According to signs around the Nicosia stadium in the south, displayed during the APOEL v Chelsea match tonight, some Greek Cypriots seem to believe that the country is owned by Greece. It’s a bit like saying that England belongs to the Italians because a few thousand years ago the Romans did manage to conquer... »
The website www.windguru.com covers the most extensive spread of local area weather forecasts in north Cyprus. In order to use this website click on “spot search” and type in an area. For example, typing in “Lapta” brings up not only Lapta in Cyprus but also Lapta – Silver Rocks. The weather forecast for today... »
Today’s Cyprus Mail describes a Greek Cypriot police raid in old Nicosia in search of illegal migrants. Whilst this would seem to be a fair, taking in 150 people “for identification” seems strange as eventually only 48 arrests were made. The raid was criticised by the Greek Cypriot Ombudswoman in her capacity as the... »
People power wins ambulances U-turn – well not quite. The Lapta ambulance service is going to be reduced to “working hours.” The Head of the Doctors’ Union said it was “better than nothing” but a 75% reduction in services, particularly during the evenings and weekend, would still mean unnecessary deaths. This is terrible news... »
The idea of these restaurant reviews is to see in how may local restaurants you can purchase a meal for two plus drinks for 50TL or less. In most cases this would be for a single course and drink, but not the cheapest on the menu. Dostlar restaurant is situated between Karaoğlanoğlu and Alsancak (see... »
Arriving late at Ercan on a delayed flight, we were forced to wait outside for our taxi. No big deal the temperature was a benevolent 24°C. The staff were cleaning up. With nothing better to do we watched with interest the methods used to rid the pristine floors of the debris of the the... »
Today Embargoed! achieved an astonishing feat. For the third year running our human rights group have been able to attend and present a violation case study outlining clear evidence of human rights breaches against Turkish Cypriots. This has been done at the largest human rights convention held anywhere in the European continent. Our man in... »
Alsancak’s first non-stop music pirate radio station, on 88 FM, has been operating now for about 6 months. The music is a mixture of quite good songs from all eras of pop. Its 24/7, at least it will be in our house according to my wife, but is very limited as to where you... »
In the north we have apparently had Ged the hairdresser put out of business because he only had a level 2 hairdressing qualification. Well you’ll be pleased to hear that, according to the Cyprus Mail, the government in the south does nothing about unqualified professionals even if they are negligent. A woman in south Cyprus... »
We have many Hummingbird Hawk moths visit our garden in Cyprus but you may have seen these in the UK, especially in the south of England. They do not over winter there as they tend to migrate from places such as Cyprus between May and September. It flies in the sunshine and hovers in front... »
