MPs use House Brexit debate to push ouster of British bases
THE majority of opposition parties on Friday called for taking advantage of Brexit and the UN General Assembly decision asking Britain to give up control
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Bases say request for beach concert ‘being assessed’
A day after Birdlife Cyprus warned that a concert scheduled at Lady’s Mile will have a negative impact on vulnerable bird species, the British bases
Young achievers honoured in BFC
The annual SSAFA Young Achievers Awards took place at Flagstaff House in Episkopi last week with individuals and groups of young adults honoured for their
BFC teams celebrate victory in Aki 10s
The RAF Akrotiri Flamingos stormed to a 20-17 victory over the UK-based Royal Logistic Corps in the final of the Akrotiri 10s rugby competition last
Government tiptoes around Chagos impact on British bases
The government on Thursday tiptoed around giving a clear answer on whether it would utilise a United Nations General Assembly decision asking Britain to give
British bases laud end of illegal casinos after five-year clampdown within SBAs
British bases authorities said on Tuesday that since 2014, their clampdown on illegal casinos had seen more than €100,000 paid in bail money, close to
Bases say they’ve shut down all illegal casinos
The British military bases (SBA) said Thursday they had shut down all illegal casinos within their jurisdiction and donated the computers seized to schools. In
Every ministry in Cyprus preparing for messy Brexit, Christodoulides says
Every government ministry is taking measures so that Cyprus can be prepared to tackle the impact of a messy Brexit, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said
104kg cannabis case shifts from bases to Republic
Four men arrested by British bases police in connection with the discovery of 104 kilos of cannabis in a container in Ypsonas on Monday were
Government urged to follow bases’ success against bird trapping
While bird trapping with mist nets in the British bases decreased by 90 per cent in 2018 compared to 2002, an all-time low, bird trapping
Four arrested after large quantity of cannabis uncovered
Four persons were arrested on Monday in connection with the discovery of a large quantity of cannabis, reportedly 100 kilogrammes, in a container that
Chagos Islands case shows SBA in Cyprus lawful
Mauritius is a beautiful island state in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It is a member of the UN and the British Commonwealth with
UK spent over £300m maintaining Cyprus bases over five years
Over the last five years, Britain has spent almost £330m on maintaining its bases (SBA) on the island, it emerged on Friday. Secretary of State
President says caution needed over Chagos ruling
President Nicos Anastasiades and Defence Minister Savvas Angelides on Tuesday highlighted that the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which found the process
UN officially records Turkish violations in Strovilia
The UN has officially recognised the recent disputed actions on behalf of the Turkish military in the Strovilia area as new violations of the military
Christodoulides discusses Brexit with EU’s Barnier
The risk of the UK`s disorderly exit from the EU is growing as the non-ratification of the withdrawal agreement continues, the EU’s chief negotiator Michel
Bases police raid illegal casino, charge two
British bases (SBA) authorities have charged the owner and the receptionist of an illegal casino in Ypsonas, Limassol, following a raid on Wednesday evening. The
Man gets six months for attempted people trafficking
A Palestinian national was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday after he was found guilty of two counts of attempting to the facilitate
Bases stockpiling provisions in case of a no deal Brexit
The British bases in Cyprus in addition to those in Gibraltar and the Falkland islands have stockpiled food, fuel and weapons to help face possible
Interim solution for British bases in case of hard Brexit
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday said that in the event the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, an interim solution would be applied