BRITISH POLICE are set to investigate a villa scam that robbed hundreds of Britons of their dream holidays in Cyprus and Spain over the summer.
The fraud, which spanned several tourist hotspots, included scamming up to 100 British families into renting a non-existent luxury apartment in Ayia Napa.
Both Ms Best and Mr Djaferis make valid points in their letters regarding speeding on our roads, even though they hold opposing views.
One point, however, is overlooked. That is the ridiculous 30kph speed limits on the approach to roundabouts and slip roads, etc.
On Wednesday, the student body demonstrated against high tuition fees charged by the private universities.
Apparently their gripe isn’t so much against the universities as it is against the education ministry, which has delayed the introduction of a new bill regarding private universities.
CONTRACTORS for the new sewerage system in Paphos are demanding millions of euros in extra charges, which will ultimately come out of the taxpayers’ pocket.
According to local councillor and Paphos Sewerage Board (SABBA) member Polis Polydorou, following the completion of the first phase, around €20 million in extra costs were incurred.
SENIOR managers in the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) are still being allowed to bump up their pension package by taking “early retirement” following a last-minute promotion between six and twelve months before their scheduled retirement, a former Cyta employee has revealed.
THE ISLAND’S first and only dedicated dog walking beach in Ayia Napa is to make way for a 600 berth Marina and entertainment complex.
Ayia Napa mayor Antonis Tsokkos confirmed yesterday that the beach will be relocated when construction begins on the new marina.
THE TWO leaders had a longer than planned session discussing governance at the UN Good Offices yesterday. Meanwhile, the UN Special Adviser continued to field questions on what he has said and not said, leading him to tell Cypriots to focus on the solution and not on foreign personalities.
PARLIAMENT IS making huge efforts on an international and European level to create the leverage that will promote Cyprus’ national issue abroad, House President Marios Garoyian.
Garoyian, who was recounting the parliamentary progress report, said he had already planned a visit to Brussels in November, “for self-explanatory reasons”.
TOMORROW the inter-communal Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) will launch a series of youth educational materials entitled ‘Nicosia is Calling’.
STUDENTS FROM the three private universities abandoned the lecture halls yesterday for an hour to protest against increased tuition fees. The students called on Education Minister Andreas Demetriou to submit before parliament a bill amending the 2005 law on private academic institutions, giving the state greater control on tuition fees.
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