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Karpaz Gate Marina to become the best in eastern Mediterranean
Karpaz Gate Marina is currently being constructed by Sea-Alliance Group Ltd, a maritime services operation specialising in marina developments according to Britain’s All At Sea Newspaper is to be “enhanced significantly to provide the very best repair and refit facilities in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).” This facility will open up the Karpas... »
Invitation: Rev Jesse Jackson OBV Election Campaign Launch
We know that many Turkish Cypriots based in the UK read NCFP so we thought we would publish this invitation to a meeting intended to increase voting awareness amongst minority groups. Operation Black Vote (OBV) is the UK’s leading campaign group to encourage and inspire Black and Minority Ethnic groups to play a full and... »
Grand Aid Charity Event, 4pm Sunday 28th Feb at Pia Bella Hotel
The Grand Aid Charity Event will be happening on Sunday 28th Feb 2010 starting at 4pm and going on till 11pm at the Pia Bella Hotel, Kyrenia. All money raised will go to Haiti Earthquake and Guzelyurt Flood victims Entry is free but you will be asked for a donation on the door as you... »
South Cyprus hit by fuel strike
President Christofias’ government has made a stand and, as part of an attempt to control the economy, has capped petrol prices. Throughout the north this is the norm where knowing fuel prices will stay steady in the future helps business stability. Fuel retailers in the south responded swiftly to show their disapproval of this... »
Why you should never host your websites with 1and1
It started with an email from 1and1.co.uk saying that I’d exceeded my webspace quota by 12Mb. My account allowed only 600Mb and I’d used 612Mb. I checked and as far as I could see I had only about 450Mb of files. I checked further and discovered that on 8/2/2010 1and1 had added a 160Mb... »
To comment or not to comment?
Over the last month NCFP have tried various comment systems and currently have settled with an amalgamation of two systems. 1 – No comments automatically showing, the reader chooses to open comments 2 – A like/dislike system where readers can vote to reduce a comment to a link only In this way if there are abusive comments... »
TRNC Consumer Association name and shame builders
It was something that the Homebuyers’ Pressure Group (HBPG) tried to do several years ago but now, Cyprus Today reports, the TRNC Consumer Association has decided to name and shame builders on their website at www.cyprusconsumers.org. Gwen Cassell had brought and won a case against the roofers who bodged the job and, instead of... »
How safe is your money in north Cyprus banks?
Local Turkish banks have a deposit protection scheme called the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey (SDIF) or in Turkish TASARRUF MEVDUATI SİGORTA FONU (TMSF). This is a fund first established back in the 1930’s but which has been revised regularly since. The scheme protects certain deposits and investments that are held in registered... »
Happy New Year!
A Happy New Year to all our readers! The year starts with the old YTL banknotes being withdrawn from circulation today. The YTL banknotes can still be redeemed at branches of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey for a period of 10 years but will be worthless from January 1st 2020. For... »
