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[They] Beat him, strangled him and threw him on the side of the road
Unidentified body found near Haspolat (Mia Milia). Body believed to be of African origin. Police found that he was severely beaten and then strangled to death.
- Decision to return property to a British Cypriot – Immovable Property Commission decides to return two of five immovable properties.
- Siber’s ‘City Park’ project becoming a reality – Akıncı chaired the meeting to convert 357 dönüm of land near Kermiya (Ayios Dhometios) to a city park.
Instead of opening new marinas, they close the one already in business
Karpaz Gate Marina sealed off and closed down by the Yeni Erenköy (Yialousa) Municipality due to a disagreement between the company and local administration.
Horrific murder
An African man’s dead body was found near Taşkent (Vouno) village. Police believe he was first beaten up and then strangled to death.
- Traffic accidents, cardiac problems and cancer – Centre for Migration, Identity and Rights Studies (CMIRS) finds “most important problem” for people in its latest poll research, conducted in March 2019.
Savage
A dead male body was found near Haspolat-Taşkent (Mia Milia-Vouno) road. He is believed to be between 20 and 30 years of age and is of African origin. Police believe he is a murder victim.
Cyprus cannot handle this
Young male, believed to be Nigerian, was first beaten up badly and then strangled to death. Police searching for the murderers.
Murder in the forest
Yet another murder was added to the series of murders in our community. An unidentified African’s dead body was found on the Haspolat-Taşkent (Mia Milia-Vouno) road near the TMT Forest. An autopsy revealed he was first beaten up and then strangled to death.
Main News
IPC decides to return property to a British Cypriot
Yenidüzen
Property
OVERVIEW
Ayfer Said Erkmen told Yenidüzen that the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) has decided to return two of five immovable properties to British Cypriot Andriani Joannou in Kumyalı (Koma tou gialou). He added that the applicant also received nearly 250,000 GBP in compensation for the remaining three immovable properties. Joannou had applied to the IPC eight years ago while the decision was made about a month-and-a-half ago.
Erkmen said that the IPC had checked with all the relevant authorities whether there would be any objections to the return of the property before taking the decision.
There have been 6,538 applications to the IPC as of 19 April 2019, from which 964 have been resolved with the Commission paying out 302,145,102 GBP in compensation.
Yenidüzen also published comments made by Andriani Joannou’s lawyer Achilleas Demetriades to the Cyprus News Agency. The lawyer highlighted the importance of the decision to return the immovable properties, though he noted that the compensation amount was much lower than expected. Demetriades added his client will consider possible future steps to take.
More developed north means stronger Turkish Cypriot side in the talks
Diyalog, Havadis, Kıbrıs Postası, Kıbrıs
Negotiations Process
OVERVIEW
The leader of the National Unity Party (UBP) Ersin Tatar said a more developed north would mean a stronger Turkish Cypriot side in the talks.
Tatar, addressing party members in Kaymaklı (Kaimakli) on Friday urged all investors in the country to channel their efforts towards the development of the country.
He underlined that the Turkish Cypriots now have a state of their own. The Greek Cypriot side still sees the Turkish Cypriots as a minority and does not intend to establish a partnership with the Turkish Cypriots based on political equality, Tatar added.
The UBP leader said that the UN has failed to provide a realistic picture of the situation despite the fact the Greek Cypriot side repeatedly rejects political equality.
Tatar concluded that the Turkish Cypriot community is currently debating, as solution models, two states under an EU umbrella, confederation, or two separate states as possible alternatives, even though the UN could not publicly announce the real reasons for the current stalemate on the island.
KEY ACTOR
Tatar
>> More developed north means stronger TC side in the talks.
>> GCs still see TCs as minority & do not intend on establishing partnership based on political equality.
>> UN has failed to make public real reasons for current stalemate on island.
>> TCs debating alternative solution models such as two states under EU, confederation or two independent states.