAT wave which has descended over the island over the past several days is not expected to last into the weekend, the Weather Services said yesterday.
Senior Meteorological Officer Stefanos Loizou said temperatures began to rise on Monday, when 34 degrees Celsius was recorded.
THE HEAD of the police complaints authority yesterday encouraged more citizens to report police abuse of power, following the recent revelation of a man who was beaten and abused while in police custody.
AFTER five years of daily inconvenience caused by the construction of flyover bridges along Limassol’s motorway and roundabouts, the €100 million-worth project is close to completion. The delivery of Yermasoyia flyover is expected to take place this summer, significantly reducing traffic congestion at peak hours.
JOY turned to tragedy on Monday night for a British couple on holiday in Cyprus to celebrate their engagement.
THERE ARE some serious shortcomings in the medical services offered at the Central Prison, the House Human Rights Committee found yesterday.
In its second visit to the institution in a fortnight, the committee attempted to spot the problems in order to examine ways of resolving them.
CONSTRUCTION of the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous highway will start in early 2009, provided there are no unexpected obstacles, the Communications Minister said yesterday.
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