Sleaze doctor will go straight to trial

2011-11-17

18:40 A 56-YEAR-OLD Larnaca gynaecologist, arrested for alleged multiple sexual assault was today referred for trial before the Criminal Court, facing some 200 charges.

Sixteen charges concern rape while the rest relate to sexual abuse of patients, aged between the ages of 17 and 50, indecent assault, and illicit use of drugs, police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos said.  

The court will decide tomorrow whether the doctor will be held in custody until his trial, which starts on December 8.

Aegean simplifies check-in for passengers

2011-11-17

AEGEAN Airlines has announced that as of December 1, it will be installing mobile check-in machines at a number of European airports, including Larnaca.

Mobile check-ins have grown increasingly common in airports, giving passengers the chance to print off their own boarding pass before dropping off their bags.

As of December 1, passengers will be required to either check in online or use the mobile check in at the airport on flights to and from Larnaca, Athens, Thessaloniki, Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt, London Heathrow and Stuttgart.

Passengers can check in on the machines as early as 24 hours before or as late as 30 minutes before their flight.

Find a dark spot and grab a blanket and a drink

2011-11-17

 

THE LEONIDS meteor shower, which will is visible throughout this week in Cyprus will peak tonight, the Astronomical Society’s Takis Christodoulides said.

People should cast their eyes to a – hopefully cloudless – sky but take note that a bright moon is set to rise a little before midnight obscuring the phenomenon, Christodoulides said.

“Those who are interested in fully accommodating the mediocre viewing conditions should go to the countryside and look away from the moon,” Christodoulides said.

A meteorite part can enter the atmosphere at phenomenal speeds between about 40,000 and 265,000 kilometres an hour becoming visible at 90km away from the earth and burning soon after at 80km, Christodoulides said.

British sports minister calls for Blatter to quit

2011-11-17

Britain’s Sports Minister Hugh Robertson and Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of England’s Professional Footballers Association, were among those calling for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to resign on Thursday following his comments on racism.

The 75-year-old Swiss has faced widespread criticism following his remarks on Wednesday when he said in two separate TV interviews there was no racism in football and that players involved in any racist confrontations on the pitch should settle their differences with a handshake at the end of the match.

The comments from the head of world soccer’s governing body have provoked a furore in England where the FA is dealing with two high-profile racism allegations.

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2011-11-17

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Update: Paphos airport operating normally after Swissport strike ends

2011-11-17

11:51 Swissport’s impromptu strike has ended and Paphos airport has returned to normal operation, Hermes Airports PR manager Adamos Aspris said this morning.

“There was a stoppage but this is now over” Aspris said.

“Hermes Airports wishes to reiterate its regret to the traveling public about the difficulties and inconvenience suffered as a result of yesterday’s spontaneous strike by Swissport employees.”

Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Paphos airport last night, one of one of its busiest evenings of the week when ground handlers from Swissport staged an impromptu strike.

The industrial action was taken after a dispute with the company’s management over a plan to dismiss seven employees and reduce shifts for the remaining workers.

Stranded at Paphos airport

2011-11-17

 

HUNDREDS of passengers were stranded at Paphos airport last night one of one of its busiest evenings of the week, when ground handlers from Swissport staged an impromptu strike.

The industrial action was taken after a dispute with the company’s management over a plan to dismiss seven employees and reduce shifts for the remaining workers.

Around 100 workers took part in the action which left hundreds of passengers stranded at the airport – on one of the facilities busiest days of the week.

Several incoming flights were diverted to Larnaca but outgoing passengers were stuck. Reports suggested that 14 flights had been affected.

Our View: Government’s indecision on gas strategy could prove costly

2011-11-17

 

A LITTLE less than two months after the exploratory drilling began at Plot 12, Noble Energy released information about the operation and the prospects of finding natural gas. Probability of geological success was estimated at 60 per cent, which would seem rather small, but which energy experts described as a positive indication. 

The estimates of the deposits was between three to nine trillion cubic feet (tcf), lower than the government’s self-styled expert on natural gas, Solon Kassinis had been predicting, but it is very likely that Noble was exercising caution. This was information that came with qualifications which is what we would expect from a company with long expertise in exploratory drilling. 

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