A 78-year-old man died on September 9th after being hit by a car while he was crossing a street in Limassol at 8.30pm, said police. A 50-year-old Russian man drove into Polynikis Kyriakou, who was wearing dark clothes. The driver tested negative for alcohol and it appears he simply didn’t see the pedestrian, as it […]
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Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorgadjis inaugurated the new bi-communal Europe Direct Centre (EDIC) in Nicosia’s Home for Cooperation on September 9th, saying that it contributes to the final goal of reunifying Cyprus within the arms of the European community. The Head of the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, Georgios Markopouliotis, and Turkish Cypriot, Mehmet Harmancı also […]
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After the death of a German couple in a road accident near Platres on September 2nd, the road fatality toll has reached 34 people. The 49-year-olds were driving on the Limassol-Platres road at 12:50 when their rental vehicle collided with another car that entered their lane, hitting them head-on. The couple were killed in the […]
Continue Reading ...Police who stopped a vehicle in a random check in Paphos were astounded to find a 30-year-old woman stuffed into the boot with facial injuries and in a state of complete intoxication, and have arrested the 40-year-old man who was driving the car. The driver was also drunk, and his blood-alcohol level was at 90mg […]
Continue Reading ...The struggle to modernise Cyprus’ economy is nowhere more strongly highlighted than in the state sector, which still owns the last public telecommunications company in the EU - the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA). In the latest developments, a plan to privatise the company has been sent to the House of Representatives. In comments to the […]
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ioannis Kasoulides, will attend tomorrow, 8 September, the Paris International Conference on the victims of attacks and abuses on ethnic or religious grounds in the Middle East, which is held under the auspices of the Governments of France and Jordan. The International Conference will discuss three Priorities, as identified […]
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Two Polis Chrysochou police officers have been charged with torture in Paphos criminal court, and face up to 14 years in prison, after they were caught on camera mercilessly beating a 26-year-old convict in jail. There is earlier footage of two other police officers confronting the 26-year-old, who turned on them, attacking them, rolling around […]
Continue Reading ...Cyprus’ economy and stock exchange is not being affected by the upheaval in international markets from China’s slowdown and interest rate cut, said Finance Minister Haris Georgiades. The stock exchange here is small and lacks the large international companies which are being directly affected, and government bonds are often positively affected when there is market […]
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