Cyprus in brief July 29.Tourism revenue slumps CYPRUS'S revenues from tourism for the first half of 2009 fell 15.8 per cent compared to a year earlier, while the number of holidaymakers arriving on the island dropped 10.8 per cent, statistics show. Tourism earnings from January to June came to e1/4565.8 million compared to e1/4671.9 million in the same period of 2008, the passenger survey conducted by Cyprus's statistics department showed. In the month of June, revenue from tourism reached e1/4175.4 million, a 23.6 per cent year on year drop. For the month of June alone, arrivals were down 15.1 per cent year-on-year. Tourism represents 10.6 per cent of Cyprus's Gross Domestic Product and an expected drop in arrivals for the whole year has prompted the finance ministry to forecast economic growth at 1.0 per cent this year, down from 3.7 per cent in 2008. As well as the general global downturn, Cyprus tourism has been hit hard this year by the fall in the value of the British pound, which hurts the spending power The power of legislatures to tax and spend. Spending power is conferred to state and federal legislatures through their constitution. Judicial Review of legislative spending varies from state to state, but the law of federal spending informs courts in all states. of holidaymakers from its main feeder market (R) Cracked junction re-opens SPYROS KYPRIANOU Avenue in Nicosia was yesterday re-opened for the public after being blocked off since Sunday evening due to a fracture in the pavement. The road was blocked off as police feared the crack could lead to the road's collapse. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the head of the Public Works Department Many governments worldwide have had departments or ministries referred to as the Public Works Department either formally or informally. In Australia: - New South Wales -
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Michaelides said it was a private development and said it was fortunate
that there weren't builders working on the site at the time of the
collapse. He added that the reasons behind the incident were being
investigated by the Communications Ministry.
Cypriots not ready for 2+ lane THE COMMUNICATIONS Ministry is having second and third thoughts about whether to ever implement the 2+ Lane pilot scheme on Nicosia's main thoroughfares following the negative reactions of the public. According to the Cyprus News Agency
The Cyprus News Agency (Greek: Κυπριακό Πρακτορείο , the ministry is considered postponing implementation of the 2+ system for the foreseeable future until conditions in society mature enough for people to accept the measure. The Agency cites unnamed sources saying that the pilot project was met with much criticism from people who thought that it would create huge problems on the roads. If ever implemented, the project will reserve one lane on the main thoroughfares going in and out of Nicosia for motorbikes, emergency service vehicles and cars with two or more people in them. The pilot project was meant to start last month and continue until August 16 but has been repeatedly put off by the ministry which first cited problems with high congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. levels but now appears to be taking other factors into account like public opinion. The relevant road signs giving guidance for motorists were put up weeks in advance. Foreign investment woes THE DELAY in issuing title deeds TITLE DEEDS. Those deeds which are evidences of the title of the owner of an estate. 2. The person who is entitled to the inheritance has a right to the possession of the title deeds. 1 arr. & Marsh. 653. coupled with a high bank lending rate is putting off foreign direct investment in Cyprus, the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA CIPA Children's Internet Protection Act of 1999 (US) CIPA Camera & Imaging Products Association CIPA Chartered Institute of Patent Agents CIPA Canadian Information Productivity Awards CIPA Colorado Independent Publishers Association ) said yesterday. "You do not need to be an economist to understand that with lending rates of 6 per cent and 6.5 per cent under today's circumstances you cannot have development and investments," said CIPA Vice Chairman Christos Mavrellis. "Cyprus cannot have one of the highest lending rate among the EU, while trying to attract foreign investment." Mavrellis was speaking after a meeting with Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI FDI See: Foreign direct investment ). He said the issues needed to be dealt with immediately among other issues such as hindrances to the employment of foreign labour. Stavrakis said the Finance Ministry was working in close cooperation with the agency as with the private sector because "foreign investment is oxygen to the Cypriot economy". "We made an in-depth assessment of the procedural problems which made the attraction of foreign investments in Cyprus more difficult and which in cooperation with other competent Ministries we will try to solve in a certain timeframe and in the framework of an action plan," said Stavrakis. In 2007 Cyprus attracted e1/41.5 billion in FDI, while in 2008 FDI into Cyprus fell slightly to e1/41.35 billion. ATM fraud pair arrested TWO TEENAGERS holidaying in Cyprus were yesterday in court on suspicion of using five fake credit cards to withdraw over e1/49,000 from a string of Automated Teller Machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. (ATM) across Larnaca. The 18-year-olds, who are Algerian holders of French passports, are suspected of using the credit cards 38 times from different ATMs between last Saturday and Monday. The pair was arrested trying to get cash from an ATM during the early hours of yesterday. Specifically at around 4pm on Monday officials at JCC JCC Jewish Community Center JCC Jackson Community College JCC Jefferson Community College JCC Joint Consultative Committee JCC Jamestown Community College (Olean and Jamestown, New York) JCC Johnston Community College noticed a series of transactions with fake credit cards at ATMs had taken place and informed police. At 1.15am yesterday police spotted the two Algerians at an ATM on Lord Byron Street. Instead of stopping to speak to the officers the duo grabbed the credit card and made a run for it. They were chased on foot by police and finally caught and arrested after reportedly putting up a fight. A subsequent search of the tourists' hotel room uncovered e1/49,080 in cash which was confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. . Four more credit cards were also found in the room. The teens were arrested and appeared in court to request their remand To send back. A higher court may remand a case to a lower court so that the lower court will take a certain action ordered by the higher court. A prisoner who is remanded into custody is sent back to prison subsequent to a Preliminary Hearing before a tribunal or magistrate for eight days. Their case was postponed till today pending the preparation of a Social Welfare Services report because the duo asked for legal aid. Meanwhile yesterday a 38-year-old man told police his credit card, which had been posted to him by the Commercial Bank, had been stolen before it had even arrived. He said whoever had taken the card had used it 25 times from various ATMs and taken a total e1/410,600. Syrian cabaret arsonist dies of burns A 25-YEAR-OLD suspected arsonist died during the early hours of yesterday after he succumbed to injuries sustained in an arson attack last week, police said. Mohammed Muna from Syria died at 5.30am at Nicosia general hospital where he had been receiving treatment for burns to 70 per cent of his body. He had been a suspect in connection with the July 20 arson attack on a Larnaca cabaret on Ioannis Marsellou Street. The political asylum political asylum n → asilo político political asylum n → asile m politique political asylum political n seeker, who had been deported in 2003 and returned to the island illegally through the occupied areas, was left outside Larnaca general hospital's Accident and Emergency Department 30 minutes after the fire broke out. Muna was put on a ventilator ventilator /ven·ti·la·tor/ (ven´ti-la-tor) 1. an apparatus for qualifying the air breathed through it. 2. a device for giving artificial respiration or aiding in pulmonary ventilation. and transferred to Nicosia general hospital where he was being kept in critical condition. New road works ROAD WORKS on Limassol Avenue near the entrance of Nicosia are expected to begin in the second half of August. The head of the Public Works Department, Alekos Michaelides, yesterday explained that the works would be carried out by the Nicosia Sewage Board and would span over a few weeks. He added that the plan was to carry out most work during the evenings to avert as much hassle as possible for motorists. Michaelides said a series of road works were currently underway in the capital and efforts were being made to coordinate the various projects so as to avoid traffic chaos. Rape arrest A Greek Cypriot man accused of beating and raping his foreign housemaid was yesterday remanded for four days by Famagusta District Famagusta District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island's most important port, Famagusta. The vast majority of the district was occupied by the Turkish army in 1974, and is currently controlled by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus which is only Court. The 46-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday night after the Vietnamese 37-year-old alleged he had beaten and raped her on three separate occasions between May and July this year. She was examined by a state pathologist who confirmed she had injuries on her body. The suspect is married with children. Small explosion POLICE destroyed a mortar shell in a controlled explosion A controlled explosion is a method for detonating or disabling a suspected explosive device. Methods which are used to set off a controlled explosion include emptying out the area and moving the package (with the aid of robots) into a confined space such as a telephone booth. in the Fontana Amorosa Am`o`ro´sa n. 1. A wanton woman; a courtesan. area south west of Latsi in the district of Paphos yesterday. Tourists walking in the area discovered the explosive device. It's believed that the shell was a remnant of the British military exercises in the area, which took place a number of years ago. Works loan approved THE LOAN towards work on the first part of the sewerage sewerage, system for the removal and disposal of chiefly liquid wastes and of rainwater, which are collectively called sewage. The average person in the industrialized world produces between 60 and 140 gallons of sewage per day. works in Polis Chrysochous has been approved according to Polis mayor Angelos Odysseous. The e1/416.5 million loan was confirmed in a letter to the municipality from the Interior Ministry. Odysseous said the aim of the municipality is that by the middle of 2013 the sewerage system will be operational and solve the huge waste problems, which affect the whole area. Copyright Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail is a Cypriot English-language newspaper. It is published daily (except Mondays) and a number of articles are available online. Its current chief editor is Kosta Pavlowitch. The managing director is Kyriakos Iacovides. 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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