Letter Sent to UNSG Special Rep re Water Pollution
The Environmental Society of Lefke has sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar, calling for measures to be taken for streams which are believed to be polluted by run-off of debris and waste from a section of the CMC mine located in South Cyprus. In a statement, the […]
Drivers Using Mobile Phone Main Problem
Three people have lost their lives in one week when there were 90 road traffic accidents, Minister of Public Works and Transport Tolga Atakan has said. The reasons for the accidents, according to the police, were driving while talking on a mobile phone, speeding and carelessness. Minister Atakan, in his speech at the General Assembly, […]
Akinci Still Tops Poll for President
A recent opinion poll was conducted by the Centre for Migration, Identity and Rights’ Studies (CMIRS) in the Turkish Cypriot community. Asked “which is your preferred solution to the Cyprus problem”, the participants in the survey replied: – Federation is the only way, the talks should start immediately: 34.07% – While heading towards federation, to […]
Public Services Can’t Cope With Population Numbers
The main reason for the lack of productivity [in the public sector] is because the population has reached 800,000 in a state structure made for 300,000 people, the Trade Union Platform has said. Therefore, the granting of citizenship should stop and the relevant laws should be amended, the Platform said in a written statement read […]