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[Jerry]

Following Halil's practice of copy and paste this is from the carpetbaggers website ( "TRNC" Villa Owners)

Builders in Crises
by Elko on 2007-10-06, 03:38:11 pm

I have been arguing for ages now that the building sector is in dire trouble for various reasons. This is bound to hit the pockets of the whole community and it will affect the ruling party's chances in the next election. They have to do something but only if they knew what. I am afraid their trade union background does not serve them well to solve these problems. They have good intentions but it is not enough.
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Cyprus Today October 6-12, 2007
100 firms call for Gürcafer‘s head as construction industry reaches point of collapse
Builders in crises
Bt Ian Shepherd
MORE than 100 major building firms are calling for Cafer Gürcafer to resign as head of the Con¬struction Contractors' Union, as the ailing TRNC construction industry slips into deeper recession.

Bosses of 120 firms signed a petition calling for Mr Gürcafer to stand down, after accusing him of failing to protect the industry which, they said, was now on the point of collapse.

A letter believed to originate from a hard core of the 120 was circulated to association members this week calling for a change of leadership. "The government is suf¬focating the contractors with new legislation and red tape," it said.

"The state should set up a fund whereby it would subsidise interest rates in a bid to enable low-income groups to purchase homes so excess properties on the market are liquidated and the finance released flows into the economy. At a time when all construction companies are owed Value Added Tax refunds by the government, the state should deduct those refunds from our income tax.

"The immediate issue of title deeds to foreign nationals would both eliminate the mistrust felt towards the sector and reduce losses incurred by the state. Foreign nationals should also be allowed to bring in their goods and cars duty-free."

The letter goes on to demand that banks registered in North Cyprus should accept TRNC title deeds as collateral and, if necessary, the state should provide insurance to enable this It concludes: "As a result of the collapse of the country's economy and our sector, every single company has been laden with debts and is on the verge of closing down.

"Because the governing body, the Construction Contractors' Union, has not been sensitive enough to our problems, has failed to display a strong enough reaction, and has not acted in accordance with its aims, we demand the resignation of its manage¬ment. "The petition, which was circulated among member firms of the union short1y after the letter, has now been sent to the Prime Minister and various government departments.

A full-page, announcement was published in TRNC daily news¬papers on Wednesday, signed by Mr Gürcafer, stating that "in a bid to prevent separatist moves", the Con¬struction Contraciors' Union was calling an extraordinary general congress in Lefkoşa on Saturday, October 20.

The advertisement said Mr Gürcafer and his executive board had been elected for a two-year term at the general congress on May 20, 2006. it went on: "Since that time priority has been given to the problems of the sector and to the in¬dividual problems facing' association members, as well as to the social and economic problems of the country.

"Certain circles have resorted to creating organised opposition against the association’s administration with unfounded claims and have been harming the association's unity and solidarity. "

Mr Gürcafer told Cyprus Today on Thursday: "I have called for an election for my office to take place at the October 20 congress and I shall be standing as a candidate. If I win I can continue for a further two years from that date, or I can resign next May when my current two-year term expires.

"The demands being put forward by some of the members, including immediate issuing of title deeds and other inducements for foreigners to purchase property here, are not new. We have been working on these issues and other issues in discussions and nego¬tiations with the government for some time and we have made progress on many fronts.

"I often have five meetings a day with government officials to press them on such matters.

"The association has around 450 members and the 120 who signed the petition are therefore not the majority

[b]PS, BBC1 Oct 17th 7.30 "Inside Out" about the selling of property in the north.[/b]

[zan]

How do are so many people able to type or read the screen with their heads stuck firmly up their arses

[Nikitas]

Bahrain, Britain and Iran participate in a conference on Mediterranean coastal settlements, but he nation with most such settlements is not there. Wonder why. Did they also talk about the church in Fterihou, built several centuries ago and sold to an American lady who turned it into an entry fee gallery! Cute cultural stuff!

[halil]

Bahrain, Britain and Iran participate in a conference on Mediterranean coastal settlements, but he nation with most such settlements is not there. Wonder why. Did they also talk about the church in Fterihou, built several centuries ago and sold to an American lady who turned it into an entry fee gallery! Cute cultural stuff! İ have idea

Conferences open for everybody u can go there and ask your questions . it is free .
also
GC's media will go and ask questions without problem.