Plans for Turkey to supply electricity to North Cyprus have been in the pipeline for a long time and it is a wonder that this was not included in the water pipeline which is now functioning. But what do I know. The idea is that Turkey’s electricity grid would be connected to North Cyprus, just like it is to other Turkish provinces. Well, that’s the point, Turkey is acting as if North Cyprus is going to become a new province. Turkey argues that with its electricity grid linked to the EU then North Cyprus would be linked to the EU too.
The South Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, says that he wants to relocate Turkish Cypriots who have for over 40 years been living in properties previously owned by Greek Cypriots prior to the 1974 Turkish intervention.
According to the North’s Diyalog newspaper (07.10.16) the Two Cyprus Presidents have agreed to the formation of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives will have 36 Greek and 12 Turkish members and the Senate 20 Turkish and 20 Greek members. If laws are put forward by Greek Cypriots then they will need at least five Turkish votes in the Senate and six in the House of Representatives. If laws are put forward by Turkish Cypriots they will need 18 Greek Cypriot votes in the House of Representatives and five in the Senate.
The President of South Cyprus, says that “no modern state in the European Union, or elsewhere, is in need of third-party guarantees.” This, coming from a country which still flies the flags of Greece, the country which invaded them in 1974, sounds a little strange. It is also strange that in 2004 they sought protection from the EU and lately they are getting very cosy with Russia, which currently is expanding its empire.
As expected as the effects of transferring water from Turkey, plus the privatisation of the TRNC water system, hits the billing system the cost of water has doubled or more. Prices per ton seem to be from 4-10TL (£1-£2.50) and without any evidence of chlorination having taken place.
Having got hold of a copy of today’s Cyprus Today I decided to do a one off review of its contents. As usual the majority of the articles had either appeared elsewhere online, were a rehash of old news or were non-news.
According to North of England online newspaper Chronicle Live, the £1.5m that Gary Robb tried to transfer from North Cyprus to Thailand, but was intercepted by the National Crime Agency, is to be used to pay a back-tax bill totaling almost £620,000. He will also have to cover late payment penalties of more than £430,000. This tax bill comes as a result of his losing an appeal for tax paid on up to £10,000-a-week in door money he received from the Colosseum Club in Stockton in the 1990s.
The National Unity Party-Democratic Party coalition decided that two million TL (£500,000) was needed to be spent on 17 Mercedes E-class cars for the President, PM, 10 ministers and 5 senior officials. Apparently they are short of money and, if past experience is anything to go by, will be struggling to pay salaries at Christmas.
Many on the island are aware of SPOT (the Society for the Protection of Turtles – https://www.cyprusturtles.org/) who care for the island’s turtles in so many ways but perhaps not so many are aware of Karsiyaka Turtle Watch, a band of volunteers who stalk Guzelyali beach throughout the nesting season. This is not all, they protect the nests with cages, keep records of all the nest laying, hatching numbers, man the “Turtle Shack”, pass on information to the general public etc etc.
Plans for Turkey to supply electricity to North Cyprus have been in the pipeline for a long time and it is a wonder that this was not included in the water pipeline which is now functioning. But what do I know. The idea is that Turkey’s electricity grid would be connected to North Cyprus, just like it is to other Turkish provinces. Well, that’s the point, Turkey is acting as if North Cyprus is going to become a new province. Turkey argues that with its electricity grid linked to the EU then North Cyprus would be linked to the EU too.
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