Battle Stations – Ingrid Lindh starts a petition for the reinstatement of the ambulance stations in Lapta and Esentepe and Dr Nuri Gökşin, the under-secretary at the Health Ministry, is reported as saying “the decision has been made and it is not changing.” Perhaps he hasn’t met Ingrid yet?
Opening hours – it’s back to open “open all hours” for shops and construction companies. 24/7 for your friendly cement lorry, surely not? I can’t think of anything more likely to turn tourists away than being woken at 4am by building work.
Drug buster – the typical day of black lab Zeytin the drug sniffer dog
Witness dismisses alleged beach snatch – The Sun got it wrong (Editor: but of course will not retract the story that paints the TRNC as being an unsafe holiday place. Why doesn’t the government’s lawyers sue the paper? I bet they would sue NCFP if we’d published those lies.)
Talat calls on US to help save peace talks – (Editor: Uncle Sam’s not listening Mr Talat nor are most Cypriots in both the north and the south.)
‘Government can cope with swine flu return’ – (Editor: it says, but don’t develop breathing problems in the Esentepe or Lapta areas as the ambulance might get you to the hospital too late to save your life.)
‘Hooligans on the way for Chelsea clash’ – (Editor: it’s a football match not a ‘clash’)
Beach rubbish by the sackload – volunteers clean up the beaches
‘Small businesses are melting into thin air’ – the Florist Union’s members demonstrate against “unfair competition” by supermarkets selling flowers. (Editor: are we to expect demonstrations from the Butchers and Bakers Unions next?)
Asbestos water pipes replaced – in Gazi Mağusa
Bookshop owner hits out at police – the arsonists who burnt down a popular Lefkoşa bookshop are unlikely to be found say the owner who believes it was targeted for stocking books ‘promoting reaching an accord with Greek Cypriots.’
35 puppies dumped outside shop
‘Illegal’ competition angers bus drivers – the bus driver’s union threaten demonstrations if the Gazi Mağusa municipality do not withdraw its bus service
Turkey found guilty of ‘degrading treatment’ – or so the ECHR ruled on 18 property cases brought before the Immovable Property Commission was set up in north Cyprus. This ruling relates to incidents as a result of protesters attempting to cross into north Cyprus on July 19th 1989 and being denied access to their properties.
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North Cyprus Free Press 