Archive for 2012
Cyprus EU Presidency has done an excellent job
The Cyprus EU Presidency has done an excellent job, Vice President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic has said.
He also congratulated the Presidency for its successes during the last six months and expressed his thanks.
“The Cyprus Presidency has …
Police Appeal: Woman conned out of £20,000 in scam
A woman has been conned out of nearly £20,000 in a phone scam.
The woman, from Crocketford in Dumfries and Galloway, was phoned at home by someone claiming to be from Royal Bank of Scotland, and was told that someone …
Nicosia mugging
A 19-YEAR-OLD man was mugged late on Monday in a car park in Strovolos after refusing to give up his belongings.
The man was walking in the Acropole Cinema car park when a stranger approached him and asked him in …
Greece’s rich and poor politicians
While Greeks are suffering through a crushing economic crisis in the wake of 2 1/2 years of pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions, the lawmakers who have approved the government-imposed austerity measures are mostly luxuriating in riches, according to …
Tesco Cypriot Potatoes get Star Treatment
Tesco has teamed up with Michelin starred chef Mark Sargeant and top food blogger Miss Marmite Lover, aka Kerstin Rodgers, to support its range of Cypriot new potatoes which will be available in store from December sold as loose and …
Pope sends out his first tweet
After weeks of anticipation bordering on media frenzy, Pope Benedict solemnly put his finger to a computer tablet device on Wednesday and tried to send his first tweet – but something went wrong.
Images on Vatican television appeared to show …
Cyprus solution a remedy to the crisis, G/c and T/c parties agree
A solution to the Cyprus problem will be a remedy to the economic crisis, leaders and representatives of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Political Parties have agreed, during their regular meeting hosted by the Embassy of Slovakia at Ledra Palace.…
Cyprus will receive one of the largest bank bailouts ever
Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus Panicos Demetriades said on Wednesday that the Cypriot taxpayer is now facing a bank bailout package that could be as high as €10 billion, which is equivalent to over 50% of Cyprus’s GDP, …
Wenger not embarrassed by cup defeat to lowly Bradford
Arsenal’s quarter-final League Cup exit at the hands of minnows Bradford City left manager Arsene Wenger questioning the power of his strike force but the Frenchman refused to label the defeat as an embarrassment.
Despite playing almost an hour with …
UK unemployment falls by 82,000
The number of people out of work fell by 82,000 between August and October, to 2.51 million, official figures have shown.
It was the biggest quarterly fall in unemployment since 2001.
The unemployment rate was 7.8%, down 0.2 percentage points …
