in Cyprus Today – 10/3/2010

Hanging on by a wing and a prayer – CTA were about to go into liquidation when the government promised to inject 20mTL ($13m) extra cash into the failing airline. The airline is losing $3m per month so they should be back for more money in July.

Floods: time to put your hands up […]

in Cyprus Today – 6/3/2010

Turkish Cypriot victory at EHCR – read NCFP articles

Making a connection – after the flooding, culverts are being installed in the Girne bypass to combat flooding. The “main chunk” of the route is expected to be completed by April.

Erdoğan: “we could withdraw” – “Turkey has said it is prepared to withdraw its […]

in Cyprus Today – 3/3/2010

Who’s to blame: scale of disaster dwarfed by nagging question of responsibility – President Talat blamed the flood disaster on the “greed” of those who built in ravines. 7 patients died of “natural causes” at Lefkoşa State Hospital which was without power because back-up generators in the basement were damaged through flooding. Editor: several […]