Night Club Arrests
Kyrenia police raided the Titanic night club in Gecitkoy at 10.30 last night. Five people were arrested in relation to prostitution laws. The post Night Club Arrests appeared first on North Cyprus News...
View ArticleFM Erik reviews Ban ki-Moon UN report
TRNC Foreign Minister Kutlay Erik says that the report produced by UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon is ‘balanced, but there are contradictions’. The report has been produced as part of the process of...
View ArticleMore tourist guides ready for recruitment
17 more guides were given diplomas yesterday showing that they had successfully completed the Tourist Guide Training Course. The Tourism Minister Mehmet Harmanci was at the ceremony. He said that they...
View ArticleReggae Festival cancelled
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cancelled the imminent Sundance Reggae Festival. The festival had been scheduled for July 31st on the beach at Kaplica. However the EPA maintains that no...
View ArticlePublic Swimming Pool to be Solar Heated
The covered Ataturk swimming pool in Nicosia will have a new solar powered system installed. The objective is to save on electricity and diesel costs. The tender contract states that the project must...
View ArticleKTOS against Quran lessons for young pupils
Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Kibris’ reports that the primary school teachers’ trade union (KTOS) protested against the practice of providing religious lessons, particularly Quran lessons to young children,...
View ArticlePM Erdogan may visit TRNC to boost UBP campaign
Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Halkin Sesi’ cites information which says that the Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan may visit North Cyprus in order to help the National Unity Party’s (UBP) election...
View ArticlePipeline from Turkey to be delayed
The Agriculture and Natural Resources Minister, Sami Dayioglu held a press conference during his visit to Gecitkoy dam earlier today. Although the original deadline for the pipeline completion was due...
View ArticleAyfilon coast cleaned up
The initiative started by the Minister of Tourism continues in the Dipkarpz area. The ministry is looking to clean up all the main beaches in the TRNC. It has called on local councils as well as NGO’s...
View ArticleTRNC to sizzle at 39 degrees
The met office has announced that temperatures will increase up to 39 degrees this weekend. Inland temps of 37 to 39 and around 33 in coastal areas are expected. UV radiation will be particularly high...
View ArticleBlack Hole left by UBP government
The new Finance Minister Zeren Mungan gave a rare press interview yesterday. He covered a number of points and responded to questions. Mr Mungan pointed out that all forms of funding from Turkey were...
View ArticleTrade unions object to Turkey’s interference in July elections
According to Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Afrika’, the trade unions of Turk-Sen, KTOEOS, Dau-Sen and Kamu-Sen, evaluating Turkey’s stance on the TRNC, all agreed that Turkey was interfering. Tuluy Kalyoncu,...
View ArticleTurkish journalists protest agains police violence
Turkish journalists marched behind a banner of penguins, chanting slogans such as “Free press cannot be silenced.” Some of the banners read: ‘Don’t target, don’t detain, don’t arrest, don’t threaten,...
View ArticlePolice drug ‘sting’ in South fails
The Greek Cypriot drug squad (IKAN) were left with red faces when they lost track of 20 kilos of drugs during a recent operation and therefore could not make any arrests. ‘Politis’ newspaper says that...
View ArticleIstanbul police disperse protesters in usual fashion
Several thousands of protesters were on the receiving end of water cannon and tear gas attacks when they gathered to protest a midnight bill adopted this week by Turkey’s Parliament. The crowds who...
View ArticleNo solution based on Annan plan: Speaker of House
Speaker for the South’s parliament, Yiannakis Omirou has warned that Cyprus is in danger of coming across a new solution plan around the parameters of the Anan plan, rejected in 2004 by the majority...
View ArticleTurkey viewing EU’s annotated road map
Turkey is working on an “annotated road map” proposed by the EU. It modifications include visa liberalization for Turkish citizens in exchange for the signing of a Readmission Agreement by Turkey....
View ArticleProtesters permanently blinded by riot police bullets
The Association of Photographers has issued a report which says that 111 photographers were detained, targeted by violence or had their photos erased by the police during the demos in Istanbul and...
View Article15th July – Power to be restored
Power cuts affecting 40% of the country due to failure of a Kibtek 60MW steam turbine are expected to end this morning. The turbine failure is thought to be caused by the current high temperatures....
View ArticleGecitkoy Dam Environmental Concerns
Environmental concerns have been raised about the destruction of centuries-old olive trees at stone quarries in the Five Finger mountains. The quarries are being used to extend the Gecitkoy dam as part...
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