Archive for 2012
Cyprus tourist arrivals down
Tourist arrivals in November were down 9.5% compared with the same month last year.
There were 84,020 arrivals compared to 92,878 in November 2011.
According to the results of the Passengers Survey of Statistics, tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom …
Cyprus: ‘Stabbed over teasing his sister in law’
A 75-YEAR-OLD man has accused his sister-in-law of attempted murder after she allegedly stabbed him for being teased, Paphos police said yesterday.
The man filed a report yesterday afternoon claiming that his 56-year-old sister-in-law attacked him with two kitchen knives
Flooding causes chaos in Cyprus
AFTER a night of rain almost islandwide, which continued into much of yesterday causing countless problems to homes, shops and drivers, the met office says there will be little let up until Friday, and that will be brief.
Shopkeepers, already …
London Cypriot Debut album launch just a click away
American crowd-funding website helping to ‘Kickstart’ career of young North London singer
Eleni Violaris, a 24 year-old singer-songwriter from North London who was “The Voice” of the BBC One David Dimbleby Series, ‘Seven Ages Of Britain’, is set to …
Identical twins celebrate 90th birthday
IDENTICAL twins who were born and raised in Leytonstone are to celebrate their 90th birthdays.
Iris Tuvey and Violet Powell grew up in Browning Road and have lived much of their lives in parallel – even having a joint wedding …
Man robbed of watch and mobile phone in Potters Bar
TWO robbers stole a watch and mobile phone from a man who was unable to give them money.
It happened on Friday, November 30, between 4. 45 pm and 5 pm on The Walk in Potters Bar.
The thieves are …
Tax evasion in Greek Village where flash cars are profound
Greek tax inspectors who routinely find tax cheats in Greece said they were amazed at how brazen and widespread it was in the village of Arma, Thebes where they said they found most of the residents driving around in super-luxury …
Greece to suspend most home repossessions until end of 2013
Greece will extend by another year the moratorium on home repossessions for debts up to 200,000 euros, according to legislation submitted to Parliament on Monday.
Until the end of 2013, banks will not be able to seize the homes of …
Twitter could be used to take 999-style emergencies
The London Fire Brigade has said it is considering allowing people to tweet emergencies instead of dialling 999.
It currently advises against using social media to make the service aware of fires as it is not monitored 24 hours a …
PAOK win
Second-placed PAOK returned to within eight points from leader Olympiakos in the Super League after its emphatic 3-1 win at PAS Giannina on Monday evening.
In the game that concluded the first half of the league, PAOK led 2-0 at …
