Will messy Gesy clean up its act?
Top officials have been quick to admit the new national health scheme has had a variety of teething problems, but can they all be resolved?...
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Union interference over university places is the culmination of irrationality
By Dr Panayiotis K Mavros The relentless attack launched on the University of Cyprus and the Technological University by the school teachers unions Oelmek, Oltek...
We need to challenge climate change doubters before it’s too late
By Patricia Scotland Imagine a London where the entire subterranean region is engulfed with dirty water. Crammed train carriages that once barrelled along 249 miles...
Clashing claims over Varosha
By Esra Aygin Despite the hype, few believe Turkey is sincere about letting the Greek Cypriot residents of Varosha return Lifeless, deserted hotels lined up...
The purest is still the best
Cypriots have been distilling zivania from fermented grape pomace since the fourteenth century. Today this traditional, strong spirit is EU-protected “In the olden days, everyone...
Ukraine: 28 years of struggle for Independence
By Boris Humeniuk ON AUGUST 24, the Ukrainian nation celebrated its main state holiday – Independence Day. On this very day back in 1991 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament)...
Indonesian village relies on cash for trash
By Willy Kurniawan Indonesia’s crackdown on imported foreign waste has upset the village of Bangun, where residents say they earn more money sorting through piles...
Obituary, Chris Drake: a journalist with charm and the common touch
By Michael Theodoulou Like many other leading journalists at the time Chris Drake, who died in Limassol on Wednesday aged 76, left school at 16,...
Bar review: Rockafellas, Protaras
By Andreas Nichola With the football season in full swing you needn’t worry about missing your favourite match if you go away for the weekend...
War-scarred women battle tradition to make a living
By Ekaterina Anchevskaya Fending for herself after leaving a husband who kidnapped her and then losing two sons in Syria’s war, Leila Achishvili has fought...
The silencing of Jadotville
THE WAY THINGS ARE Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou We learn our histories in school at an age when a lot of our past is not of...
Conspiracy theories as a means to an end
Tactic risks becoming new currency of post-truth politics By Peter Apps On Wednesday, as wildfires ripped across the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian president took...
Amendment to EU directive strengthens fight against ‘aggressive’ tax planning
By Elena Christodoulou The European Union has added further impetus to its objective of enhancing transparency against harmful tax practices with the amendment to Directive 2011/16/EU,...
A minute with Andronikos Evripidou Muay Thai Fighter
Where do you live? I am currently living in Thailand by myself but thankfully my girlfriend comes and visits Best childhood memory? Camping every summer...
The queen of spoon sweets
It already smells delicious on the steps leading down to Niki Agathokleous’ realm. In the two production rooms in the basement of the tiered hillside...
Bar review: Caprice Lounge Bar, Limassol
By Tracy Roth Rotsas At the heart of Londa Beach Hotel in Limassol is the very swanky Caprice Lounge Bar. It’s everything you’d expect of...
North Korea’s ‘raccoon eye makers’ get state push
By Minwoo Park North Korea is encouraging its beauty-conscious middle class women to choose domestic cosmetics over foreign brands in an effort to boost self-reliance...
Inanimate objects that aren’t
By Richard Dickenson All machines are responsive, willful, and downright user-unfriendly. Remember that Woody Allen idea about machines closing ranks and retaliating against their would-be...
Steppe queen movie makes Kazakhs wonder if life will imitate art
By Olzhas Auyezov An ageing central Asian leader grooms his daughter to succeed him, and she then overcomes suspicion from her patriarchal society to unite...
Thirteen leadership tips to manage apparent paradoxes
By Dimis Michaelides At the heart of innovation lie forces that simultaneously oppose and complement one another. Like yin and yang, each has its benefits...
