Archive for 2011
Window of opportunity for Cyprus is limited, UN SG says
The window of opportunity for reaching further progress in Cyprus negotiations is limited, due to the Presidency of the European Council Cyprus is assuming on July 1, 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon has said, during a press conference marking the …
Barnet to quit Underhill
WITHIN hours of the news that Barnet Football Club plans to quit its home of 104 years, a petition has been drawn up to keep them there.
As revealed by the Times-Series earlier Barnet FC chairman Tony Kleanthous broke the …
OAP spends 30 hours on M25 after getting lost
A PENSIONER spent more than 30 hours on a motorway after getting lost on what should have been a one hour drive to his daughter’s house.
Dennis Leighton, 82, sparked a police appeal for help tracing him after leaving his …
Completed archaeological excavations in Cyprus
Completion of two archaeological excavations
The Ministry of Communications and Works, Department of Antiquities, has announced the completion of the two excavations that were conducted within the project entitled EUMATHIOS PHILOKALES, Promotion of Selected Middle Byzantine Monuments of Crete and …
Illegal Vodka warning in Barnet
AN ILLEGAL and potentially harmful brand of vodka that could possibly damage people’s sight has infiltrated the market and has been found in shops in East Barnet and Mill Hill.
The borough is one of a number of areas in …
EU leader Barroso urges Cyprus leaders to conclude talks
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has called on the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus to conclude their talks successfully in the coming months.
Barroso chaired a meeting of the Cyprus Steering Group in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The …
French ex-President Jacques Chirac guilty of corruption
A French court has given former President Jacques Chirac a two-year suspended prison sentence for diverting public funds and abusing public trust.
Mr Chirac, 79, was not in court to hear the verdict because of ill-health but denied wrongdoing.
President …
US to lower flag to end Iraq war
The US flag is to be lowered in Baghdad, formally marking the end of US military operations in Iraq after nearly nine years of war.
Most of the 5,500 remaining soldiers have now left Iraq, with security in the hands …
Civil servants on strike today in Cyprus
Civil servants are staging a 12-your strike on Thursday, from 0700 till 1900 local time, as decided at an extraordinary meeting of representatives of the public sector trade union PASYDY, as a reaction to new measures approved by the House …
Israeli Public Security Minister in Cyprus
Israeli Minister of Public Security Yitzhak Aharonovitch arrived in Cyprus on Thursday for an official visit, during which he will be holding a series of meetings. On Thursday, Aharonovitch will be meeting with Acting Director of the Prisons Department George …
