THE BODY of a Romanian mother of three was pulled from a well in Potamia in the Nicosia district in the early hours of yesterday after an all-night search following an alleged murder confession by her Turkish Cypriot husband.
THE NUMBER of women sexually exploited has dropped significantly compared to last year, the House Human Rights Committee heard yesterday.
According to Maria Kyraizi from the social welfare department the number of reported cases so far this year is eight, a dramatic drop from the 104 last year.
TRAVEL AGENTS are facing large losses due to unfilled Cyprus Airways (CY) seats on outward flights during the traditionally peak period of 1-16 August with bookings down 30 per cent.
THE CONTROVERSIAL statue of Archbishop Makarios, known as ‘Big Mak’ which had graced the grounds of the Archbishopric in Nicosia has finally been re-homed between the Kykkos Monastery and Throni and placed in what will be a specially-constructed square where a new generation of visitors can admire it…or not.
THE UN would be committing a “major mistake” if it tried to repeat what it did in 2004 to end the division of the island, said the UN’s Special Envoy Alexander Downer yesterday.
Speaking after a meeting with House President Marios Garoyian, Downer said he wanted to dispel the idea put forth by some that the UN wants to present a blueprint solution to the people as it did in 2004.
THE AUTHORITIES are working on a new bill to combat the problem of usury, said Attorney-general Petros Clerides yesterday.
A special meeting was held at the Legal Service yesterday to discuss the issue, attended by Police Chief Michalis Papageorgiou, Central Bank Governor Athanasios Orphanides and the permanent secretaries of the Justice and Finance Ministries.
Windows 7, the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system was presented to newsmen yesterday ahead of the official launch in October.
At a workshop in Nicosia, organised by Microsoft Cyprus in association with Computrain Technical Institute, journalists were given a hands-on run of Windows 7.
THE THREE new members of the House of Representatives who will replace the members recently elected as MEPs were officially announced yesterday in two separate ceremonies in Limassol and Nicosia.
Andreas Kyprianou of DISY is replacing MEP Eleni Theocharous, the ceremony for which took place in Limassol.
COMMERCE Ministry officials are still voicing their concern over the high price of fuel, despite reductions implemented yesterday by petrol stations across the island.
THOUSANDS of people are expected to attend the CEV Challenger 2009 Beach Volley Tournament women’s event which starts tomorrow at Yeroskipou, organisers said yesterday.
Women’s teams from all over the world will compete in the qualification tournament, the quarter and semi-finals with the hope of being crowned champions in the finals that will be held on Sunday July 19.
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.
