in Cyprus Today – 4/9/2010

Carry on up the Karpaz! – $1 billion Bafra leisure resort now expected to be finished 13 years late

Help me stay alive – David Briars needs people to donate platelets to help his blood clot and to stop him bleeding to death. The platelets are taken from donated blood and potential donors should […]

Akfinans Bank is an embarassment to the TRNC government

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My heart is aching for the TRNC. That may sound very strange coming from me of all people. Yes I do think of all the victims of property scams, of banks who used the law’s weaknesses to mortgage innocent pensioners’ homes without their knowledge in order […]

North Cyprus Wild Plants – Storax (Styrax officinalis)

Taking the dog for a walk I came across a wild shrub bearing tiny fruits which looked like miniature greengages. I was fascinated to find out what these were and quite quickly established that they were Storax, latin name Styrax officinalis. I always get excited when a plant’s name includes the word “officinalis” because […]