in Cyprus Today – 6/3/2010

Turkish Cypriot victory at EHCR - read NCFP articles

Making a connection – after the flooding, culverts are being installed in the Girne bypass to combat flooding. The “main chunk” of the route is expected to be completed by April.

Erdoğan: “we could withdraw” - “Turkey has said it is prepared to withdraw its troops from Cyprus in the hope of gaining the support of Greek Cypriots for a solution… over a period of time.” Editor: but not before a settlement.

Former leader may join the race – UBP leader Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu is alleged to be standing for the presidency. Various theories have been forwarded as to why he wants to stand including using the threat of his bid to get himself the PM’s job.

Ercan car park ‘losing 1m TL a year’ – Editor: so it is cheaper to have free parking????

Owners’ blow as high winds take roof off - Karakum restaurant lost their roof in high winds.

South petrol prices rise above those in North - 10 litres of petrol in the north is €4 cheaper than in the south

‘Grand solution’ is vital to EU efforts - apparently ‘the golden formula’ is for Turkey to be members of the EU.

Eroğlu defiant as Talat commits to land return – President Talat, in negotiations, has agree to return 7% of TRNC occupied land to the GCs but Eroğlu has said that none would be returned.

Independent Karpaz call - the Free United Karpaz Associated has called for the Karpaz to be an autonomous zone in a United Cyprus and there have also been calls for it to come under Greek Cypriot rule

House about that - thanks to the help of ex-pats a Turkish couple living in a portakabin, after their home was declared uninhabitable, are a step nearer to having a new home. The expats have pledged to raise £10000 for this project of which £1300 has been collected so far.

Staff keep jobs after threatening strike – 40 Easter Mediterranean University English Prepatory School staff are back to work after the decision to make them redundant was reversed

137 grounded or just union ‘flight of fancy’ – there is confusion whether these CTA staff will be made redundant in July.

Euro millions jackpot - all the €259m EU aid to the TRNC has now been allocated. For example, €900,000 to clean up the Lefke copper mine, €3.5m for the Committee for Missing Persons, €144,000 for Çatalköy ‘bug control’ and €14.5m in support of the implementation of the ‘acquis communautaire,’ EU law.

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