Monthly Archives: May 2010

For some time now, Joan and I have been watching a new villa being built on the land behind us. This is being built by a local family and because they only have access rights to this land, as there is no designated road, it is only possible to build this one property. The guy … Continue reading »

Well according to the newspaper “They are talking”. Nothing concrete has come out of these initial meetings, a social one on Tuesday evening and the first formal meeting on Wednesday. Don’t suppose that they could be expected to make any real progress in this short term but Mr Eroglu said, when he got back to … Continue reading »

This afternoon  we attended the annual ABF Soldiers Charity Event which is always held at Shakespeare House, the home of the British High Commission here on the island. This time the music was from The Band of The Royal Logistics Corps supported by The Corps of Drums. The music was as usual absolutely brilliant. In … Continue reading »

The Wednesday newspaper has not come up with any positive news about CTA. In fact it would seem as if a weekend cabinet meeting has failed to come up with a firm plan for the future of the airline. Also it is believed that two planes, that are leased from an American company, have not … Continue reading »

The new government is to set out it’s aims for the future. The program that it unveiled is exactly the same as the program from the last cabinet! Improve the economy, allow stable development and growth but in addition it is seeking to hold the previous government of CTP  + ORP accountable for alleged wrong-doings … Continue reading »

This evening Joan and I had a Chinese meal at home early, from the Dinky Chinky stall at the Saturday Lambousa market. This is a fairly new service where you can call in advance and order your meal or get there early and take pot luck as to what is left. A lovely change and … Continue reading »

“Who will land up in the CTA cockpit” is the headline in today’s newspaper. Still there seems to be a number of offers on the table but no clear leader in the race to take over this sick airline. Apart from the tourism consortium offer on the table there is thought that Atlas Jet might … Continue reading »

Wow, what did I say about summer. Yesterday the wind blew and blew. Gusts were so hard that we had to take the canvas top off our pergola as it was starting to pull the supports out of their bases. We were out stacking chairs and everything in a secure position in the hope that … Continue reading »

Five tourism organisations have submitted an eleventh hour bid to try to save CTA, but this bid could be just to stave off the inevitable. The group that are proposing the finances to save the airline are saying they want a minimum 51% control so that they could appoint the board and technical staff. They … Continue reading »

Things are beginning to pick up with the warmer weather. So far this week we have had three viewings and one was supposed to come back again today, but that didn’t happen and it seems that they still have a house to sell in UK. We have had other viewers like this but it seems … Continue reading »