THE GOVERNMENT was yesterday accused of refusing to remove contaminated feed from the market just as a new case of aflatoxin tainted milk was discovered in Limassol.
The milk, which had aflatoxin levels higher than permitted, was located in the farm of cattle-breeder Andreas Nikolaou in Kolossi and so far six tons of cow’s milk have been destroyed.
TALK about the sell-off of the island’s gold reserves gained ground yesterday when the government said it could be used to reduce the public debt and interest payments.
It also sparked a debate among political parties, who are split over the issue.
CYPRUS Airways (CY) finally managed to make a profit in 2007 after four difficult years that resulted in tens of millions of pounds in losses.
The airline announced yesterday that CY raked in €1.2 million in profits after tax during 2007, compared to the year before when the airline suffered €7.4 million in losses.
GREEK Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyianni arrives on the island today on a four-day working visit. She will have meetings with President Demetris Christofias, House President Marios Garoyian and Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou
A FIRE broke out in the general supplies warehouse of the Larnaca boot camp at 1am yesterday.
The Fire Brigade, the National Guard and the police rushed to the scene and caught the fire in time before it spread.
AN ITALIAN escaped convict faces extradition after was caught hiding out for over a year in a small Larnaca village, police said.
The 40-year-old Italian had been working at a village restaurant for the best part of 13 months and was arrested when he tried to secure a work permit.
THE VILLAGE of Kouklia has given the green light to a proposal for a mobile desalination facility outside the Paphos village.
Christakkis Miltiadou, the community leader of Kouklia, met with Agriculture Minister Michalis Polynikis to discuss the matter on Tuesday.
A CONSORTIUM headed by the Leptos group has been awarded the contract to build the new Paphos marina.
Commerce Minister Antonis Patsalides announced the winning consortium for the project in Potima in Paphos.
CLAMPING down on internet child pornography is not easy thanks to legal weaknesses and loopholes, the House Crime Committee discovered yesterday.
“This is not a new issue,” Committee Chairman Stavros Evagorou said.
“[Child pornography] is a scourge in our homes.”
WITH seven people now in custody in connection with Sunday’s vicious racist rampage in Ypsonas, shocking details of the incident yesterday begin to emerge, including the fact that more people had been attacked than initially thought.
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