In today's episode, Firefighters were battling ‘continuous and intense’ flare-ups between the communities of Polemi and Kourdaka, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Wednesday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said Cyprus has a specific plan for the procurement of private aerial firefighting means to upgrade and ensure self-reliance.
Elsewhere, Attorney-general George Savvides took the stand for close to five hours before the Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday , which is hearing the case calling for auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ dismissal on the grounds of inappropriate conduct.
All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.