DESPITE a reduction in inflation of 1.0 per cent, the price of basic foodstuffs prices has risen five times that amount in recent months, Commerce Minister Antonis Paschalides said yesterday.
Paschalides said he had called for a meeting with the producers and suppliers of basic foodstuffs and with supermarkets with a priority on the bread and milk industries.
I read with great regret on the loss of the lives of two young boys and can only on pass my condolences to the parents of these boys, but questions must be asked to avoid a tragedy like this happening again.
I would like to let you know of an act of kindness that happened to me last Saturday afternoon, while on holiday in Kato Paphos.
I fell in the street and badly gashed my wrist, requiring several stitches. Although several locals came to my assistance, a man passing in his car saw me fall and heard glass breaking.
THERE are differing views among bus drivers regarding the government’s plans to radically reform and upgrade public transport.
Drivers who disagree with the Communications Ministry’s plans yesterday held a peaceful demonstration outside the Presidential Palace, while those who are in favour of the change – the majority of drivers – refused to take part.
THE TWO trade unions for public sector doctors, PASYKI and PASYDY, have diverging policy on the age of retirement for their members.
SECONDARY school teachers’ union OELMEK is asking the government to extend the retirement age for its older members from 60 to 63.
A 39-YEAR-OLD Nicosia district village resident was yesterday in court after he was charged with threatening the life of his 61-year-old village community leader over moving some rubbish.
According to the defence the man’s only witness has a heart condition and was yesterday unable to appear in court to testify.
CYPRUS AIRWAYS (CY) said yesterday it had begun fitting its Airbus jets with a newer version of speed sensors, which have speculatively been linked to the downed Air France plane off the Brazilian coast.
CYPRUS-RUSSIA business relations look set to hot up in the coming months with ongoing visits to promote ties in various areas, it was announced yesterday.
THE PHENOMENON of flagrantly deviating from normal parking etiquette amongst the island’s drivers is normally considered an offence that should be handled by the police.
When however, it is the police committing the offence, then the normal protocol of administering a parking ticket assumes slightly more complicated dimensions.
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