OUR POLITICIANS have always based their rhetoric on high ideals and lofty principles. It is particularly so in the case of the Cyprus problem, which has allowed them to place themselves on the moral high ground and give lessons in political ethics to the rest of the world, while advertising their own uncompromising commitment to international justice and respect of human rights.
HAPPY birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear Kyproulla, Happy birthday to you. From good friends and true, from old friends and new, May good luck go with you, And bi-zonal, bi-communal federation too.
This specially-adapted song is our small contribution to the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Republic. Nigeria has exactly the same birthday as us but its Friday celebrations (they also had a military parade) ended in tragedy as car bombs placed in the capital by a separatist group killed eight people. The explosions, news agencies reported, led to the cancellation of President Goodluck Jonathan’s national address.
THE OFFICIAL visit of Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to Cyprus this week may signal a new era in economic relations between the two countries.
CONGRATULATORY messages arrived from Russia and the US yesterday for the Republic of Cyprus’ 50th anniversary on Friday.
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev relayed his country’s dedication to finding “a just, comprehensive and functional solution to the Cyprus problem” in a letter to President Demetris Christofias.
The Russian President underlined the long-standing and consistent relations of friendship and co-operation between the two countries, “based on trust and mutual understanding”, adding that there are great prospects for a steady development of bilateral political, commercial, financial and cultural cooperation.
THE CYPRUS Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) is calling on the public and state alike to ensure animals’ rights are being protected, as World Animal Day is celebrated tomorrow.
“Animals have rights and humans have a duty to respect them,” the CSPCA announced. “Each animal has a place and aim in life, so that there is harmony and balance in nature.”
The society condemned any sort of violence towards innocent, defenceless animals. “Animals are like small children who need human care; our behaviour towards animals represents our human dignity and level of cultural development.”
The CSPCA called on pet owners to care for their animals with love and responsibility.
MINISTER of Defence Costas Papacostas met his Slovak counterpart Lubomir Galko in Cyprus yesterday.
They discussed issues of common interest, recent developments in the Cyprus problem, the excellent co-operation between the two countries, as well as the possibility of further strengthening bilateral relations in defence matters.
Papacostas thanked the Slovak minister for the interest demonstrated by his country to maintain peace in Cyprus with the participation of 210 Slovak soldiers in the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).
Galko assured the Cypriot Minister that despite the financial crisis Slovakia is not going to reduce the number of soldiers participating in UNFICYP.
Buying property in Cyprus can be a challenge so a special thank you to all of you that are fighting for our rights, law and justice.
We are a Scandinavian family that have for many years been dreaming of enjoying beautiful sunsets from our own apartment in the Paphos area.
In 2006, we thought our dream would be realised when we bought an apartment that was exactly what we had dreamed of.
However, what we didn’t know was that there was a special relationship between the developer, the lawyer and the bank.
Sunday morning and Charlie and I went walking near the General hospital. Charlie was my constant companion of two and a half years, an enthusiastic, effervescent and trusting miniature terrier, in love with everything and everyone in the world.
An hour later, Charlie was dead after suffering a cruel and horrific death at the hands of a callous and cowardly poisoner, killed by an illegal substance so lethal that merely to lick or even sniff it in an odourless, colourless solution was enough. Had she been bigger she might have survived but she was so vulnerably little.
When we looked out at the ocean, and east Paphos, from our residence one year ago we just saw nice buildings and yellow, brown and white vegetation, blue sea, and an unbroken horizon line. Now there is a tall construction reaching higher than Elyseum Hotel and the horizon, advertising KFC. It is out of proportion to the message – offering something to eat.
Are there any building authorities in Paphos who can decide to have this construction reduced to half its size.
Bjorn Myrvang
Kato Paphos
To reward my dog for not killing a pellet-wounded pigeon, I got up at 4am and drove him to the mountains of Mosfiloti. After parking my car, we walked the hilly dirt road towards the beautiful tree-dressed mounts.
The instant we were visually clear of the road, it turned into a paper chase of dumped mattresses wooden pallets, builder’s rubble, visitor’s empty cans etc.
The local authority should install warning signs at every forest entry road, and a shot proof surveillance solar powered camera, mounted six metres high on top of every mountain.
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.
