FROM THE millions spent on renovating Nicosia’s Municipal Theatre, not a single cent went toward beefing up the structure of its wobbly roof, which caved in last summer, it emerged yesterday.
A TWO kilometre stretch of coastline on the Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia could be a contender for the filthiest place in Cyprus.
The area east to the Ormidhia power station, which is under the authority of the British bases, has been described as a “neglected landfill” by disgruntled residents and environmentalists who have complained it poses a serious danger to the public.
A 34-YEAR-OLD living in Canada has been charged by a United States federal court with bank fraud, illegal gambling and laundering more than $350 million through a Cyprus bank in order to operate an illegal gambling business.
AUTHORITIES yesterday confirmed that there was a problem with the quality of the water in Mesa Yeitonia that may have affected Limassol in general.
Despite ongoing complaints by residents about the foul smell, the Water Board insists that the problem has been addressed and that both potable and tank water are now safe for consumption.
A LARGE section of Athalassa Avenue, one of the main arterial roads in Strovolos for access in and out of Nicosia city centre, was closed to traffic yesterday for the start of work on the sewage network scheduled to end by the morning of 23 August.
THERE WILL be little or no thyme honey harvested this year as a result of the drought over the past three years.
CONTROVERSIAL psychiatrist Yiangos Mikellides has hit out at what he calls a “smear campaign” against him after recently airing his views on the usefulness of an army in Cyprus.
A YOUNG father-of-two from Liopetri was killed in a road accident over the holiday weekend, bringing this year’s road death toll up to 37.
Petros Michail, 24, lost his life on Saturday night, when he lost control of his high-powered motorbike and crashed into another motorcyclist, who happened to be a relative.
Morphou residents remind UN of its responsibilities
THE MUNICIPALITY and organisations of occupied town of Morphou yesterday appealed to the Ambassadors of the five UN Security Council permanent members to actively work towards a viable solution to the Cyprus problem.
CYPRUS IS once again being held to account for its treatment of homosexuals with the release of the Ombudswoman’s report citing violations against the third-country partners of EU citizens.
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