Archive for 2014
Erk reacts to Davutoglu’s statement as regards the discussion of the “two state scenario” in Cyprus:
Turkish Cypriot daily Halkin Sesi newspaper (27.10.14) reports that Kutlay Erk, general secretary of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), reacted against the statement recently made by the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu who addressing the Greek Cypriots said “let us …
British man found dead in Paralimni
Police are examining the sudden death of a 65-year-old British man in the Famagusta district. According to the authorities, the victim was found by his wife in an unconscious state at their home in between Paralimni and Protaras at around …
Former Central Bank of Cyprus Governor sentenced to five months in prison for tax offences
Former Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) Governor Christodoulos Christodoulou was on Monday sentenced to five months prison time in relation to tax offences covering a €1 million undeclared cash transfer from a Greek shipowner. The Court also ordered his company …
Eroglu: Everyone will go his own way if President Anastasiades does not return to the table
Under the front-page banner title “Tough warning”, Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (26.10.14) reports that Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu has alleged that President Anastasiades should unconditionally return to the negotiating table, otherwise everyone in Cyprus “will go his own …
CTO official: Tourist arrivals from Russia expected to hit a record high in 2014
Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) Vice Chairman Kostas Koumis has expressed the view that tourist arrivals from Russia to Cyprus will hit a record high in 2014 reaching 650 thousand persons.
In statements to CNA, Koumis said that CTO has made …
Captain of South Africa’s football team shot dead in his house
South Africa’s international goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has been shot dead, police have announced.
Two gunmen entered a house in Vosloorus township, near Johannesburg, while an accomplice waited outside, before fleeing on foot after the 27-year-old had been shot, the South …
Police: Sudden death of Cypriot man in Potters Bar
At around 7.50pm on Wednesday, October 22 police were called to an address in Parkfield View, Potters Bar, by the ambulance service following the sudden death of a man.
A full and thorough police investigation into the circumstances of the …
Olympiakos defeat arch rivals
Olympiakos fans secured bragging rights over those of Panathinaikos for the next few months, as the Reds defeated their archrival 1-0 at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus on Sunday to leap to second at the Super League table, three …
€87,000 taken in Limassol armed robbery
Armed robbers made off with €87,000 worth of cash and jewellery after bursting into the Pyrgos, Limassol home of a Chinese family. According to the police, the robbery took place at 7.30pm on Sunday when three armed and masked men …
