Archive for August, 2009

It seems that Gez the hairdresser, accused of having a forged level 3 certificate, may have also been breaking a minimum price law. Apparently, if you discover that a “Class C” hairdresser is charging you less than 25 TL for a cut and dry then you should report them. The... »

The Barak Culture Association (BCA) is dedicated to enforcing the 38th Article of the TRNC Constitution which states that entrance to beaches cannot be charged for. They are upset that with the explosion of hotels building next to publicly owned beaches, the owners of these hotels are taking these... »

When the Property Complaints Office was introduced in July 2007, I for one was relieved to see that at last someone was trying to sort out the mess of corruption and outright fraud that is spoiling the North Cyprus Property market. My complaint I thought would be in good hands and be investigated and... »

“What happened next, Granddad?” Timmy asked, wanting to hear more of the story. I continued, “Later that night Nanny and I sat in the lounge of the Galleon Inn. We could hear lots of singing and merriment coming from the bar next door and so we decided to take a look. Much to our surprise,... »

Guess we must have done something right because within 24 hours of NCFP being launched online, the 1and1 webshost server was swamped by requests for access. Between 11pm and 12am of the Sunday 23th August 2009 launch day suddenly there were 720 visits. Up until then the day’s visitor... »

he first problem was returning from Antalya in October 2008, having waited patiently in the queue, I finally arrived at the check-in desk only to be told that my ticket was not valid because the class printed on it was not valid for the flight. Having smugly pointed out... »

The following is taken from a blog run by Hason Today (Aug. 25, 2009) at 06:28am GMT, a 4.7 degree (Richter scale) earthquake hit the island of Cyprus. “I was getting ready, and about to leave my apartment on the 7th floor, heading to my work in Limassol city, when the shaking... »

2002 Dec the world was shaken by the atrocities of the Bali Disco bombing 202 dead and over 200 injured. A few months later in Egypt Car bombs devastated two big tourist hotels, again killing and maiming hundreds. In the Valley of the Kings 34 German tourists are gunned down visiting the historic sites. Apart... »

The recent case of a British hairdresser being thrown in jail for allegedly forging a Level 3 City and Guilds Hairdressing certificate he had been told was necessary to run a salon in the TRNC highlights the strange hurdles which foreigners are being asked to overcome whilst a blind... »

“Granddad, please tell me a bedtime story. Tell me about your adventures on Pirate Island.” “Well me lad, that all happened a long time ago; so long ago that sometimes I think it might have been a dream.” “Yes Granddad, I know that, please just get on with the story.” “Well, Nanny and I were having a... »