Daily Archives: February 16, 2002

THE GREEK Cypriot side would not be to blame if talks on the Cyprus problem failed, the government said yesterday.

Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said the peace process had to be given a push in order for it to be fruitful, but adding that, if the process failed, it would not be the Greek Cypriot side’s fault.

CHINESE students in Nicosia yesterday defended themselves against rumours that they ate stray dogs, saying they’d never heard of any of their compatriots indulging in the practice in Cyprus.

Rita Fu, 20, majoring in communications at Intercollege, was baffled by media reports leaked by immigration police that her compatriots ate dogs in Cyprus.

CHINESE students and their eating habits were again the focus of several newspapers yesterday in the wake of reports earlier in the week that immigration department officers carrying out routine checks had discovered dog bones in a flat occupied by Chinese students, who allegedly admitted they ate the animals.

COMMUNICATIONS Minister Averoff Neophytou yesterday denied the existence of a report decrying inadequate security at the island’s airports, saying he had “never heard of it”.

EDUCATION ended the week in turmoil yesterday, with pupils slamming their teachers on television and trainee teachers taking over the ministry to promote their demands.

with Jill Campbell Mackay