The lake in the Marie area is threatened with disappearance. The guilty of the death of a paratrooper military was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment. There are not enough rescuers on the beaches of Larnaki. Cyprus plans to invite Turkey to the summit. Teachers demand a meeting with the president and threaten a strike.
-The career in Marie, which formed as a result of clay production, eventually turned into a lake and an important water-bell biotope, where rare species of birds winter and nesting and nesting, including strictly guarded, for example, swamp duck. However, the ecosystem is under threat of construction work on the creation of a ground gas terminal.
- The Military Court of Nicosia today sentenced the senior sergeant Marinos John to 18 months of imprisonment. He was found guilty of the death of the 27 -year -old paratrooper Panayotis Yanniu, who received the task of jumping from a helicopter during the exercises in June 2022 without coordination with the commander and without security measures. The court noted that this is not a random mistake, but a “dangerous, reckless and rash” decision, which led to death.
- Only 11 out of 19 rescue towers of Larnaki are equipped with rescuers. The problem arose due to enhanced requirements for candidates: they require diplomas, experience and physical preparation, including sailing at 300m in 7.5 minutes and the ability to provide first aid. This reduced the number of people. At the same time, candidates are offered a good salary, and new standards will provide more qualified protection on the beaches.
- Cyprus plans to invite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to a regional summit in the Middle East as part of his chairmanship in the EU in April 2026. Despite the long -standing conflict and section of the island since 1974, President Nicos Khristodulidis noted that “Türkiye will always be a neighbor,” and its participation can help strengthen the dialogue.
- The unions of teachers called for an urgent meeting with President Nicos Christodulidis due to delays with the implementation of an agreement on constant teaching rates. In the absence of progress in the negotiation process, trade unions reserve the right to strike.
