Annette Chrysostomou

There is much more to chess than studying moves, being competitive and winning Chess is a fascinating analogy about how you can reach your potential after overcoming limits and threats. ...

Key vote looms on future of EU nature restoration The vote on the future of nature restoration is one of the most important decisions the EU has ever been faced ...

The island is increasingly dependent on desalination, and the environmental cost is heavy, though that might be about to change By Annette Chrysostomou The energy consumption of desalination is expected ...

By Annette Chrysostomou Santa has for years been known as the jolly fat man who brings holiday cheer. His white beard, rosy cheeks and suit are symbols of the season. ...

Christmas traditions: They can be heart-warming, motivating and downright scary In some Cypriot mountain villages on Christmas night, it is customary to leave the doors of one’s house open, ...

They use a lot of plastic, so why are they so popular? “One garden with artificial grass is equivalent to 950,000 plastic straws,” a post by website the Grass People warned ...

As more and more of us are troubled by sleep problems, ANNETTE CHRYSOSTOMOU questions whether you should follow the latest trend of taking melatonin Sleep-deprivation was already a problem, then, ...

The once common practice of marking buildings of significance provides all sorts of insights into the past A unique gift given to Pope Francis by head of the Cyprus Institute ...

From high-rise buildings to shipping and oil-related industries By Annette Chrysostomou A new holistic environmental risk assessment of the Limassol coastline is the largest-scale environmental research project for the city ...

Can’t bear the thought of an Easter holiday abroad without your dog? Taking your pet with you is easier than you might think During the lockdown, millions of Europeans ...

The Fasoula green point area has long been known for its enormous illegal dump – until this week, when Limassol-based NGO City Friends Club (CFC) stepped in to change what the ...

Dung beetles – a fascinating subject. The insects recycle human and animal waste and thus are an important part of our lives – if they didn’t exist, we would have an ...

From books, to toys to trips out, the green Christmas list is long and varied By Annette Chrysostomou How about giving a thoughtful, sustainable and environment-linked gift to your loved ...

For a short time last year, face masks were viewed as a fashion accessory. That’s all changed What comes to mind nowadays when we hear the word masks? Just ...

By Annette Chrysostomou Who has not marvelled at the stars in the sky? Those who have seen them on a clear night will certainly want to see more, and those ...

But poisonous toadfish might be beyond their grasp With more and more fish entering the Eastern Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal, the EU is about to decide if it ...

But climate change not the sole driver of increasing temperatures and wildfires By Annette Chrysostomou The Mediterranean has become a wildfire hotspot with huge fires raging in Turkey and Greece ...

The memoir of a German ambassador who lived in Cyprus in the 1980s and returned as a tourist in 2012 My Cyprus, a memoir and guide to Cyprus written by Joachim ...

Revolutionary method uses a bacterial immune system to detect Covid There is an urgent need for inexpensive new technologies which enable fast and reliable detection of viruses. The coronavirus pandemic ...

Police have booked 32 individuals for breaches of coronavirus measures in 24 hours from Wednesday until Thursday, most for not wearing masks and for travelling during the nightly curfew. 5,908 checks were carried ...

The vaccination portal was operating normally early on Wednesday with the majority of appointments booked in less than an hour, after technical problems were reported on Tuesday morning. The portal ...

Police booked 25 individuals, including two business owners, for violations of coronavirus measures from 6am on Tuesday until 6am on Wednesday. The owner of a beauty salon was fined €500 for allowing ...

Changes have been made to the vaccinations portal to allow the booking of 10,000 slots per half hour, Deputy Minister for Innovation Kyriakos Kokkinos said on Friday amidst reactions and criticism ...

Final exams are going ahead at private and public schools this year, despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s Pancyprian exams are a big challenge for ...