DRAFT legislation to deal with the estimated 130,000 unissued title deeds fails to “grasp the nettle” of the issue as it does not address in any way the main issue of developer mortgages, a leading property action group said yesterday.
BOTH LEADERS spoke of tentative steps forward on the seemingly insurmountable property issue yesterday after meeting for two hours at the UN-controlled Nicosia Airport.
Following his meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, President Demetris Christofias said the two leaders achieved some convergence, noting, however, that a lot still needed to be done.
SECONDARY school teachers yesterday complained their demands had not been met by the Education Minister and did not rule out taking measures.
Chairwoman of the teacher’s union OELMEK Eleni Semelidou refused to be drawn on what measures would be taken.
“Nothing is ruled out,” she told reporters.
Semelidou said she was saddened by the state of affairs.
THE CONSTRUCTION of the new Larnaca airport by French consortium Bouyges is the “largest ever French direct investment in Cyprus”, said French European Minister, Pierre Lellouche, yesterday.
POLICE yesterday reported over 900 drivers for various traffic violations during a four-hour crackdown across the island.
As part of their campaign to prevent and reduce traffic accidents police carried out an islandwide campaign between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. an official statement said.
THE DEBATE about the opening of a casino has become an annual fixture on the political calendar. Every 12 months or so, deputies initiate a debate about opening casinos, newspapers carry some opinion pieces and the matter is then forgotten until the next time the matter is brought up at the House Commerce Committee.
SERBIA AND Cyprus will continue to support each other when it comes to national issues, the two countries’ Foreign Ministers reaffirmed yesterday.
Markos Kyprianou and Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic, here on a two-day visit, discussed Serbia’s EU accession prospects, the Kosovo issue and other bilateral matters.
INTERNATIONAL aviation authorities are trying hard to resolve the issue of lack of co-ordination between control towers in Nicosia and Ankara, which creates flight safety concerns, officials said yesterday.
The problem stems from Turkey’s refusal to recognise Cyprus and its insistence for flying aircraft in Cypriot airspace to communicate with the breakaway state.
FAMILY, FRIENDS and state officials yesterday crowded the Holy Temple of Ayios Kyprianou in Meniko to say their final goodbyes to National Guard officer Charalambos Charalambous.
The 29-year-old army lieutenant was killed on Thursday after his rifle-grenade exploded in a Nicosia armoury near Paphos Gate. He leaves behind a new wife, whom he married last May.
THE FORMER Deputy of USAID, Professor Carol Lancaster, yesterday praised Cyprus’ official direct aid (ODA) organisation, CyprusAid, and expressed her optimism about the future.
“They have got off to a very good start. All things being equal, CyprusAid has a bright future. I wish I were in their shoes so that I could share in the development of this exciting new programme.”
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.
