May Day – A Day Often Censored Because Of Its Associations

In North Cyprus on May Day, 1st May, banks, supermarkets and Petrol Stations are supposedly closed. In the past, May Day celebrations were often banned initially because of their associations with debauchery and later for their association with organised labour.

The Original May Day was a Roman Festival which consisted of 30 days of […]

Crossing Into North Cyprus From the South Is a Sin Says Archbishop

Crossing Into North Cyprus From the South Is a Sin Says Archbishop

Just when many may have believed that religious figures had nothing new to say about morality, Archbishop Chrysostomos in his Easter Sunday address managed to introduce a new sin in his sermon. Apparently those who crossed daily to the north for shopping and who traveled through the Ercan airport had strayed from national and […]

Cyprus Today - 27th April 2019

Cyprus Today - 27th April 2019

Cyprus Today – 27th April 2019

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‘More Will Die on this Road’ – continuing bad news about the Lefkosa-Girne road, the poor driving of its users and poor driving training in North Cyprus

‘Serial killer’ probe reveals more victims – news that a Greek Cypriot soldier accused of multiple killings may be […]