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Cyprus Mail: News Articles in English, 01-09-23Cyprus Mail: News Articles in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus Mail at <http://www.cyprus-mail.com/>Sunday, September 23, 2001CONTENTS
[01] New mobile phone chargesBy Rita KyriakidesTHE CYPRUS Telecommunications Authority (CyTA) is introducing two new packages for mobile phone users that will come into affect tomorrow. Mobile phone users will be able to choose a package of charges for frequent use and low use or to remain at the current charges for normal use. The package for frequent use is aimed at people who make many phone calls with a £10 subscription fee and all calls charged at 4 cents per minute, 24 hours a day. The low-use package is for those who do not use their mobile phones often with a £4 subscription fee and calls charged at 10 cents per minute 24 hours a day. These packages are in addition to the normal use charges, with a £6 subscription fee and calls being charged at 6 cents per minute during peak hours and 3 cents per minute during off peak. Charges for all other services will remain as they are for all packages. Customers can change to any package free of charge for the first six months, and will receive confirmation via a text message to their mobile phone within one working day. To apply for the packages call 0800 8004 for the low-use package, 0800 8010 for frequent use, and 0800 8006 for normal use from a mobile phone, or contact the CyTA customer services office by dialling 132 from a mobile phone. Copyright Cyprus Mail 2001 [02] Good news cruiseTHE ANNUAL Radiomarathon fundraiser for children with special needs will once again feature a cruise to Rhodes.Louis Cruise Lines, in co-operation with Radiomarathon organisers the Laiki Bank Group and the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, are organising a two- day cruise aboard the Princesa Marissa , otherwise known as the 'ship of love'. For the third year running Louis Cruise Lines will provide the ship without charge so that all the profits from the cruise go to the Radiomarathon. The ship, with around 600 passengers on board, will sail from Limassol at 6pm on Friday October 5 and will return at 5.30pm on Sunday. The cruise will include a half-day excursion on the island of Lindos and a night out in Rhodes. Prices begin at £45 per person. For more information contact the Louis Cruise Line Centres at Nicosia (02) 674040, Limassol (05) 327343, Larnaca (04) 665822, Paphos (06) 960780, Ayia Napa (03) 722750 or Protaras/Paralimni (03) 833440. Copyright Cyprus Mail 2001 [03] Egyptian oil minister to visitEGYPTIAN Petroleum Minster Sameh Fahmy will be arriving in Cyprus tomorrow for a two-day visit. He will meet President Glafcos Clerides on Tuesday morning and will then meet with Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Nicos Rolandis to discuss energy matters.He will leave the island on Tuesday afternoon. Copyright Cyprus Mail 2001 [04] Student killedA 22-year old Sri Lankan student was killed early yesterday in a road accident in Nicosia.Mudarpatharach Jayathilaka was riding his motorbike with his friend, 22- year-old Lakshman Marnakulasuriya, at 2.30am on Limassol Avenue in Latsia when he lost control and the machine went off a three-metre-high bridge into a riverbed. Jayathilaka was killed and Marnakulasuriya was seriously injured and was taken to Nicosia General Hospital. Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the accident to come forward. Copyright Cyprus Mail 2001 Cyprus Mail: News Articles in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |