Polis eyes local tourism to keep up numbers
THIS SUMMER is the worst in history for tourism to the town of Polis, a local councillor has warned.
Kyriakos Kleanthous, a local councillor from Polis Chrysochous in Paphos, and the president of the local tourism committee, said current figures for the high season of 2008 show only 25-30 per cent occupancy.
THREE HOLIDAYMAKERS from Scotland were arrested in Kato Paphos on Sunday night, for possession and circulation of fake €50 notes.
The trio paid for goods in a kiosk with a €50 note, which was discovered to be a fake. The shop owner called police, and the men attempted to flee.
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Nicos Nicolaides met with Hermes airport operator yesterday evening to examine the situation concerning the ground-handling services of Swissport and LGS.
THE LENGTH of the mandatory military service on the island will be reduced by six months by 2009, the Defence Minister said yesterday.
THE LIMASSOL District Court yesterday not only rejected the defence’s objections to some of the charges against the Akhtar brothers, but imposed an additional five charges against the duo, bringing the total number of charges to 46.
THE GOVERNMENT is rushing to pass a new bill easing financial confidentiality to stem the flow of countries threatening to cancel their double taxation agreements with Cyprus.
THE INSTITUTE of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) has told its members to defy the law and continue submitting documents to the Registrar of Companies.
AN 83-year old British expat was charged and released from police custody yesterday after being arrested on Friday in connection with a wildfire in Souni village.
Leslie Wright, 83, an OBE, was being held at Episkopi police station while British residents in Souni were shocked and outraged over his arrest and subsequent two-day remand.
U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried yesterday went to great pains to convince that Washington would be supporting, and not interfering in a new Cyprus process.
HOMOPHOBIA is rampant throughout Cypriot society, according to a recent EU survey, which found that almost three-quarters of all Cypriots admitted to discriminating against homosexuals.
The figure puts Cyprus higher than any other member state of the European Union, according to the Eurobarometer survey on discrimination.
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