Letters

With water becoming so short in the future with global warming, certainly hotter summers here in Cyprus and less rainfall I am horrified to see people still hosing down pavements ...

Sir, There have been a number of reports from time to time over many years about the high cost of electricity in Cyprus. For example: On January 31, 2025 the energy minister, ...

We are six children from a mixed marriage, and we applied for citizenship 10 years ago. Every time we go to ask about it they gave us no answer and sometimes ...

As a descendent of Stass Paraskos I can categorically say I do not want use of the facilities promised to the Cyprus College of Art in Lempa. However, the legally ...

Many, many years ago, the government of the day decided to shoot all the many strays that were wandering around the streets. There were even reports of shooting dogs on ...

I am a full-time teacher, currently working in Saudi Arabia and also the founder of a small educational advocacy group called (Occupational Safety & Health) OSHliteracy.org, which advocates for ...

Having been closely involved in the development and operation of eco-friendly domestic waste processing facilities, I wish to offer informed comments on the proposed Pay As You Throw (PAYT) scheme, ...

Good luck to Larnaca in its pursuit of opening a crematorium.  After years of struggle and thousands of supportive signatures, there is a glimmer of hope that the Paphos crematorium ...

Accident report not taken seriouslyMy wife was involved in a car accident. Thankfully, neither she nor the other driver sustained any injuries. Our insurance agent arrived at the scene and ...

I was very pleased to see that cemeteries will be restored. I was born in Engomi, Famagusta but emigrated to the UK with my parents (whole family) but sadly we ...

March 11, 2025, will forever be a day I’ll remember as the worst of my 3.5-year-old German shepherd’s life, and a deeply traumatic experience for both myself and my friend. ...

My early impressions of Cypriots were formed by friends introduced to me by my late husband, Andreas, a very good man, therefore the friends he chose were good people and ...

Swimming pools use relatively little water as they simply circulate the water that’s already there, but putting a cover on pools to stop evaporation in mid-summer would help. Irrigation ...

Recently travelled from Larnaca airport. The new regulations on water bottles are 60 cents for a 500ml bottle. When we got there all bottles were now 750ml for €1.90 and hiding at ...

I saw the ‘diplomats’ all descending on Geneva, including the past president – who really didn’t want a solution when he was president. All having a good time at taxpayers’ ...

The Famagusta district office has informed grieving families who applied for the issuance of the death certificate for their loved one that they had to wait until July to be ...

The Sunday Mail’s March 9 review of the movie Nightcrawler your reviewer writes: “A journalist with no morals, you say? Is there any other kind?” Yes, there is. I found ...

In 2016 – nine years ago – I was part of a campaign with experts and dedicated volunteers from Cyprus and abroad urging the authorities to implement specific measures to prevent tragedies like ...

What exciting news about the longed-for crematorium. As has been reported on many occasions there are thousands of us of all nationalities and faiths wanting this to happen. Cost, pollution ...

The Cyprus Orthodox Church’s stance that it will not perform funeral rites for individuals who choose cremation is ridiculous and unchristian and is based on an interpretation on religious ...

I found them on the hills of Pentalia. Two bodies, stiff, discarded as if they had never lived, as if their devotion had meant nothing. Hunting dogs, once valued for ...

The government is encouraging everyone to go and buy electric cars for the sake of the environment but: Firstly, is there enough electricity available to charge these vehicles. At present ...

I am writing to you today to complain about the practices of mukhtari regarding the fees charged for official stamps. I am concerned about the lack of transparency and consistency ...

I refer to an article published in the Cyprus Mail on January 10 on the views of the former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and would like to point out, that ...