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Goodbye Ingo
I am sure some of you will have known Ingo, if not by name then by sight. I met Ingo very shortly after arriving in North Cyprus. A friend took Chris and I to his little unofficial ‘bar’ in his small shed-like building in the winter and his garden in the summer. Ingo lived... »
Jennifer Lopez coming to North Cyprus
According to reports in various media, Jennifer Lopez is to be the star attraction at the grand opening of the Hotel Vratos Premium on 24th July. J.Lo is expected to arrive at Ercan Airport on 22nd July accompanied by an entourage of about 80 people, including her husband Marc Anthony and her twins. The... »
Robin’ snippets – so it’s tit for tat!
No sooner is Chrstofias back from Brussels after making his demands to Mr Barosso (See NCFP 20.6.2010: quote “Christofias has repeatedly underlined his message that his country will not accept a timetable for the talks, it will not accept the UN in the role as arbitrator”) than the new presidential incumbant in the North,... »
Robin’s Snippets – Well there’s a surprise!
One of 11 suspects accused by the US of spying for Russia has gone missing after being freed on bail on Cyprus. The man, a Canadian, named by police as Christopher Metsos, was due to sign in at a police station in the coastal town of Larnaca but did not show up. He was... »
Robin’s Snippets – 29/6/2010
It has been reported that the Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir has leased the Northern Cypriot airport Gecitkale (Gr. Lefkoniko) for the next 15 years. The airport was used militarily up until 2004 and after a two year refurbishment programme has been approved for airfreight and aircraft maintenance. In the first year Asil Nadir’s... »
Robin’s Snippets – part 2
Tit for tat! As a result of the tensions created by, amongst other things the Gaza Flotilla, Turkey has excluded Israel from the current air sea rescue practice operations “Caner Gönyeli-2010“ currently taking place in the eastern Mediterranean. Of the initial 56 invited participants, 34 as observers and 22 as participants only seven countries... »
Robin’s Snippets
Did you know that it is now illegal for non TRNC citizens to fish without a permit? As of 13th Jan this year the new law has been in force, ostensibly to preserve fish stocks. Permits can be obtained from the Hayvancılık Dairesi for a mere 20TL for 3 days fishing. Cheaper to buy... »
Four Archbishops cause confusion in Cyprus
The cemetery of the St Spyridonas in Nicosia was the scene of vandalism on the graves of three former Cypriot orthodox archbishops. In two cases the coffins were stolen and all thee gravestones were stolen. Initially the police thought they were dealing with “body snatching”, but the church later clarified the issue by saying the human... »
Wootton Bassett – Freedom of Speech
Although this topic is not specifically about north Cyprus we at NCFP feel that as some members of Cyprus44 feel the need to discuss whether radical Muslims should be allowed to demonstrate about the deaths of Muslims at the hands of British troops in Afghanistan then they can do it here. Personally I believe... »
Merry Christmas to all our readers
North Cyprus Free Press will be taking a holiday until after Christmas unless there is important breaking news. For those of you who are spending Yuletide in north Cyprus, enjoy yourselves but remember, there are some unfortunates in the UK who can’t sunbathe on the 25th! number of views: 126 »
