Young Businessman Donates Food Parcels
Young businessman Orkun Altınbaş has donated provided 500 food parcels to North Nicosia Municipality, to be delivered to the sick, elderly and needy people who cannot leave their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. Orkun Altınbaş said: “Everybody should have a sense of solidarity and unity in the difficult days we are in, and I will […]
Karpaz Villagers Confined to Their Homes
A full street curfew has been declared for seven days in several villages in the Karpaz area. According the announcement made by the government, all residents of Ziyamet, Balalan, Esenköy, Yeşilköy, Gelincik, Boltaşlı, Derince, Taşlıca, Avtepe, Adaçay, Yenierenköy, Sipahi, Kuruova, Kaleburnu, Dipkarpaz will not be allowed to go out of their homes as of 2 pm on Friday for seven days a part of efforts to contain the spread of […]
Four New Cases of Coronavirus in Dipkarpaz
Four new cases of the coronavirus have been discovered in the Dipkarpaz region in Yenierenköy and Sipahi village, a Ministry of Health statement said. On social media, muhtar of Sipahi village Göksal Hacıhasanoğlu said that access to Dipkarpaz, Sipahi and Yeni Erenköy villages has been prohibited as they have have been put into quarantine. Entry […]
Municipalities Fury at 25 Per Cent Budget Cut
Local councils have lashed out at the government decision to cut 25 per cent of their budgets. The government has implemented cost saving measures in a bid to mitigate the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Municipalities and their employees, who are not counted as ‘essential services’, are considering strike action. Pointing out that the […]
