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Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....
 
Now that we are back on the island we can buy the local English language newspaper again and see what they have to say.
First major item is the bypass. Surprise for us all that there is uncertainty about completion as the government has run out of money and needs to get the begging bowl out in Turkey. The same thing seems to apply to the Northern Coastal road, both schemes were started in March 2006 and should have been completed in 2007. Lets hope that they are successful at begging.
There have been a number of complaints about mail not being delivered over here. The local post office
say that all mail that arrives on the island is delivered within 72 hours, but that there are many cases of incorrectly addressed mail going over to the South and then eventually finding its way back over here. It is essential that all mail addressed to people here uses the postcode MERSIN 10, TURKEY. Nowhere in the address should CYPRUS appear as this causes confusion between North and South.
The Prime Minister has revealed that there will be a major cabinet reshuffle in the next few weeks, to try to tackle the serious economic problems on the island. Personally I can't see how shuffling the same people round is going to resolve the problem and other parties are demanding an early election as they say people have lost faith in the lot in power. Question? Is there anybody in opposition who has enough knowledge to solve the issues?
CTA, the national airline is in the news again. Thay have declared that they will be $70 millon in debt by the end of the year. They now have 5 airplanes, 700 staff and are blaming unfair competition as being the main reason for their failure. They are going to restructure but not cull any staff and buy a new plane to cure their problems. No comment.
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