Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 11-12-28
CONTENTS
[01] Finance Minister reveals large foreign investment in Cyprus
[02] Health Ministry about PIP implants
[03] CMP expresses gratitude over Cyprus donation
[01] Finance Minister reveals large foreign investment in Cyprus
Minister of Finance Kikis Kazamias revealed on Wednesday that a foreign
investor is seriously interested in investing in a large project that
would boost both the flagging construction industry and Cyprus` tourism
sector.
Kazamias accompanied the foreign investor during a meeting with Cypriot
President Demetris Christofias.
``The particular possible investment is both large and serious and
concerns the possibility for an investment in any location deemed
appropriate for the construction industry and which would boost our
tourist product,`` he said responding to questions, adding the project
concerns ``a big building complex which would enrich our tourist
product.``
[02] Health Ministry about PIP implants
No breast implants by French manufacturer PIP have been used in public
sector hospitals, Ministry of Health notes adding however that it seems
that such implants have been used in the private sector or for women
who have been operated abroad.
In a new press release issued on Wednesday, the Health Ministry notes
that the existing scientific data do not indicate to the existence of
increased cancer possibility for women with PIP implants.
[03] CMP expresses gratitude over Cyprus donation
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) expressed its sincere
gratitude to Cyprus for its latest generous donation of EUR 240,000.
``This new donation has enabled the CMP to extend the working area of
its Anthropological Laboratory to accommodate a larger team of
scientists in order to expedite the identification process of the
remains of missing persons within the framework of its project on the
Exhumation, Identification and Return of Remains of Missing Persons in
Cyprus,`` the CMP states in a press release issued on Wednesday.
According to the press release, to date human remains representing over
830 individuals have been exhumed while over 310 missing persons have
been identified and their remains returned to the families concerned.
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