WE WERE overjoyed to see that the man elected leader of the communist party AKEL for the next 20 years, Andros Kyprianou, met all the moral requirements set by our saintly comrade presidente, who wanted his successor to be just like him.
A VISIT to the Sirius Dog Sanctuary in Moni is a shocking experience. Volunteers at the sanctuary are taking care of over 100 rescued dogs in a space without electricity or running water.
RECENT anti-establishment demonstrations in Athens were marked by the absence of one frequent participant who spent his life at the forefront of marches and demonstrations; Kanellos, a dog who acquired legendary status among students and the activist circles in Athens, had made headlines as ‘the dog who eats up cops’, but passed away recently, sparking a frenzy of web-based tributes.
GETTING LAID off took me by surprise. I was dumbstruck, actually. As the mortgage crisis spiralled out of control and the Dow came crashing down last year, I followed the news as an objective observer, never foreseeing how it might actually affect me.
THE GLOBAL economic downturn and the collapse of the British pound are having an enormous impact on the retired population of Brits in Paphos.
David Cornthwaite, the Chairman of the UKCA in Paphos told the Sunday Mail that the biggest topic of conversation among expats at the moment is the financial crisis.
Sir,
I draw your attention to an article in our UK national newspaper:
“Spanish hotel prices are being slashed by up to 30% to attract British holidaymakers. Hotel chains are making the cuts to counter the impact of the weak pound and the credit crunch.
Sir,
I was highly amused by the letter from George of Paphos concerning the high prices he experienced in E&S supermarket.
Perhaps if he used his common sense and shopped for items that originate from Cyprus he might be able to make considerable savings.
Sir,
Zoe Christodoulides’ article “Keeping the Peace” in the January 11 issue of Seven refers to 1989 as the year in which the first mass movement on the ceasefire line took place. It would indeed have been strange if it had taken the Greek Cypriot displaced people fifteen years to attempt to demonstrate a desire to return to their towns and villages.
A TURKISH trade union leader with property in the occupied areas and close ties to former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash has been arrested in Turkey in connection with the controversial Ergenekon probe.
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