Millions in line for hotel tourism – the government says 550mTL “will be invested in hotel schemes” and there are plans for 3 or 4 new airlines to start flying into Ercan this year according to the Hotelier’s Union boss. 27,000 new jobs are expected to be created. Editor: see below
Plea for a halt to hotel schemes – the Hotelier’s Union boss calls for a stop to new hotel schemes because current occupancy rates are only 30% and more hotels would make this even worse. Editor: see above
‘Model city’ to take shape – from 2015 Girne will be re-modelled. Editor: but considering the Girne ring road plan was launched in the 1950s perhaps we shouldn’t hold our collective breaths?
Turkey makes concessions in talks with TRNC – TRNC firms can now tender for work in North Cyprus.
Dogs and donkey fall victim to culling – half a truck load of stray dogs have been killed and probably buried at the army camp in Girne. 18 donkeys have been shot in the Karpas as part of a cull there.
Union’s new chairman – Cafer Gürcafer has been elected new chairman of the Cyprus Turkish Construction Contractors’ Union!
Complaints made over ‘misleading’ Pegasus ads – because they are not “direct” flights. Editor: not because when booking online a last minute £13 booking fee is added?
These articles are then followed by a group of hopeful tourism articles and a couple of articles about coming protests which add nothing significant to previous news
Anger at missing pension money – it is claimed that the TRNC workers’ pension fund is owed 950m TL “borrowed” by the Finance Ministry and other state institutions.
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