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[Svetlana]

I (accidently ) was viewing another Forum when I came across an amazing story.

Aparently, an English guy was arrested in the northern area of Cyprus, because he failed to have the appropriate hairdressing qualifications. His qualifications allowed him to work as a hairdreser but not to run a hairdresser's saloon. While he held a Grade 3 C&G Certificate, it is alleged he had forged a Grade 4 Certificate.

For this he was arrested on Friday, put in a tiny cell, with no water or lavatory facilities, his wife has not been allowed to see him, although was able to take him some food and water. There is no matress in his cell, he is not allowed a book, has had no legal representation and he has been told he will be deported, following his Trial.

So, you would be hairdressers - watch out if you ever cross the Green Line.

(Given the prevelance of corruption amongst lawyers, builders etc in that location, the double standards applied here are astonishing).

More gossip/allegations, as soon as I hear them!

Lana

[paliometoxo]

hahaha the illigal state suddenly gives a beep about that?

i bet if he payed them off it would of been ok

[fig head]

! it is legal to get treated like this!! doesnt this guy have any rights!!!!!

[paliometoxo]

its the north invaded cyprus .... law and rights it something the turks no nothing of unless its another turk

[fig head]

its the north invaded cyprus .... law and rights it something the turks no nothing of unless its another turk

!! i think this only happen in t.v in real life you get treated as a human being!!! well i never had anything to do with the police but my friend is a police officer and he says that every one get treated equaly and nice

[paliometoxo]

a police officer in the north of cyprus??

countries like ukrain when the police stop u and shake u down for money....

[Oracle]

Well there's a story to beat the "Where is Madam going for her holidays this summer?"

[Oracle]

! it is legal to get treated like this!! doesnt this guy have any rights!!!!!

emma ruby .... have you ever watched Midnight Express?

[fig head]

! it is legal to get treated like this!! doesnt this guy have any rights!!!!!

emma ruby .... have you ever watched Midnight Express?

no

[Jerry]

They have an odd sense of priorities in the north, they lock up Ali Barber for trimming without a licence but elsewhere anarchy reigns :-

Courtesy of FrankandJoan

The midweek Cyprus Today reports the strikers as saying "The government must back down" This is all shades of Maggie and Artur Scargill days. OK to try to protect your income, but not to demand much, much more off an already bankrupt country. Interesting to see if this government have enough strength or will they back down in the cabinet meeting.

You know I said we had been to the opening of North Cove Estate Agency, well some disturbing news has now come out in Cyprus Today. It appears that somebody has vandalised one of the partners cars at his home during the night. They set alight to it outside their house and very close to a gas storage tank and more importantly this was close to the children's bedroom. If the car had ignited the gas tank and this had exploded then the consequences would have been very serious indeed. After this vandals have smashed the new windows in the offices by throwing large bricks through them. Difficult to believe that anybody could be so jealous or vindictive to do this.

Lapta has had serious water supply problems for some weeks now and have been supplying us with free tanker deliveries until this situation is resolved. Hopefully the new well they are drilling will resolve things quickly. Meantime some ex-pats in Lapta have called the paper and demanded that a state of emergency be declared in Lapta and recommended that the government or Turkey take over the supply to resolve the issue. Get real, whoever you are, you will just go down as another complaining Brit. Feel sure that the next time you ask the council for some special service you are going to get real support!


The Prime Minister has responded to the strikers, after last Wednesdays cabinet meeting by saying that if you don't accept what the government needs to do to recover the country's economy then I will get others in to do your work. Now even CTA are getting in on the act, including the pilots, how stupid is that when this company is already totally bankrupt. Ah well there is always Larnaca airport, shame but if needs must.

So the government did not climb down and the PM is saying that things like receiving overtime payments equal to the monthly salary, has to stop now. He quoted the situation of doctors in the health service, doubling their income with overtime. Joan had a conversation with a local this week and she said that in her opinion, government workers went in for their 4 hours per day summer working, did nothing until it was almost time to go home and then started working on overtime pay. This lady was quite adamant that this sort of attitude had to be changed. Guess that it is not only the weather that is going to get hot around here.

Lawyers are now having a go at expat buyers and saying that those with problems should not be blaming the lawyers. They are getting incensed that forums etc are clearly putting some of the blame for mortgages on land, builders fiddling the system and not adhering to contracts etc on them. I suppose that many who have problems would say "If the cap fits". It is however important to realise that there are rules here which many have ignored, such as make sure that the land is clear of any encumbrances, get your permit to buy before proceeding with contract signatures, particularly when buying off plan. Remember that often here, the lawyer is acting for you and the builder at the same time, make sure that does not happen.

A leading union man and an economist here, claims he has proof that the previous coalition government, spent 50 million TL over budget during their last month in power. Guess they knew they were on their way out and just wanted to leave a bigger problem for the new boys.


We have had a couple of viewings on the villa this week but so far no come back on them. No I lie, I actually met one of the viewers this week in the supermarket and he said, "absolutely loved it but not for us as we have 4 kids ranging from 10 to 21 years". Oh well, next time maybe.