North Cyprus Road Safety The Worse In Europe

North Cyprus Road Safety The Worse In Europe

According to the TRNC Insurance Association, 41,554 cars were reported as having a road accident in North Cyprus in 2015. Of these, 24 crashes were fatal, resulting in the deaths of 28 people. The blame, according to İbrahim Kaçın, the General Secretary of the TRNC Insurance Association, lies with not only driver error but […]

Law Passed to Allow Cremation in the South

Law Passed to Allow Cremation in the South

A bill legalising cremation in south Cyprus was finally passed on Thursday after years of campaigning to bring about this change. The main objection had come from the Church of Cyprus which confirmed its objection to the practice by saying it would not carry out funeral services for deceased who state they want to […]

Beware of Sharks in North Cyprus

Beware of Sharks in North Cyprus

Well, OK, the original story is about a 1.5 meter shark being spotted off the coast of north Cyprus; probably the fairly harmless Dogfish Shark. A video of the appearance of the shark has been posted on YouTube so I guess I better include that so we can all go, ‘oh there are sharks […]