COMMISSAR presidente took Whitehall by storm on Thursday as he swaggered into 10 Downing Street with the air of a statesman from a G8 nation.
It was a triumphant visit to our “bad demon’s den”, which produced a Memorandum of Understanding between Britain and the People’s Republic not even the most fanatical anti-Brits could criticise, which was bitterly disappointing.
Sir,
I agree with James Mackay’s views on the Eurovision song contest, it is obviously politically biased, but I have an idea for Cyprus how it can play the system.
Sir,
I have been visiting Paphos to stay with English friends just about every year for the last 25 years. During that time, enjoying food and drink has changed from visiting a few tavernas to the great range of hotels and restaurants that exist now. And with remarkably few exceptions this has meant friendliness and being well looked after wherever we have been.
Sir,
We refer to the recent controversy about water supply in Paphos. Maybe Paphos town has not suffered water cuts but the Paphos certainly district has.
Sir,
How I sympathise with Ken Hart (letters, May 29) on the destruction of the environment. An area close to our house used to have a large, official looking, sign that stated simply “Nature reserve. No hunting”. Unfortunately it didn’t say “Nature reserve. No building”.
It is now completely under concrete.
Robert Brew
Protaras
A 55-YEAR-old woman in the north is dying of the rare and fatal neurological disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), the husband of the woman told the Sunday Mail yesterday. CJD is believed to be contracted by eating beef infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), more commonly known as mad cow disease.
A 70-YEAR-old Czech tourist was yesterday in critical condition after she was found floating unconscious in the sea, police said.
The woman was found at around 3pm on Friday in the Oroklini area.
She was in a comatose state and transferred to Larnaca general hospital where she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.
Pedestrian critical
I FELT the urge to applaud the statement made by President Christofias before his departure for London for his meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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