The Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing the appeals against the convictions for the 2010 murder of Sigma boss Andis Hadjicostis. Appealing the June, 2013
By Constantinos Psillides By Constantinos Psillides POLICE OFFICERS disrupted a wedding on Sunday night in Paralimni to search the car of the bride’s brother-in-law in
By Constantinos Psillides One of Cyprus’ most wanted, Alexis Mavromichalis aka Alexoui (local slang for “Little Alex”) was arrested on Monday night at Larnaca airport,
THE FOUR people convicted for the murder of Sigma boss Andis Hadjicostis have lodged an appeal against their conviction at the Supreme Court. They are former
Costis Hadjicostis, father of the murdered Andis Hadjicostis By Elias Hazou NICOSIA Criminal Court yesterday delivered a guilty verdict in the trial for the
OVER 2,000 motorists were booked by police – the majority for speeding – during a three-day campaign, the force said yesterday.
Police said the island-wide campaign, between Friday and Sunday, netted 2,041 offenders with most, 891, caught speeding.
Around 150 drivers were booked for drink driving, 220 drivers and passengers for not using safety belts and 781 for other traffic offences.
In just one night – Saturday – Limassol police reported 270 motorists for various offences.
They included 106 drivers caught speeding, 87 not wearing safety belts, and 15 for driving with expired road tax and MOT.
Police said one in seven drivers breathalysed were found to be inebriated.
THE COUNCIL of Ministers yesterday approved a package of measures aimed at boosting economic growth and employment, and improving productivity and the competitiveness of the Cypriot economy.
Speaking after the cabinet meeting, government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said the basic preconditions for stimulating growth included successful fiscal consolidation, a favourable tax system for businesses, adequate liquidity in the economy and promoting high-value development projects.
The package was put together by the finance ministry but does not include any provisions for the creation of casinos, Stefanou said when asked.
HEALTH MINISTER Stavros Malas is in Israel looking for ways to collaborate with Israeli specialists to enhance medical tourism in Cyprus.
During his official visit, Malas met with his Israeli counterpart Yakov Litzman and Science and Technology Minister Daniel Hershkowitz on Sunday in Tel Aviv.
According to an official statement, Malas discussed with Litzman the possibility of establishing cooperation using satellite services between specialised hospitals in Israel and private clinics in Cyprus with the aim of attracting medical tourism to Cyprus.
“These kind of efforts aim to give additional value to the medical infrastructure of Cyprus,” said Malas.
SELECTIVELY distorting convergences reached in the peace talks is only doing harm to Greek Cypriot credibility, said government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou yesterday, in reference to criticism of leaked convergences.
The government was on the back foot yesterday as all parties unleashed a wave of criticism regarding a leaked document of convergences reached on January 29, 2010.
President Demetris Christofias recently gave the parties a general outline of the positions of the Greek Cypriot negotiating team that has been submitted to the UN along with the convergence document of 2010, ahead of next week’s series of National Council meetings on Wednesday and Friday.
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.
