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[BirKibrisli]

Something funny is happening in the Karpasia region ,folks...

367 electric poles are being erected as we speak.Electicity will be available for the first time in this last pristine natural envioronment left in the North.

The Afrika newspaper has just come across an official proposal currently being considered by the Trnc Government.

It is called Romeo Bay Golf and Marina Resort Development Project. It calls for An International Golf course over 1600 donum/scallas,100 apartments,300 villas and A Five-star Hotel with 250 rooms...

Total budget:250 Million pounds sterling...

This is apparently only one of the many proposals being considered for the Karpasia region.AFRIKA does not have the details of the others,but rumours are that there are at least one Casino and Nightclub proposal
amongst them. So after turning the Kyrenia region into a concrete jungle,disregarding and environmental concerns,it seems it is now the Karpasia'a turn to be given the "development" treatment...

A Trnc Green protest group,The Sustainable Environment Platform,is planning to protest strongly to stop these developments,and is reportedly determined to go all the way to the European Human Right's Court,should they fail to impress the Soyer Government...

According to the AFRIKA Newspaper the most surprising aspect of this issue is the Total and Deafening Silence coming from the government of the Republic of Cyprus...Can anybody comment on any similar reports in the GC newspapers,and perhaps shed some light on the silence from the Papadopoulos government???

[Bananiot]

It's easy Bir, the opposition have been rightly criticising Papadopoulos for doing nothing after the referendum, pointing out that the occupied parts of Cyprus are becoming unrecognisable because of the construction boom. What Afrika has cited lends further proof to the concerns of the opposition. Papadopoulos, pretends he does not know what is happening on the other side, which is a direct result of our "no" vote and the inactivity of his government.

Deflowering of Karpasia is an understatement. Those of us who still visit the north witness the changes which are taking place on an almost daily basis.

[Nikitas]

Guys, don't fret. The situation will exact its own punishment on these totally amateurish attempts at "development".

Property issues aside, the tourism industry is showing that there are emerging trends that make these imposing "investments" financial black holes. Modern tourism is niche tourism, based on ecologically sound development and offering the chance for people to indulge in a favorite activity while on vacation. Karpasia would have been ideal for niche tourism offering agrotourism, horse riding holidays, diving, sailing vacations, and a lot more with minimal investment while preserving its main attraction- its unique landscape.

Instead they will have a cheap copy of resorts available all over the Med at a better price, with better facilities. At first, when the prices are low, it will have clients, when the prices start to equalise with other countries they will shove their investment where the sun does not shine.

Being a Cypriot and all I am proud of my island, as all of you are, but since travelling around Europe and the Middle East, I got to admit, there are MANY places that are prettier, easier to get to and more comfrotable to be in. If Karpasia gets to look like the south of France or Spain, then believe me, the south of France will be a lot more attractive to the tourist.

Something has to be done with the Cypriot notion of "development" as is understood today in the whole of the island.

[Eliko]

I understand that the Israeli's are investing quite heavily in the regions under scrutiny, once they get their 'snout in the trough', you can kiss the prospect of a fair solution good-bye.

In my humble opinion.

[denizaksulu]

I understand that the Israeli's are investing quite heavily in the regions under scrutiny, once they get their 'snout in the trough', you can kiss the prospect of a fair solution good-bye.

In my humble opinion.

You are right there Eliko. The Isarelis are after a 'second Israel' for their 7 year rule? Where 'every seven years the soil they tread upon must remain fallow'. They are simply running out of space in 'Palestine, they will now take over the North. Cyprus will be there new 'promised land'. Bl....g Hell. What next? (sorry Svetlana)
Regards
DA

[BirKibrisli]

It's easy Bir, the opposition have been rightly criticising Papadopoulos for doing nothing after the referendum, pointing out that the occupied parts of Cyprus are becoming unrecognisable because of the construction boom. What Afrika has cited lends further proof to the concerns of the opposition. Papadopoulos, pretends he does not know what is happening on the other side, which is a direct result of our "no" vote and the inactivity of his government.

Deflowering of Karpasia is an understatement. Those of us who still visit the north witness the changes which are taking place on an almost daily basis.

Thanks for that info,Bananiot.
Was this proposal reported in the GC media?
Are the people aware of what is about to happen to Karpasia???
The TC protests alone will not stop this development. The papadopoulos gvernment has to do all it can to put pressure on Talat and Turkey to stop this insanity. I chose the word "deflowering" carefully .Rape would've been a more appropriate term but i didn't want to be too provocative right from the start. Apparently there are some rear turtles there whose habitat would be lost. And someone was talking about wild donkeys...Are there really wilde donkeys in Karpasia??? This will be an environmental catastrophy...The green groups in the North need all the support they can get.And the time is fast running out...

[BirKibrisli]

I understand that the Israeli's are investing quite heavily in the regions under scrutiny, once they get their 'snout in the trough', you can kiss the prospect of a fair solution good-bye.

In my humble opinion.

I am not sure about the israelis,Eliko,but I smell AKP backed (ERdogan's party)Islamic capital myself...It must be stopped...People in the South should put pressure on their government to act immediately...Anything to delay this vandalism will be welcome.

[Jerry]

I understand that the Israeli's are investing quite heavily in the regions under scrutiny, once they get their 'snout in the trough', you can kiss the prospect of a fair solution good-bye.

In my humble opinion.

You are right there Eliko. The Isarelis are after a 'second Israel' for their 7 year rule? Where 'every seven years the soil they tread upon must remain fallow'. They are simply running out of space in 'Palestine, they will now take over the North. Cyprus will be there new 'promised land'. Bl....g Hell. What next? (sorry Svetlana)
Regards
DA

It looks like another Promised Land for the Jews (oops, sorry we have to call them Israelis today) after all many of them lived here in the late 1940s so they have the absolute right to reclaim their "homeland" at the expense of the real inhabitants of Karpas.

[T_C]

This is the most tragic news I've heard in a LOOOOONG while .

Karpaz is the most beautiful place in the WHOOOLE of Cyprus. Forget Kyrenia...Kyrenia doesn't even look Cypriot, it's just a typical Greek looking village and it looks much better since they've built it up anyways.

Karpaz is something completely different. Its CYPRIOT and I'm sure that most of your mouths would drop to the floor if you were to see Karpaz and the people living there. They are the most traditional Cypriots in the whole of Cyprus and no one can tell me different.

The people who want to turn Karpaz into a holiday complex need to be put out of their misery and I'm bloody serious!!!

OK so the people there want and are in need of electricity and they shouldn't be denied this...but under NO circumstances should the government be making plans to take advantage of the situation by turning it into a friggin holiday village

I'm not suprised the RoC have nothing to say either since I very much doubt there is ANY part of the RoC that can compare to Karpaz! I'm pretty sure if it was upto the RoC they would of done what the TRNC is doing a long time ago and I reckon that they think along the same lines as Nikitas above.

I am ashamed that the TRNC government is doing this I don't think you guys understand just HOW tragic this is..

I also read something about this in Volkan newspaper while I was there and some absolute RETARD was trying to justify it by saying that the GCs have done it so why isn't is ok if we do it... This is what I HATE about our government. They seem to rely on the RoC for "inspiration" and are ruining a very precious part of Cyprus thats better off less developed.

Karpaz CANNOT be left to the mercy of Turks or Greeks because they obviously are not able to appreciate what Karpaz stands for and will ruin it for the sake of making money!

Forget protesting! Something like this calls for a RIOT and the people responsible deserve to....well I'm not going it say that but you get what I mean.

[T_C]

I can't get over it!!!!!!!!!

Isn't there ANYTHING that we can do? Can't we write to someone? The government? Sign a petition?

We need to do something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!