I DO not believe there is a book that more needs to be read by every Cypriot alive than Birds Without Wings. The funny thing is, it is not about Cyprus, and neither was it written by a Cypriot.
The mind boggles: what a revelation. Cypriots have been living in Cyprus since 10,000BC and “it isn’t their country”. Frustrated, from Paralimni (Sunday Mail, February 1) tells us that a certain person expressed this comment on being told that you are in their country and should appreciate you are a guest here.
I was bemused to read in the resolution sent by the English School parents to the English School Board of Management that, amongst other things, they are demanding respect for the symbols of the Republic of Cyprus.
I wonder how many of your readers allowed themselves a wry smile at the report carried in your issue (February 4) under the headline ‘London trip to bring in medical tourism’.
Are heart patients across Cyprus to be held to ransom and allowed to suffer and die because of the ‘sour grapes’ of one cardiologist? Is this professional conduct? Does this demonstrate any kind of caring and compassion? I think not!
The opinion piece ‘The Challenge of Defending History’ (Sunday Mail, February 8) is a fantastic work of journalism.
It is an absolute relief to read such well-considered views that do not reduce complex problems into simple fabricated binaries and simulated polemics.
Your article concerning the new website for old photographs of Cyprus (Sunday Mail, February 8), is really positive in a country which is changing so rapidly.
I disagree with the recent agreement between President Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Talat that the length of term in office for an elected governing administration should be six years.
THE BUZZ over the past few weeks has been all about reaching a solution to the Cyprus problem by the end of 2009, something which one EU diplomat describes as just one of the “ideal scenarios” doing the rounds.
A FOUR-year-old girl from Paphos lost three fingers of her right hand when they got caught in a pastry-making machine on Friday evening.
Maria Papaioannou, from the Paphos district got her hand caught in a kouba-making machine which her mother was using at the time, around 8pm on Friday.
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.
