It Took Me Only 4 Days To Get a New Passport Online

It Took Me Only 4 Days To Get a New Passport OnlineMy passport expires in February 2017. We will be going abroad again in September and November. Some countries say you require 6 months left on your passport. I then had a decision to make as to when I apply for renewal. I remember the summer of 2014 when many awaited their renewed passports for months.

Kaya Artemis Group Ignores Permit and Adds Extra Floors

Kaya Hotel GroupKaya Artemis Hotel Group bought the former Zeyko Olive Oil mill in Karaoglanolgu, obtained permission to build a 4-storey hotel, and then proceeded to build up to the 7th floor. Unsurprisingly building stopped when the local council closed the building.

North Cyprus Peace and Freedom Day Celebration Cancellations

North Cyprus Peace and Freedom Day Celebration CancellationsOwing to the attempted coup in Turkey last Friday the programme for the Peace and Freedom Day celebrations on the 20th July has been changed.

Cyprus Problem - Out of The Frying Pan and Into The Fire

Cyprus Problem - Out of The Frying Pan and Into The FireA demonstration in London demanded that Turkish troops leave Cyprus and allow Cyprus to be one again. The idea was that with a new Tory leader the solution of the Cyprus Problem would take a different turn under her leadership.

Taxi Drivers From The North Being Attacked In The South

Taxi Drivers From The North Being Attacked In The SouthCyprus Today reported that as a result of a decision by the Larnaca branch of the National Popular Front (Elam) to step up attacks on Turkish Cypriots in advance of the anniversary of the 1974 Turkish intervention attacks on Turkish Cypriot taxi drivers operating in the south are said to have increased. Three incidents were reported in the last 10 days although it is suspected that many more incidents were going unreported.

Cypriot Startup Is FACE Entrepreneurship Contest Semifinalist

Cypriot Startup Is FACE Entrepreneurship Contest Semifinalist Cypriot startup Liveium has been named one of the 25 semifinalists for the FACE Entrepreneurship contest, a European Commission project that promotes ICT entrepreneurship by fighting against fear of failure.

Cyprus Today - 25th June 2016

cyprus-todayHere is a summary of the articles which caught my interest.

North Cyprus Restaurant Review - Charcos in Lapta Revisited

North Cyprus Restaurant Review - Charcos in Lapta RevisitedWay back in 2002 we fell in love with north Cyprus. One of the pleasures here was the excellent hospitality at little local eateries with their typical local food. Most have gone now to make way for places like “The House”. Yes we have eaten there but it is not the ambiance and the food that we love.

Great News For Ex-Pat Brits Selling Sterling Priced Property

Great News For Ex-Pat Brits Selling Sterling Priced PropertyYes, if you are selling a villa in North Cyprus and you’ve priced it in Sterling then Brexit has done you a favour. At the moment the pound is plummeting to the lowest level since 1985 on the news that UK, well England and Wales, want to leave the EU. So, if you are selling your villa for £200,000 then a few days ago that would have meant someone from the Eurozone would have to exchange €262,000  in order to pay you in Sterling for it. Now, it would take €244,000. But there has only been a smallish movement against the Euro. In the case of the Krone, for example, a Swede will now be paying 5% less as would a Turk or Turkish Cypriot. This is at a current rate when the markets haven’t completely woken up yet.

North Cyprus Restaurant Review - Blue Song

North Cyprus Restaurant Review - Blue SongBlue Song, Fevzi Cakmak Caddesi/Lapta, North Cyprus