Agro-tourism entrepreneur Sofronis Potamitis has the answer to curing tourism’s ills: think smaller, and focus on what really makes us special)
SOFRONIS Potamitis offers a warm welcome from his accessible open-plan office, and dressed simply in white T-shirt and trousers his appearance exemplifies the informal ambience of his tranquil Tochni headquarters.
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GEORGE Norland had his dreams of a quiet retirement in Paphos shattered when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a little over a year ago.
AS negotiations continue to inch forward, it has become increasingly clear that some circles are creating a climate similar to 2004 when those who supported the UN’s Annan plan were more or less branded as traitors in the pay of outside powers, seeking to impose an unfair solution on the Greek Cypriots.
I refer to your article ‘Bike rental scheme to spread,’ (Cyprus Mail, September 16) .
Though I applaud all those who are involved in this imaginative scheme, I would like to raise the fact that, on its own, this is not enough. Without the correct infrastructure, and changes in the mentality of the public, I fear the scheme is doomed to fail.
I totally agree with John Russell, regarding a lack of national identity in Cyprus (Sunday Mail, September 13). It pervades almost all society – there’s a lack of pride in things ‘Cypriot’ (and we have a lot to be proud of – our archaeological and architectural heritage for a start – also the amazing amount of talent in today’s performing arts.
I would like to express my gratitude to the municipal workers in Ayios Dhometios: half a dozen of them arrived before 9am Saturday morning and worked solidly with us for three hours to secure and cut down the trees damaged in Friday’s tornado.
Your recent report about shopping hours in the Paphos area only serves to highlight the nonsense of declaring certain parts of our island as being so-called tourist areas.
This government intervention in commerce and trade highlighted by shopping opening and closing hours many of which go back to colonial times is as usual out of step with the rest of Europe.
I’ve just returned home from a holiday in Limassol with my wife. We had a great time, the weather was fantastic, food really good, the hotel was first class and everyone who served us in the shops and restaurants were all very friendly and helpful.
I do have question about Limassol, does it have a police service?
THE NICOSIA and Larnaca districts were lashed by more hailstorms, rainfall and high winds yesterday, in a second day of dramatic weather, with poor conditions forecast for today.
Storms rushed in from the north-west from noon onwards, with a small tornado forming in the Koshi area, though no serious damage or injuries were recorded.
VISITORS to Ayiou Antoniou Street – also known as Bar Street – in Kato Paphos have been lamenting on what a dump the street has become, with one referring to it as a ‘sh** hole’.
Barry Austin arrived in Cyprus a week ago and expressed his shock to the Sunday Mail at how much Bar Street had deteriorated since his last visit a decade ago.
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.
