The President of Cyprus gave his 10-month-old cabinet an overhaul on Monday, after a week of speculation about which of the 16 Cabinet posts would see new faces following a newspaper interview in which President Nikos Christodoulides indicated that the changes were coming soon. The appointments will take effect on Wednesday. Newly appointed defence minister Vassilis Palmas is a veteran politician who has acted as government spokesman and a deputy minister in two previous administrations. The new health minister, Michalis Damianos, is a lawyer with his own practice, while history professor Mari…