Society
Cypriot will go to Junior Eurovision
11-year-old Maria Pissaridis will go to Junior Eurovision 2024. The music competition will take place in Madrid on November 16th. Cyprus is participating for the tenth time.The information was announced by the Cyprus Bro...
1 year ago
Price cap on bottled water nothing more than a publicity exercise
Some may have thought that the government had abandoned the ill-conceived plan to impose a maximum price on bottled water at sales outlets where there is no competition. It has not, and the relevant bill, which was submi...
1 year ago
Outdoor cinema nights continue in Limassol
The much-anticipated Rialto Cinema event returns this year, transforming the SEK parking area behind the Rialto Theatre into an atmospheric open-air cinema. From Wednesday to the following Tuesday, cinephiles in Limassol...
1 year ago
Who are the inhabitants of the island?
In an age where digital manipulation and artificial intelligence often blur the line between reality and artifice, Mohamad Khatib’s analogue photography stands out. Born in Beirut and raised in Limassol, Khatib has devot...
1 year ago
Use of one in seven Turkish Cypriot properties illegal
Violations of lease agreements were found in one in seven contracts regarding Turkish Cypriot properties in the Republic, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday.Speaking at the House refugees committee, h...
1 year ago
Student bus fares slashed ahead of new school year
Student bus fares have been slashed for the upcoming school year, the transport ministry announced on Tuesday, two days before classes begin.The decision follows a directive from President Nikos Christodoulides’ office a...
1 year ago
Globeducate expands Cyprus presence with acquisition of Olympion
Globeducate, one of the world’s leading K12 education groups, this week announced the acquisition of Cypriot educational group Olympion. This notable group of private Greek schools, situated near Nicosia, educates nearl...
1 year ago
Cyprus addicted to glamorous, big-money projects
“I think that the mismatch between me and Cyprus,” says Jared Willis, “was that Cyprus doesn’t want boot-strappers. Cyprus doesn’t want people coming here with an idea, and saying ‘Let me test out the idea, step by step’...
1 year ago
Urgent pleas to expand Paphos airport
As the summer tourist season edges towards its conclusion, Paphos airport is once again in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.While the island’s tourism industry thrives, with data indicating a steady number of visi...
1 year ago
Will you change your life?
It could happen to anybody. Although those with a family history of Parkinson Disease (PD) are at a higher risk, a risk that is quite substantial as its prevalence has doubled over the last 25 years with more than 8.5 mi...
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