Melissa Hekkers

As I venture to the newly-located premises of one of our capital’s longest standing bookshops in the heart of the walled city, I wonder whether Al, online bookshops and ...

“Do you come to Pervolia?” movement coach Andreas Economou had asked me when I spoke to him earlier in the week. “Rarely,” I had replied. And it was true, Pervolia, ...

Using analog film photography to build a nostalgic, intimate archive of Cyprus – chasing colours, light and forgotten corners of the island one frame at a time – German photographer Benedikt van ...

A government plan to develop the island into a regional centre of academic knowledge, research and innovation saw parliament pass bills allowing state facilities – the University of Cyprus (UCy) and ...

I started reading Matthew Philip Long’s debut novella a couple of months after my mother passed away. And I had to stop. Set in Cyprus, Life Goes on Without ...

Manned by young adults with autism and dedicated to breaking down barriers, what has been billed as the island’s first social enterprise, the True Heart Café officially opened at ...

Stand‑up comedy on the island was practically nonexistent a decade ago. Still young and informal, today’s tight-knit scene boasts acts in Greek, Cypriot Greek and English, with regular ...

In July last year, 39-year-old Nikos Leontis boarded a ferry in Limassol on a Yamaha XMAX maxi-scooter, headed on a journey across Europe to continue all the way down south ...

Four short films on online exploitation and human trafficking make their debut this week, fostering youth empowerment through immersive, lived experiences. “I provided guidance as to the intricacies of trafficking ...

The number of private schools offering comprehensive athletic programmes on the island can be counted on your hands. Developing any high-quality athletic programme requires significant investment in facilities, specialised staff ...

It’s safe to say that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become part of both teachers and students’ lives. Some say it has changed traditional classrooms into more dynamic spaces of ...

I was the owner of one of the nicest restaurants in one of the nicest streets of Cyprus, and the following week, I was cooking on the street, recalls Jeffrey, ...

“If you ever feel that you want to do something meaningful, start small; pick up one piece of trash or join a cleanup to share a message that actually matters,” ...

Some four thousand years ago, Cyprus was home to the oldest perfume factory in the Mediterranean, located in the village of Pyrgos, east of Limassol. Abandoned following an earthquake, one ...

The Covid-19 pandemic was a catalyst for change, prompting people to think more deeply about their well-being – both at home and in the workplace. For Katerina Andreou, founder of HR ...

How long has it been since you spent two days thinking and learning about your wellbeing? I arrived at the Sixth Lidl Wellness Camp (LWC) with an urge to look ...

The power of love is something that has often been written, and even sung, about. It is also the focus of a recently released film telling the story of a ...

A journey of discovery is promised for children of all ages at the upcoming Mitsikouri International Performing Arts Festival for Children and Young People, returning for a second time later ...

If she can do it, any woman can do it. That’s the message of Cypriot downhill biker Savvina Koulle, who has used a combination of physical strength, fitness, technical ...

The kitchen is, without doubt, the most important room in any home; it’s where everything happens. It’s where you sluggishly begin your morning with a cup of coffee. ...

Between the years of 1927 and 1931, more than 20 archaeological sites on the island were excavated by the Swedish Cyprus Expedition. In this way, Einar Gjerstad, John Lindros, Erik Sjöqvist and ...

Joint university programmes began gaining popularity in the late 1990s, in Europe in particular. With the vision to increase academic cooperation and student mobility across countries, institutions came together to ...

There is more to a cup of Cyprus coffee than its strong, bitter taste. In a new book on the matter, Aspasia Papadima unfolds the secrets of the island’s ...

It had been quite some time since I last took a moment to relax by the sea. Until recently, the image of myself lounging on the shore felt like a ...