Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw could pull out of his planned visit to Cyprus over a row with the government about where he plans to meet the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, according to British High Commission sources. However, he may be prepared to insist that flags and emblems be removed during any visit.
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New buyer must cough up CYP 133 mln Global banking giant HSBC is ready to dispose of its 21.16% stake it controls in the Laiki Bank group, ending weeks of speculation of its intentions in Cyprus. The prime candidate to take up the stake, estimated to be valued at CYP 133 mln, is the Marfin
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A stressed Dutch mother has offered her one-year-old son for free through an auction website on the Internet, national public radio reported Wednesday. The Marktplaats website, the Dutch subsidiary of Ebay, has removed the advertisement. “He has no illnesses. I am disposing of him because I have so many things in my head and am
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A Taiwan company has developed a solar-power notebook computer to save computer users the trouble of charging batteries by plugging them in. Micro Star Industry (MSI) said it spent a year to develop the first-generation solar notebook computer, Solar NB, and is now developing the second-generation Solar NB. “Solar NB is a notebook computer with
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The Cyprus government has decided to ban the hunting of ducks as a further measure to prevent avian influenza (bird flu), following a meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment. The relevant decree banning duck-hunting will be issued by the Ministry of the Interior. The announcement was made by Minister of
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The number of unemployed persons registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of December 2005 increased by 364 compared with November 2005 and reached 13,786 persons or 3.9 % of the labour force. The increase of the unemployed persons from the previous month was mainly recorded in the sectors of hotels and
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Total exports of goods continued to rise strongly in November 2005, reaching CYP 68.2 mln, an increase of 29.3% on November 2004. On a year-to-date basis, total exports rose by 23.7% to CYP 619.1 mln. Exports within the EU area rose by much more (43%) than exports outside the EU (13.3%). However, a breakdown of
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