Some refugee apartment blocks need ‘immediate demolition’
The state of certain refugee housing units is so desperate that some apartments will have to be demolished as they are beyond repair, head of the House refugee committee Nicos ...
Minister plans to tackle dangerous refugee housing
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday called an urgent meeting on the issues surrounding refugee estates, which is due to take place on Thursday.
The announcement comes just one day ...
Refugee estates only still standing ‘because of residents’ prayers’
The House refugees committee on Tuesday called for immediate steps to be taken to improve the condition of 43 apartment buildings used by refugees, which were deemed unsuitable and dangerous.
Committee ...
British bases delay over title deeds ‘unacceptable’
Parliamentarians on Tuesday accused the administration of the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) of “a display of sovereignty” in not approving the issuing of title deeds to refugees living in self-housing ...
Refuges living in dangerous buildings, House committee hears
Refugees are living in dangerous buildings in Larnaca and Avdimou that affect their health and safety, the House refugee committee heard on Tuesday.
The problems have been seen in an ...
Larnaca administration says it had not been informed about family living in a shack
Larnaca district administration on Wednesday said it had not been notified about the living conditions of a family in Pervolia who were reportedly reduced to living in a shack on ...
Housing for elderly refugees woefully inadequate, MPs told
Elderly people or those with mobility issues often need the help of the fire department to descend to the ground floor because their refugee housing buildings lack an elevator, MPs ...