Letters

I was astonished to see the headline ‘Record heat’ in your 13/8/2023 edition. I live in Limassol and I can assure you the temperature has never been close to 40°C here ...

Why is Cyprus trying to contain covid in cats? They are a menace and vile vermin. I agree it should be contained for humans’ sake. But not for cats’ sakes. ...

For over five years now vehicle crime is still ongoing in Paphos. The Paphos police and Paphos mayor have all been made aware of this ongoing situation. Highly organised crime ...

I am becoming increasingly alarmed at the continued use of fireworks every day by stupid, irresponsible people, especially during this heatwave when the ground everywhere is so dry. It doesn’...

While the wheelchairs are rolling over the Cyprus Mail pages this week, in Larnaca we just putter along the sidewalks without dropped curbs. Often cars block them where they exist – ...

Even though I was a scientist, before retiring, this is far from scientific. Consider it more as the wandering mind of an old man who doesn’t know when to ...

To the president of Cyprus, I listened to your position regarding auctioning property before the true amount owed was determined by a court. My daughter and I are caught up ...

Our happy, smiling, speech-making president is indulging the government employees with excess CoLA, and letting the rest of us foot the bill. Sandra Tryfon, Nicosia

I have just received an invoice from my local municipality for property tax. This relates to three pieces of land that my wife has a 1/216 share in. The tax is ...

Driving around Cyprus I see more and more graffiti randomly daubed on road signs, walls and bridges etc. My wife and I did a little experiment, driving from Episkopi to ...

I just wanted to share my opinion on what I think we should do about the Turkish Cypriots and their rights. First, the Turkish Cypriots don’t care about Cyprus ...

I read your ‘Anti-LGBTI comments are nasty but are part of free speech’ (Our View, June 15) in both shock and disbelief. You argued that “nasty” comments should not warrant investigation ...

It’s an unpredictable world, that’s for sure! A few days ago the residents in the area between Dali and Potamia, known as Agridi, awoke to the decree that ...

I refer to the article “Trash talking: Cyprus drowning in rubbish” (Sunday Mail, May 28) in which Andreas Yiannaki described the excellent work that he is doing to get the rubbish, ...

Saturday, June 3 was World Bicycle Day, unanimously established by the UN General Assembly in 2018. The United Nations had a good reason to do so. The bicycle deserves to be celebrated. ...

I write simply to share my experience with readers which might be a unique occurrence or widespread. Sometime ago, the Cyprus Mail published an informative article about energy saving and ...

So, after some 63 years of the Republic’s independence, the newly elected president of Cyprus with years of political experience under his belt, has suddenly decided that legislation is needed ...

I am contacting you to refer to an event that has infuriated me for months and I am sure that other Cypriots have also suffered. Specifically, from October 26, 2022 until November 2, 2022, ...

We have carefully read your editorial “Nicosia’s pavement plan falls short for some” (Cyprus Mail, April 28), in which you question the municipality’s policy to proceed with the creation ...

The housing situation in Cyprus has become a matter of great concern, with rental prices soaring to unprecedented levels. While the reasons for this situation are multifaceted, it is evident ...

Any chance Cyprus might get its own version of University Challenge now there are so many universities and colleges on the island? Dr Michael Paraskos, Lemba, Paphos

Since 1976 I have been interested in Cyprus and travelled several times to this beautiful island since 1977, and recently also spent a few days in the north to get to know ...

The current outdated swimming pool legislation is ridiculous, unaffordable, unenforceable and lifeguards aren’t exactly hanging off trees waiting to be selected (Swimming pool law damaging Cyprus property and tourism, ...

We all know so much more now, especially if we were a part of the Thatcher-enabled noughties tsunami of off-plan buyers of Cyprus property. Nearly, we estimate, 30 per cent of ...