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Large British expat communities no longer have any say in how local affairs are run By Bejay Browne British permanent residents living in Cyprus have now officially lost the right ...

By Achilleas Demetriades Someone travelling within the European Union may wonder why they have to present a passport/ID when they leave Cyprus to enter an EU member state, whereas ...

By Aine Fox “Left a bit, now right a bit, OK, straighten her up”. With those confidently-delivered directions, we’ve safely navigated past our fellow canal boaters as we emerge ...

After an accident in 2020 I became a wheelchair rider and have been more than annoyed by the fact how many road obstacles we face besides our limitations. The letter from ...

VAT is a stealth tax introduced in Cyprus in 1992 at 5 per cent and steadily increased to the current 20 per cent. There is a new tax, not properly named or explained ...

Where do you live? In Nicosia with family What did you have for breakfast? Banana with yoghurt and plenty of coffee Describe your perfect day Gym followed by a healthy ...

By Press Association Pep Guardiola has dismissed Jurgen Klopp’s suggestion Liverpool are not in a position to challenge Manchester City for the Premier League title. Liverpool boss Klopp said ...

Testing Kwoklyn Wan’s new super speedy cookbook It’s that time of year when New Year’s resolutions start slipping. Maybe you wanted to eat more healthily or do ...

By Clark Young I attended Georgetown University from 2005-2009 where Professor Karski had previously taught for five decades. And yet I didn’t know anything about him until years after ...

By Ioannis Tirkides Occasionally, events unfold in close proximity that can be described as seminal. We call them seminal because of their significant impact. They mark a change in the ...

By Lisa Salmon If you’ve not managed to stick to those Dry January goals, perhaps you need to have a look at your brain like Bella Hadid, who says ...

Cyprus, a small Mediterranean country with one of the lowest population densities in the world, offers a unique combination of modern amenities and historic sights. Known for its ancient landmarks ...

By Richard Alston As with every humanities discipline, classics has responded to Black Lives Matter with justifiable introspection. As the study of the ancient world, and particularly that of the ...

From wide leg jeans to retro jackets, this year it’s all about easy-to-wear pieces, says KATIE WRIGHT An eternal wardrobe staple, denim never really goes out of style. But ...

Sunglasses improve our visibility on a sunny day. Also, wearing the correct sunglasses is a great way to protect yourself against UV rays that can cause short-term and long-term eye ...

By Shashi Kant Yadav The European Commission has decided that power plants burning natural gas can be considered generators of green energy. This means they can count as sustainable investments ...

Hairdressers share golden rules for youthful-looking locks at any age with KATIE WRIGHT There’s a reason hairdressers play such a big role in makeover shows. The right hair cut ...

The 10-year-long Libyan crisis remains a significant international problem as a source of instability and violence in the region. Attempts to find solutions to overcome the situation in Libya have ...

By George Coucounis Very often, builders are employed to carry out repairs, construction or extensions in houses or other buildings, even to build them. The builder or the contractor, before ...

‘It’s madness to keep building when we have more than enough’ By Bejay Browne Peyia residents are up in arms over a number of big building projects earmarked for ...

By Gwynne Dyer Military coups are back in fashion in Africa. There have been over 200 attempted coups in the continent since 1960, about half of them successful, but in the past ...

By Achilleas Demetriades Climate change is on our doorstep. There is an urgency to address this global concern and Cyprus cannot drag its feet on this any longer. No individual ...

By Savvakis C. Savvides The cannibalisation of natural monopolies Monopoly power is the Achilles heel of a laissez-faire economic system. Adam Smith, for many the father of capitalism, was one ...

By Patricia Jordan February already and what lot of rain we have had since the start of the year! It’s all good for the dams, aquifers and wells, but ...