THERE are no statistics or figures on abortions in Cyprus, the House Human Rights Committee found yesterday.
According to Committee Chairman Sophocles Fyttis of DIKO, this was indicative of the extent of the problem.
As a young Cypriot heralding from a supposedly more enlightened age, I have been left dumbstruck over the recent revelations on the state of “botched” abortions where Cypriot teenagers and young women have been forced to resort to illegal, back-street pharmaceuticals to end an unwanted pregnancy.
SOLE TRADERS and small British operated companies in Cyprus, are already feeling the strain of the global financial crisis.
Paphos has the largest population of retired ex pats on the island, and the effects of the poor exchange rate of sterling to the euro, is already causing concern for British-run businesses, reliant on this sector of the population for their income.
PROSPECTS for the economy in 2009 are uncertain as people spend less, and tourism and construction head into the red, according to Cyprus’ Stability Programme 2008-2012 published yesterday.
“Cyprus has so far weathered the storm, but the prospects for 2009 are more uncertain,” the 79-page report from the Finance Ministry said.
REPRESENTATIVES for the English School’s pupils union yesterday called on everyone to leave them alone to resolve their problems, during a marathon meeting at the House Education Committee.
CRIPPLING bureaucracy and lack of staff are costing the state millions in unpaid fines, Parliament heard yesterday.
According to data submitted to the House Watchdog Committee, the state lost over €200 million by the end of 2008 from court summons that failed to be delivered.
An 85-year-old woman, Eleni Kountourou from Kivides village in Limassol died from third degree burns after a fire broke out in her house late on Monday.
The fire which was accidental reportedly started after pieces of lit paper fell on a quilt the elderly woman was using.
THE BRITON jailed in 2007 for 15 years for the manslaughter of Cypriot teen Christos Papiris is back UK serving the remainder of his term, the Cyprus Mail has learned.
Julian Harrington, 41, was jailed in February 2007 after admitting manslaughter and grievous bodily harm after he set off in pursuit of a moped following a brawl outside a nightclub in Protaras.
THE LATEST round of police transfers is rife with AKEL party favouritism and is also facilitating crime figures, opposition DISY said yesterday.
The DISY attack came after a series of police transfers have left the force reeling in the wake of the recent escape of recapture of rapist and killer Antonis Prokopiou Kitas, alias Al Capone.
BLAME it on the credit crunch: a Nicosia petrol station was cleaned out after (not so) clued-up folks took advantage of a broken pump to fill up their tanks for free. A police officer was among the upstanding citizens.
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.
