Union Protests 30 Percent Hike In Electricity Bills
Leader of the Public Workers’ Union (KAMU-SEN) Metin Atan, has hit out at the proposed 30 percent hike in electricity costs, BRT reported. “Do you, as the state, see the kind of life people are having, struggling with the pandemic, whose psychology of their children, parents, young and old has been shattered, trying to breathe […]
South Jails Oil Tanker Captain For Docking In North
The captain of an oil tanker bound for Ukraine, was sentenced to prison on Tuesday in South Cyprus. He had been arrested in the south two days previously for docking his ship in North Cyprus last year, Greek daily Kathimerini reported. The captain of ‘Red Garnet’ was arrested on Sunday morning at Vasilikos Power Station […]
Karşıyaka-Güzelyalı Turtle Watch Begins Tonight
The first phase of the ‘Karşıyaka-Güzelyalı Beach Turtle Project, which is being launched in cooperation with Taşkent Nature Park and Telsim and with the support of Lapta Municipality, will be held on Friday, 6 August at Güzelyalı Public Beach, AjansCyprus reported. At the event, which will be held on Güzelyalı Beach, one of the few […]
Testing Detects 142 People Positive For Covid-19
Following 13,440 tests performed in the last 24 hours, 142 people tested positive for Covid-19, 124 of whom were local, BRT reported. Three cases were airline passengers and 15 were contacts of previously detected cases and are in quarantine at this time. The distribution of new local cases is as follows: Nicosia – 38 Kyrenia […]