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Nutty professor leads shambolic week for the island’s banks
IF THE Bank of Cyprus is eventually saved and becomes a normal bank again, it would be by some miracle or divine intervention. It would certainly not be thanks to the gang of clueless mediocrities...
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Developers warned over Chinese market
By Bejay Browne DEVELOPERS in Paphos keen to get their hands on Chinese investments in property have been warned to treat potential investors fairly as complaints of cheating have already surfaced....
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South Africans Resigned Over ‘Critical’ Mandela
South Africans appeared resigned on Monday to the inevitability of one day saying goodbye to former president Nelson Mandela after the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader’s condition in hospital...
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Spain top group with 3-0 win over Nigeria
World and European champions Spain stayed on course for the title they have never won when they beat African champions Nigeria 3-0 to reach the Confederations Cup semi-finals on Sunday. Two excellent...
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Le Mans win tinged with tragedy for Kristensen
By Alan Baldwin Audi’s Tom Kristensen won the Le Mans 24 Hours for a record ninth time on Sunday in a victory dedicated to fellow-Dane Allan Simonsen, the friend whose death cast a pall over the race’s...
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By Adrian Croft The European Union is on the verge of scrapping a new round of membership talks with Turkey, a move that would further undermine Ankara’s already slim hopes of joining the bloc anytime...
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Film review: Trance **
By Preston Wilder “Amnesia’s bollocks!” says a thug in Trance, the new film by Danny Boyle – but in fact it isn’t bollocks. Nothing to do with the mind is bollocks (besides, amnesia’s making something...
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Memories created in an instant
Bringing the photobooth images created yesteryear right up to date, one company will bring the experience to your event in Cyprus. ALIX NORMAN meets them The inside of my fridge is usually akin to...
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A touch of magic
After selling their wine bar in London, one couple decided they were too young for retirement, spending their time instead travelling the world performing magic shows. They are on the island until...
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A minute with Kyriacos Christodoulou Gold award rider and member of road...
Where do you live? In Nicosia, with my wife and two children Best childhood memory? Watching motorcycle racing with friends Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? My favourite food is...
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A glamorous life
Without a profession, one Limassol man spends half his life outside the country tracking down the stars of yesteryear. THEO PANAYIDES meets him People want to know what you do. It’s inevitable. ‘What...
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Jewellery shop robbery
Robbers broke through a hole in the wall to raid a jewellery shop owned by a 42-year-old man in Limassol early this morning. According to police, at around 3.10am today robbers broke into the shop next...
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Petrol station pay terminal hit
A ROBBER broke into the outdoor pay terminal of a petrol station in Pera Chorio in the early hours of the morning using a small digger. According to police, using the digger, at 3am today the robber...
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Tourist robbed
A BRITISH tourist was robbed by two men in a car while walking towards her hotel along the Tomb of the Kings Road in Paphos in the early hours of the morning. At around 2am, the 63-year-old British...
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Pizzeria targeted
TWO HOODED individuals holding a bat and an ax robbed a pizzeria in Limassol at midnight on Monday, making off with €1,500. The 39-year-old pizzeria manager was processing the receipts when the...
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Cannabis arrest
A 37-year-old man from Greece was arrested after police found almost 15kg of cannabis in his luggage at around 10.30pm on Monday at Larnaca airport. Acting on information that drugs were being imported...
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Four held in connection with Paphos muggings
Paphos police arrested four Cypriot men on Wednesday in connection with a number of tourist muggings in the area. Police said one of the men, 26, confessed to committing 20 separate muggings, mainly of...
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House prices continue to fall
By George Psyllides House prices dropped 1.6 per cent overall in the first quarter of the year, continuing their downward course as the economic climate worsens. Year-on-year, prices dropped by 5.4 per...
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Cyprus signs LNG plant MoU with Noble, Delek and Avner
Cyprus and a US-Israeli partnership on Wednesday signed a statement of intent for the development of a natural gas liquefaction plant on the island. The parties are the Cyprus state, Noble Energy...
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US Supreme Court delivers wins for gay marriage movement
By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a significant victory to gay rights advocates by recognizing that married gay men and women are eligible for federal benefits and paving...
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