Tighter poison rules approved – prescription only agro-chemicals which have poisoned animals and been used in suicides. Concern was expressed over the enforcement of these rules. Editor: on the way to a restaurant I counted 3 motorcyclists with helmets, 5 without, despite this being illegal
Bequest to fund dialysis unit – expat Marion Cooper left £84,000 to be used to set up a dialysis unit in Girne to save patients having to travel to Lefkosa
TL devaluation ‘a crisis’ – because prices will go up but various experts say the lira rate is either going to improve, get worse or stay the same.
Pekmez event promises ‘intensive line-up’ – the Ozankoy 3-day carob festival will run from 23-25 August
Council of Ministers OK for a raft of crucial laws – including using better quality fuel instead of a filter in the Teknecik power plant and naming and shaming food producers whose products contain poison. Editor: I’ll feel much better when I’m poisoned if the producer is made to feel embarrassed.
Row follows postponement of TRNC hunting season opening – instead of opening on Sunday 18 August, hunting season opens on 1st September. A map shows that hunting is banned in most populated areas including from Girne to Lapta.
Expats concerned about ‘growing rubbish dump’ – at Kayalar on the edge of the Akdeniz reserve. A unofficial dump is being added to daily and the Lapta Mayor has promised to move it but not to stop further dumping.
Author’s delight as series republished – Sibel Hodge’s Amber Fox series will be republished by a newly established New York publishing company
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