Full Night-time Curfew Announced
A full curfew will be imposed between 21.00-06.00 beginning tommorow, Deputy Prime Minister Kudret Özersay has announced. This follows the decision made by the TRNC Cabinet. Özersay said: “We have announced that municipalities have the authority to close markets and there will be prosecution for those who do not observe hygiene and distance rules”. Grocery […]
UK to Launch Worldwide Repatriation Operation
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has announced a £75m airlift initiative to rescue tens of thousands of British nationals stranded abroad because of the coronavirus pandemic. Charter flights will help to repatriate Britons from “priority countries”, while UK travellers in countries where commercial flights were still running will be provided with subsidies for tickets. The […]
KIB-TEK to Open Payment Offices on Wednesdays
The Turkish Cypriot Electricity Authority ( KIB-TEK ) has announced that payment offices will be open on Wednesdays between 08.00 – 12.00 at regional offices and branches. In a statement issued by KIB-TEK, it also said that telephone lines will be open between 08:00 and 12:00 on Wednesday, for customers who cannot pay online via […]
Government Tells Banks to Drop Interest Rates
Instructions have been given to banks to reduce their lending rates, Prime Minister Ersin Tatar has said. Commenting on reactions to measures announced by the government to deal with the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Tatar said that the state’s monthly revenue had dropped from 550 million TL to 200 million TL. […]
Third Country Workers Get No Government Aid
Financial assistance cannot be given to third-country nationals working in North Cyprus because it is not known who they are, Finance Minister Olgun Amcaoğlu has said. As part of measures to protect workers who have been laid off temporarily, a flat rate of 1,500TL has been granted to workers in the public and private sector. […]
IPC Continues to Suspend Applications for Compensation
Applications for property compensation to the Real Estate Committee (IPC) have been suspended due to the partial curfew imposed as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. President of the IPC Ayfer Erkman, told TAK news agency that applications had been suspended since March 16 and will continue to be, following […]
