For most people, coming to live or work in Cyprus is a life-changing experience for the better.
For others, however, it can lead to a descent into the life-threatening perils of drink.
The Cyprus Republic, which was established in 1960, collapsed in 1963 after Archbishop Makarios’ 13-points proposal for the amendment of the constitution. A detailed account of the ensuing crisis is given in Makarios Droushiotis’ book The First Partition, which has been published in English.
FOR YEARS we prided themselves on living in a country where it was safe to leave our houses with doors and windows unlocked.
For those a little more paranoid, a good door lock and a large family dog were more than adequate protection against pesky burglars
REACTION to Friday’s meeting of the two leaders brought a mixed can of beans, ranging from the polemical to the moderate.
Under UN prodding, President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat have agreed to speed up the process with more frequent meetings.
AFTER a black week on global markets, many Europeans are turning to other options to keep their money, but local economists still say Cypriot banks are a safe bet.
While reports flowed in about a huge increase in the sale of home safes in France, the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia and India, Cypriot analysts say banks on the island can weather the storm.
A GROUP of Paphos expat home buyers who checked with the authorities how much they should pay in Immovable Property Tax (IPT) discovered that their developer was charging them each 500 times too much annually.
IN THE long run, the international turmoil in the banking sector may affect the average Joe with a car or house loan, but for the time being Cypriots shouldn’t push the panic button, analysts say.
Economic experts are advising people to stay calm and not to shuffle their cash around, even as the European Central Bank last week slashed interest rates to discourage borrowing.
A SURVEY to see how the smoking ban can be better implemented in Cyprus has been ordered by the Health Minister.
Christos Patsalides decided to examine the current law’s shortcomings after EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou expressed her disapproval of Cyprus’ failure properly to implement the ban.
STUDENT movements are calling for an immediate increase in student grants.
The youth organisations of DISY, AKEL, EDEK and DIKO have joined forces to protest the fact that the grant has remained the same for years, while the cost of living is continuously increasing.
“A POSITIVE stance towards life” was yesterday’s motto to mark International Day for Rheumatism.
Health Minister Christos Patsalides and EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou were among those present at an event organised by the Cyprus League against Rheumatism.
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.
