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Police chief awarded Overseas Territories Police Medal

January 16, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

SBA Police Chief Inspector Maria Atalioti has become one of the very first  people to have been awarded an Overseas Territories Police Medal by His majesty King Charles III on the New Year Honours List [Read More]

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Cyprus: Food Aid to bring some relief to families in Dhekelia SBAs

December 19, 2022 Famagusta Gazette 0

DHEKELIA – The Sovereign Base Area Police’s Community Unit in Dhekelia will donate more than 50 food and essentials packages to families in need over the next week to help ease some of the financial [Read More]

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Cyprus: Bases teaching local Cypriot school kids to swim

December 6, 2022 Famagusta Gazette 0

LIMASSOL – Akrotiri village school students were full of excitement in November after the Bases started providing free swimming lessons at the RAF Akrotiri swimming pool for all school grades. Each grade will receive six [Read More]

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Cyprus: New bases police officers now ‘ready to serve’

November 21, 2022 Famagusta Gazette 0

LIMASSOL – The Sovereign Base Area Police welcomed 37 new officers to its ranks on November 18 after its latest round of recruits completed their two-year probationary period. According to a press release from the [Read More]

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Cyprus: SBA officer’s pride after receiving an honorary distinction

November 17, 2022 Famagusta Gazette 0

LIMASSOL – SBA Police Detective Constable, Zacharias Soleas, has revealed the pride he felt after receiving an honorary distinction by t President Nicos Anastasiades. The award was given to the Dhekelia-based, 21-year police veteran, for his [Read More]

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British Security Force Police mark 70 years of operations in Cyprus

November 15, 2022 Famagusta Gazette 0

LIMASSOL – Security Force Police personnel have celebrated 70 years of guarding camps in the British Bases with a special Parade in front of senior personnel in Episkopi. According to a press release from the [Read More]

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Cyprus: Bases fire fighters complete tough training

November 4, 2022 Famagusta Gazette 0

Defence Fire and Rescue officials in Cyprus have confirmed that 117 of its fire fighters have now completed the gruelling Breathing Apparatus Training which was running throughout October. According to a press release from the [Read More]

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Cyprus: Joint police exercise strengthens working relationship

November 1, 2022 Famagusta Gazette 0

A specialised SBA Police negotiator team completed a week-long joint training exercise alongside Cyprus Police Special Forces officers last month. The annual CyPol-led exercise, which aims to test multiple assets within the Special Forces, saw [Read More]

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Cyprus: Drug driving arrests made by SBA police

October 26, 2022 Famagusta Gazette 0

The Sovereign Base Area Police in Dhekelia have confirmed that 14 arrests were made in as many days in October for driving whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. These statistics have led to [Read More]

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Cyprus: British bases employee charged with corruption

July 21, 2022 Famagusta Gazette 0

The Sovereign Base Areas Police can confirm today that following an ongoing SBA police investigation, an employee of the Sovereign Base Areas has been formally charged with a total of 7 offences relating to corruption [Read More]

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Greeks embrace solar energy as electric bills soar

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January 27, 2023 0
ATHENS – Facing soaring electricity and natural gas bills, Greek companies and households are turning to photovoltaics en masse this year to cope with the ongoing energy crisis. The phone of Nikos Tzortzakakis, operations manager [Read More]

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ANKARA – In the old town of Turkey’s capital city, a one-of-a-kind chess museum offers visitors a journey through time and space with a wide variety of sets representing diverse cultures and traditions from across [Read More]
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