Archive for August, 2009

General Strike?

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
General Strike?

Attempts by the Prime Minister, Derviş Eroğlu, to persuade workers to take a pay cut seem to be falling on deaf ears. CTA flights were being cancelled this weekend. News is coming in that passengers on government owned CTA flights on Saturday are arriving to find them cancelled. One family arrived for the 0645... »

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Dog Poisoning

Monday, August 17th, 2009
Dog Poisoning

Organisations such as Kyrenia Animal Rescue have tried unsuccessfully to halt the poisoning of dogs but the government seem unable to do anything practical to stop this common practice There have been many attempts to stop locals putting down poison to control stray dogs. Some see this as the only method as there are... »

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President takes a stand on illegal building

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

It seems that Presidents Mehmet Ali Talat does not, after all, ignore illegal construction projects in north Cyprus. For example, when called upon to officially open a hotel he first asks “did you meet all the official requirements?” So what does he do if the hotel had been constructed illegally? It seems that all... »

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