THE NEPOTISM, cartels, bureaucracy and “selective supervision” that operate in Cyprus, were blasted by Marfin Investment Group (MIG) Executive Vice-Chairman Andreas Vgenopoulos yesterday in a broadside against everyone he felt had obstructed his business plans.
PRESIDENT Demetris Christofias has angrily rejected criticism of the government for not preventing the transfer of Marfin banking group’s headquarters to Athens, placing the blame squarely on Central Bank (CB) Governor Athanasios Orphanides.
THE LONGEST silence in the hall during the Marfin AGM yesterday was when Andreas Vgenopoulos gave his detailed explanation for the proposed transfer of the banking group’s headquarters to Greece.
A HEATED ROW broke out at parliament yesterday when AKEL deputy Yiannos Lamaris condemned the Chairman of the House Education Committee for refusing to discuss the issue that arose with allowing access to public universities with international accreditation.
AGLANDJIA municipality has announced that it will soon be unveiling an innovative new bike-rental service designed to offer residents a cheap, healthy and environmentally friendly way of getting around the area.
THE NATIONAL Guard is said to be facing a severe shortage of condoms caused by delays in procurement procedures—but help is on the way.
Understaffing puts Sirius dog sanctuary on the brink
THE STATE’S health services are fully prepared to deal with the eventuality of an outbreak of H1N1 in Cyprus, they said yesterday following news that Greece had recorded its first case on Monday.
THE RESIDENTS of the Pyrgos Tyllirias communities have called for a common meeting with President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, to clarify once and for all who of the two is in favour of opening the Limnitis checkpoint.
DANCING, games and barbecue will be part of festivities for European Neighbors’ Day will converge on Nicosia this Saturday, with a host of events and children’s activities lined up
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.
