North Cyprus News in Cyprus Today on 8th February 2020

North Cyprus News in Cyprus Today on 8th February 2020North Cyprus News in Cyprus Today on 8th February 2020 shows how quickly developers get the government to respond to their complaints, compared to scammed homebuyers who have been waiting 15+ years without any progress. I think the message is clear, don’t sit in a room wasting your time posting your complaints on FaceBook – get out on the streets!

CRISIS TALKS – CRISIS meetings on controversial town planning legislation will be held this week after Cyprus Turkish Building Contractors’ Union (KTİMB) construction vehicles besieged the Prime Ministry on Thursday and yesterday.

Members converged on Lefkoşa from Girne, Güzelyurt, Lefke, İskele and Gazimağusa on Thursday morning in noisy banner-bearing convoys to protest a sixmonth freeze on the Gazimağusa, İskele and Yeniboğaziçi zoning plan.

KTİMB head Cafer Gürcafer held a short meeting on Thursday with Prime Minister Ersin Tatar, who imposed the temporary freeze on legislation in January after it had been due to come into effect on December 31.

The “siege” ended at 5pm yesterday after Mr Gürcafer emerged to make a statement following a two-hour second meeting between union officials and ministers.

Virus checks ‘beefed up’ – PRECAUTIONS against the possible spread of coronavirus to North Cyprus have been “beefed up” at the country’s seaports – as claims were made of “verbal abuse” towards a TRNC-born Chinese child. Thermal imaging cameras have now been installed at Gazimağusa and Girne harbours for ferry passengers. PRECAUTIONS against the possible spread of coronavirus to North Cyprus have been “beefed up” at the country’s seaports – as claims were made of “verbal abuse” towards a TRNC-born Chinese child.

Editor: That’ll do it, along with the thermal cameras at the crossings – NOT!

Doctor’s plea over cancer – A LEADING doctor is calling for urgent government action to reduce the number of cancer deaths in the TRNC as it emerged that 3,663 people in the country had been diagnosed with the disease over the last five years. Dr Özlem Gürkut said: “Despite the law that is in force, a ban on smoking in closed public areas is widely breached on a daily basis.” Despite the law that is in force, a ban on smoking in closed public areas is widely breached on a daily basis – Dr Özlem Gürkut

Editor: Has anyone told the doctor that governments only pass laws, they don’t enforce them and nor do the police.

‘High Ranking Police Officer arrested for corruption’Editor: this would have been an expected article after last week’s news that a whistle-blower has evidence of police corruption, but nothing more has been said about the matter. I wonder why?

 

 

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1 comment to North Cyprus News in Cyprus Today on 8th February 2020

  • Polly Marples

    Pauline took to the streets, TV, newspapers…fat lot of good it did her. Just made her a target to the worst and most base people in the TRNC.