THESE ARE THE FIVE INVESTIGATORS APPOINTED FOR THE MAFIA STATE PROBE

THESE ARE THE FIVE INVESTIGATORS APPOINTED FOR THE MAFIA STATE PROBE  - in-cyprus 2/7


The Cabinet has appointed a five-member team of independent criminal investigators to examine the findings of the Independent Authority against Corruption’s report into the “Mafia State” case.

The team consists of:

-Vasilios Skouris, Professor Emeritus of Public Law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and former President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, who will head the team;
-Christos Mylonopoulos, Professor Emeritus of Criminal Law at the University of Athens;
-Sotiris Liasides, a former judge;
-Nikolas Koursaris, a lawyer specialising in criminal proceedings and Vice-President of a committee of the Nicosia Bar Association;
-Dimitris Tsolakides, a criminal law lawyer and member of the Criminal Justice Committee and the Criminal Law Sub-Committee of the Cyprus Bar Association.

CYPRUS POLICE DELIVER 13,000 FINES IN 20 DAYS OF NEW PHOTORADAR LIST

CYPRUS POLICE DELIVER 13,000 FINES IN 20 DAYS OF NEW PHOTORADAR LIST - in-cyprus 2/7 by Michalis Chatzivasilis



Police are stepping up efforts to deliver tens of thousands of unpaid speed camera fines to drivers, some of whom have racked up between five and eight outstanding fines along with numerous penalty points, with delivery now taking place at roadblocks, police stations and soon from all patrol cars.

The matter of the so-called photoradar list, a list of drivers with outstanding fines from the camera enforcement system, was tabled in Parliament but not discussed, despite questions raised by MPs, due to time constraints.

HIO FINES THREE DOCTORS €11,500 OVER GESY BILLING BREACHES

HIO FINES THREE DOCTORS €11,500 OVER GESY BILLING BREACHES - in-cyprus 2/7 by Marilena Panayi


Cyprus’s Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) fined three doctors a total of €11,500 last month after inspections found they had acted outside GHS regulations, and in some cases outside medically indicated guidelines, in prescribing and billing for patients under the General Health System (GHS).

The cases involved an endocrinologist and a nephrologist accused of over-prescribing hormone replacement medication to GHS beneficiaries, and an orthopaedic surgeon who sought reimbursement for procedures and examinations he had not carried out, identified after complaints from his own patients to the HIO’s relevant department.

PRESIDENTIAL PALACE GETS ITS OWN HELIPAD

 

PRESIDENTIAL PALACE GETS ITS OWN HELIPAD - in-cyprus 2/7


The police helicopter “Achilleas” carried out its first test flight on Thursday morning from a new helipad set up at the Presidential Palace.

The car park near the press room has been converted into a helipad to upgrade the operational capabilities of the police.

Members of the president’s guard and the helicopter’s crew carried out a five-minute test flight to familiarise themselves with the area.

SUMMER RAINS, FOG AND STRONG WINDS ON THE MENU

 

SUMMER RAINS, FOG AND STRONG WINDS ON THE MENU - Filenews 2/7

Seasonal low pressure affects the area.


Today, the weather will be mostly clear. Winds will initially be mainly southeast to southwest, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort, to later become mainly southwest to northwest, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort and locally to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea will be a little rough. The temperature will rise to 37 degrees inland, 29 on the west coast, around 32 on the rest of the coast and 28 degrees in the higher mountains.

OCCUPIED TERRITORIES - THEY LEASED FIVE MILE, KYRENIA, TO THE OCCUPYING ARMY FOR 30 YEAR - PROBLEM WITH TURKISH CYPRIOT ''INVESTORS''

OCCUPIED TERRITORIES - THEY LEASED FIVE MILE, KYRENIA, TO THE OCCUPYING ARMY FOR 30 YEAR - PROBLEM WITH TURKISH CYPRIOT ''INVESTORS'' - Filenews 1/7



The "administration" of the Turkish Cypriot "peacekeeping forces" – the Turkish occupation army – has been leased for 30 years the landing beach of 1974, i.e. Five Mile near Kyrenia, by the administration of the pseudo-state's foundations, with the aim of preserving its "historical character and converting it into an open-air museum in honour of the operation in Cyprus on July 20, 1974".

CHAOS IN LIMASSOL DUE TO WORKS ON THE COASTAL ROAD - ''INCREDIBLE INCONVENIENCE FOR DRIVERS, TWO HOURS FOR TWO KILOMETERS'' - ANGRY REACTION OF THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF GERMASOGEIA

CHAOS IN LIMASSOL DUE TO WORKS ON THE COASTAL ROAD - ''INCREDIBLE INCONVENIENCE FOR DRIVERS, TWO HOURS FOR TWO KILOMETERS'' - ANGRY REACTION OF THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF GERMASOGEIA - Filenews 1/7 by Ioanna Mantziipa


The deputy mayor of Germasogeia, Christos Papamichael, strongly criticized the traffic congestion caused by the works on the coastal front of Limassol, speaking of serious problems in the daily movement of citizens and long delays during peak hours.

At the same time, citizens contacted Filenews early in the morning, complaining about the inconvenience they experienced until they reached their workplaces. Problems and delays were also noted on an EMEL route (line 30) serving the coastal front.