INSURANCE WAIT A PHOTO’S STORY Relatives of mother A harrowing 59-year-old who died of cancer still Cyprus Mail photo has waiting for pay-out taken on a life of its own Page 2 Pages 6-7 July 12, 2015 Established 1945 €1.60 www.cyprus-mail.com COFFEESHOP: CYPROB PROGRESS AND PARTY SPLIT CAUSE DIKO HEADACHE PAGE 15 INSIDE Resignations of top officials Health minister ‘NEVER AGAIN’ PLEDGE TO MARI BLAST RELATIVES TV and lifestyle and secret service supplements to see you through chief step down the week By George Psyllides resignation. “I’d like to believe that I did my duty with the highest sense Cyprus RESIDENT Nicos of responsibility and diligence, Anastasiades has lost making every possible effort Greek Cypriot two top offi cials after to achieve the best in a sector Pthe resignations of that as you know well, is rife both his health minister and with problems and needs im- director on the secret service chief were an- mediate and radical reorgani- nounced yesterday. sation,” the letter said. trauma of war The resignation of Andreas Patsalis, appointed in March Pentaras, the head of the se- 2014, said he was proud that cret service (KYP), was an- he managed to prepare the 4 nounced early Saturday morn- bills for the national health ing following revelations earlier scheme, and making public in the week that KYP had been hospitals autonomous, “and using phone surveillance tech- fi nd ourselves a step before World nology. His resignation was ac- submitting them to parlia- cepted by the president. ment”. Serb leader “Following the information “As regards hospital auton- A woman lays a wreath at the memorial to those killed in the Mari blast. Yesterday was and the shadows cast in rela- omy and the NHS, implemen- the fourth anniversary of the explosion. STORY PAGE 2 (Christos Theodorides) chased away tion to the use of specifi c soft- tation is more than necessary, ware by KYP, and to protect and I hope that this time prob- the service’s notable work to lems and interests won’t stand at Srebrenica date, its chief … submitted his in the way of implementation,” resignation today,” a written he said. Eurogroup ministers: Greece must do more memorial statement from the govern- At the beginning of the ment spokesman said. month, the cabinet postponed By Philip Blenkinsop further steps to convince them it would hon- 8 Just hours later, it emerged approval of the hospital au- and Robert-Jan Bartunek our any new debts. that Health Minister Philip- tonomy bill - a cornerstone of Wolfgang Schaeuble, fi nance minister of its pos Patsalis, citing personal the NHS - but denied the de- biggest creditor Germany and a veteran stick- reasons, had also tendered his lay was linked to a threatened EUROZONE fi nance ministers told their ler for the EU’s fi scal rules, said negotiations Sport resignation. In his letter how- 48-hour strike by state nurses. Greek counterpart yesterday that Athens would be “exceptionally diffi cult”. ever, he also spoke of vested Dialogue between the health must go beyond an initial set of proposals for Since Tsipras’ leftist government won power ‘Serena Slam’ interests that stood in the way ministry and health sector reforms if it wants them to open negotiations in January, he said, emerging optimism about of vital reforms. professionals would continue on a bailout, eurozone sources said. Greece had been “destroyed in an incredible victory at In the letter, dated July 9, until mid-September, the Meeting in Brussels as the Eurogroup, the way in the last few months”. Patsalis, 53, thanked Presi- president’s offi ce announced. ministers took a break from their plenary Other ministers arriving for the Eurogroup Wimbledon dent Nicos Anastasiades for Patsalis had warned that it discussions after some three hours. meeting also spoke of a fundamental lack of entrusting him with the health Two sources said there was consensus among trust after years of broken Greek promises and portfolio, saying personal rea- TURN TO PAGE 3 the other 18 ministers around the table that back sons obliged him to submit his the leftist government in Athens must take TURN TO PAGE 9 2 Home July 12, 2015 • SUNDAY MAIL Weather Mourning parents in Nicosia 35 Paralimni life insurance battle Troodos 272 323 323 LLarnaca PaphosPh LimassolL No pay out 30 32 four years after TODAY: Mainly fine inland and along the coast with some isolated showers expected over the mountains. Temperatures will rise to 35C inland, 30C on the west coast, 32C on the south and east coast and daughter’s death 27C in the mountains. from cancer OUTLOOK: Isolated showers, fine weather by Tuesday. YESTERDAY By Bejay Browne max/min temp Humidity Nicosia 36 - 21 46% HE FAMILY of a young Paphos Larnaca 34 - 21 51% mother who died of cancer four Limassol 30 - 21 69% years ago are still wrangling with her Tinsurance company for pay-outs on Paphos 30 - 20 73% two life insurance policies. Paralimni 32 - 22 51% Thirty-fi ve-year-old Alethea Ayres’ honest account on her personal blog Prodromos 21 - 10 43% and Facebook of her cancer as it spread from malignant melanoma to nine brain tumours and stomach cancer struck a SUNRISE: 05.41 am SUNSET: 20.03 pm chord among Paphos residents. They joined forces to raise money to send her for what was hoped to be lifesav- ing treatment in Germany. But Alethea’s cancer had spread to her stomach and Sunday Mail her health deteriorated rapidly. She was Alethea with her husband and son shortly before her death admitted to the Friend’s hospice Paphos Established 1945. Number 22,181 where she later died. hospice has moved from the Evange- or eight years ago and it is still owned by The family have just marked her four lismos clinic, where Alethea’s medical Adam. But it’s empty and up for sale. He NICOSIA 24 Vass. Voulgaroctonou, P.O. Box 21144, 1502 Nicosia year memorial but say Alpha Bank In- records are stored, to St George’s clinic. now lives in the UK with my grandson. Tel: 22-818585, Fax: 22-676385 email: [email protected] surance have still not paid out on two of Three weeks ago, Alpha Bank - after hav- Alethea and Adam had a Swiss franc Alethea’s policies. ing this form for some time - sent it back mortgage with Alpha - which is why the LIMASSOL 5A Nicolaou, Pentadromos Centre, Thessaloniki St, Her mother, Hilda Georgiou, said that to the lawyer dealing with her daughter’s payments became impossible. Since 2011 Tel: 25-761117, Fax: 25-761141 email: [email protected] Alpha Bank/Alpha Insurance had all of estate saying the hospice hadn’t fi lled it in when Alethea passed away, very little has the paperwork pertaining to her daugh- properly, she said. been paid.” LARNACA Tel: 24-652243, Fax: 24-659982 ter’s death within two months of Alethea “Once again, I was forced to go back to The controversial Swiss Franc mortgag- passing away. the hospice and all the memories it holds, es with Alpha Bank are already the sub- She said she had turned to the media in even though it’s in a different clinic, and ject of court action taken by hundreds of Chicken recalled on salmonella fears desperation and told the Sunday Mail: ask the doctor to fi ll it in again. His reply clients who were unable to keep up pay- “Alethea had two life insurance policies, was that he couldn’t fi ll it in any differ- ments when the Swiss Franc soared in STATE Health services have recalled two frozen chicken one for her apartment and one for a small ently and asked for Alpha Bank to phone value. products with salmonella. loan. Up until now these haven’t been him to discuss it.” “Being the guarantors I have been told The health ministry announced that during lab tests on paid out. I believe they were waiting for by the lawyer dealing with Alethea’s es- random samples, frozen chicken burgers produced by two her will to be fi nalised. They were given NEW FORMS tate that they (the bank) can take our local companies, Loukas Aristodemou Farm and Sons Ltd her death certifi cate shortly after she home. He told us it would be easier for and Tasoulla’s Home Made Foods, were found to contain passed away.” A spokesman for the medical team at them to come to us as we live here than salmonella. Georgiou said that as her daughter died the hospice confi rmed Georgiou’s version try and get anything from our son-in-law The batch of chicken burgers produced by Loukas Aristo- intestate - without making a will - the of events. “We don’t understand how it in England,” Georgiou said. demou Farm has the barcode 2814646008003 and expires process was only fi nalised last August, could be fi lled in differently and we need Following a number of emails and tele- May 27, 2016. three years after she died. Her husband them to tell us what they need and we can phone calls by the Sunday Mail to Alpha The barcode package of the chicken burgers produced by and son are the benefi ciaries. help.” Bank and Alpha Insurance, the company Tasoulla’s Home Made Foods is 5291468000113 and expires The claims refer to a small loan and An added delay is that Alpha is now responded in an email. on December 30, 2015. a mortgage for an apartment Alethea requesting a ‘Declaration of the cause of Riana Metti of Alpha Insurance wrote: Consumers are urged to return the items to the shop bought prior to her marriage and which Death’.