Christoforou takes up MEP mantle
DISY MP Lefteris Christoforou was officially declared an MEP on Monday, in a ceremony at the Interior Ministry. Christoforou, who came third on the DISY...
Cyprus
Remand in Paphos property scam case
Paphos district court has remanded a 60-year-old man for three days in connection with a land scam case involving an 87-year-old permanent resident from Britain....
UCY team’s findings can aid scientists researching cancer growth
Important findings, expected to aid scientists in dealing with genetic disorders and cancer growth have been announced by the Laboratory of Developmental Biology and Nanobiotechnology...
Three suspected assassins in custody
Three men from Bulgaria are currently in custody following suspicion that they were on the island to carry out assassinations, police said. The three men...
Government denies submitting territory map
The government on Monday denied a report that it had submitted a map in the reunification negotiations proposing that the Turkish side gets 25 per...
BoC completes sale of UK loan portfolio
Bank of Cyprus (BoC) said on Monday it has completed the sale of a UK loan portfolio largely composed of residential and commercial real estate-backed...
UN envoy to hold meetings with leaders
United Nations special adviser for Cyprus Espen Barth Eide will on Thursday hold separate meetings with the leaders of the two communities of the island,...
One dead as hunting season begins
By Constantinos Psillides A 67-year old man from Limassol died on Sunday from an apparent heart attack while hunting near Moni. According to the police...
Betting shop owner injured in attack
Two people broke in a betting shop on Sunday, stole €9,000 and injured the owner in the process, police said. According to the police report,...
Police take all necessary measures in relation to potential jihadist activity in Cyprus
The Cyprus Police are monitoring unconfirmed reports in relation to potential criminal activities in Cyprus, linked to Islamic State jihadists. Police Spokesperson Andreas Angelides, when...
New headache for small shops
By Marie Kambas BUYING groceries on credit, once a common practice in Cyprus, when communities were smaller and everybody knew everyone else, has made a...
The Cyprus Mail is celebrating its 69th birthday
THE Cyprus Mail today completes 69 years of life. On November 2, 1945, the first issue of the Cyprus Mail, which consisted of a single...
Avoiding the ‘resource curse’
By Theodore Panayotou DESPITE the government’s determination not to give in, Turkey’s threats and actions within Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone concerning the exploitation of natural...
Did Shakespeare visit Cyprus? Of course he did
By David Aitken SHAKESPEARE visited Cyprus in 1589, when he was twenty-five. There is no other possible explanation. Over the years, as I have tussled...
Projecting the invisible woman
By Evie Andreou CAST ASIDE, ignored and overlooked, is how many women with Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC) feel, and in wanting people to understand that...
Polis campsite’s popularity slumps
By Bejay Browne POLIS campsite has seen its popularity slump this season as visitor numbers plunged by over 50 per cent, according to the site’s...
Who was Sapper Brown?
By Evie Andreou BURIED among his much more contemporary fellow servicemen in the Wayne’s Keep Military Cemetery in the Nicosia buffer zone lies Sapper James...
Seventh annual Remembrance Service for fallen heroes
THE Seventh annual Peyia Remembrance Service for fallen heroes will be held next weekend. The event is being coordinated by Alan and Barbara Wilson of...
Saving lives in Paphos
By Bejay Browne THE PAPHOS hospital renal unit is finding it difficult to keep up with the demand for life-saving dialysis as new patients are...
The words have it
Gardening with Patricia Jordan I HAVE been a member of the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK for about 35 years and I have kept...
