POLICE YESTERDAY confirmed reports that a professional hit had been put out on Attorney-general Petros Clerides after he allegedly refused to pander to a convicted felon’s demands regarding a reduction in his prison sentence.
DISY Vice President Averoff Neophytou continued his attacks on Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis and the government’s economic policy yesterday, accusing them of being generous to the rich with tax-payers’ money and trading slogans to those on low incomes.
A FATHER and son arrested in Larnaca on suspicion of conspiring to commit a crime after they were found in possession of an illegal firearm were yesterday remanded in custody for eight days.
A SYRIAN man pending trial on charges of illegal residence and forgery was recently released from custody by accident thanks to a cock-up at the Central Prisons.
When prison authorities realised what had happened the accused was quickly and quietly re-remanded and returned to the Nicosia prison before anyone was the wiser.
THE CENTRAL Prison authorities launched an investigation this week after three drugs tests were found in an inmate’s prison cell.
DANGEROUSLY high levels of the cancerous bacteria aflatoxin have now been found in cow’s milk, though the authorities yesterday rushed to deny any quantities had entered the food chain.
The appropriate state services are awaiting lab results to spot the reason behind the problem, which arose last week when the bacteria was found in quantities of goat’s milk.
The Turkish Cypriot brick producer at the centre of an unfair competition row has hit back at claims that his bricks do not fulfil the minimum manufacturing standards of the EU.
Israeli seismologists successfully simulated an earthquake of Magnitude 3 on the Richter scale on Wednesday morning. The effects were not felt in Cyprus, the Geological Surveys Department said.
The Israeli earthquake was simulated by detonating 80 tons of explosive material in a controlled blast on a military base in the southern Negev desert.
MILLIONS MORE in cash is needed to form an effective lobby for Cyprus in the US, President of the International Coordinating Committee – Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA), Philip Christopher said yesterday.
TWO MEETINGS in two days yet representatives of the government and coalition partner DIKO remain hard-pressed to find a kind word to say about each other.
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