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by wilky
Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Diamond Princess
Replies: 0
Views: 505

Diamond Princess

Looks like the Diamond Princess is visiting Paphos today hope it has been well cleaned.
by wilky
Thu Sep 30, 2021 6:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Congratulations Lloyd (Happy in Cyprus)
Replies: 18
Views: 3761

Re: Congratulations Lloyd (Happy in Cyprus)

Yes we'll done good to see you have made it into the paphos post at least
by wilky
Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Discount on electricity bills expected in a few days
Replies: 10
Views: 2269

Re: Discount on electricity bills expected in a few days

Why not cut vat from 19% to 5% that would make a decent discount on our electric bills and it could be adjusted later after the winter months.
by wilky
Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: New temporary measures announced, mainly pertaining to SafePass and entertainment
Replies: 11
Views: 2353

Re: New temporary measures announced, mainly pertaining to SafePass and entertainment

Nightclubs,discos etc you must be joking the new minister of health has not heard about the 100 on board the Queen Elizabeth carrier who have tested positive and were all double jabbed before visiting Limassol.Don't think this is going to turn out well stay safe everybody.
by wilky
Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:41 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Covid cases among crew after recent visit by HMS Queen Elizabeth
Replies: 7
Views: 1294

Re: Covid cases among crew after recent visit by HMS Queen Elizabeth

This should ring alarm bells for Cyprus as we have just started cruises from limassol
by wilky
Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:12 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Chaos with SafePass on first day of implementation
Replies: 40
Views: 7443

Re: Chaos with SafePass on first day of implementation

The first time I have seen a QUE waiting to get into Jumbo's inside the mall security to get into the mall are checking the safepass or vaccine certs not taking your temp. like they used too.Think ques are going to get longer as I read to day in the Cyprus Mail ID to be checked as well as original c...
by wilky
Fri Jul 09, 2021 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Safe pass
Replies: 13
Views: 3699

Re: Safe pass

Long ques outside the mall testing station when we passed by tonight just before 7pm.
by wilky
Mon Jul 05, 2021 10:44 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Tourism industry left reeling as Cyprus moves into ECDC Red Category..
Replies: 13
Views: 2955

Re: Tourism industry left reeling as Cyprus moves into ECDC Red Category..

If they drop the free tests 1ST August then there is no way to know if the country is red amber or green for travel that is what the travel people argued for before the summer started if they did not do so many test we would have been in the green for the summer.We would depend on hospitalisation as...
by wilky
Sat Jul 03, 2021 12:33 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: New measures announced tonight regarding vaccinations
Replies: 4
Views: 1307

Re: New measures announced tonight regarding vaccinations

Sounds like the government has given up along with the experts who could not agree.
by wilky
Sat Jun 19, 2021 12:05 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: England vs Scotland.
Replies: 28
Views: 4871

Re: England vs Scotland.

How 💤 was that
by wilky
Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Taxisnet
Replies: 27
Views: 8080

Re: Taxisnet

Just been with our man this morning he said he cannot enter the information on taxisnet as they have not got the forms ready yet and the payment date has been extended to end of september at the moment.
by wilky
Tue May 25, 2021 1:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Your first wage.
Replies: 30
Views: 5207

Re: Your first wage.

My first wage was £2 12s 6d working in the nut and bolt store of a lift manufacturer then when i was 16 started my electrical apprenticeship on £3 3s 6d
working on grain mills,hospitals and the Canberra Ocean Liner built in Harland and Wolf in Belfast.
by wilky
Sun May 23, 2021 12:13 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Eurovision Song Contest
Replies: 28
Views: 5765

Re: Eurovision Song Contest

Just watched it and thought UK was very amateurish be surprised if they get any votes Cyprus was better good luck.
by wilky
Tue May 04, 2021 6:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Paphos Hotels
Replies: 16
Views: 4131

Re: Paphos Hotels

The special permit for Russians has been available since April 4th according to Doros Takkas of the Cyprus Hotel Association because they cannot go to Turkey or Egypt.Surely only the Cyprus Government could give such a permit.
by wilky
Tue May 04, 2021 11:13 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Paphos Hotels
Replies: 16
Views: 4131

Re: Paphos Hotels

The local press today say 12 Paphos hotels full of Russian and Israeli tourists despite lockdown looks like they intend to fill the hotels.
by wilky
Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Paphos Hotels
Replies: 16
Views: 4131

Paphos Hotels

On a walk yesterday I noticed the hotels along Paphos front are getting ready for visitors pools getting filled sunbeds out front 3 hotels have already got visitors must be from Russia going by how white they are not a mask in sight even the staff not wearing them.
by wilky
Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Visitors from United Kingdom (and other countries) from April 1st
Replies: 14
Views: 3347

Re: Visitors from United Kingdom (and other countries) from April 1st

Loads of tourists lying on sunbeds and jumping into the pool today at the Annabelle where have they come from there was a flight from Berlin into Paphos today by easyjet are they the first?
by wilky
Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Rules for Bars/Restaurants/Cafes
Replies: 14
Views: 3587

Re: Rules for Bars/Restaurants/Cafes

Did not see any rules down in Paphos today restaurants with outside space near the outside swimming pool packed 125% tables not 25% of tables.One even moved onto the walk way with tables okay they are outside but the two police men payed no attention.
by wilky
Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: After more than 3 month lockdown, Fish tavern Timi Beach
Replies: 10
Views: 2509

Re: After more than 3 month lockdown, Fish tavern Timi Beach

Good to see that they are open again Max will be there next Saturday if the weather is as good as it was today.
by wilky
Thu Mar 04, 2021 12:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: What is going on with these age related Covid vaccines?
Replies: 36
Views: 11308

Re: What is going on with these age related Covid vaccines?

I had an appointment with my doctor at 0930 yesterday morning and the GESY system crashed a couple of times while he tried to access it before going to the doc I tried the GESY portal for my wife to get a vaccine appointment and it would not recognise here ARC number from the MEU 1 I tried the numbe...