Melissa Hekkers

“The fact that you’re essentially dealing with people that are facing your own trauma or the trauma that your parents experienced means that every day, it’s like I’...

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 ...

At their best, universities are innovators, risk-takers and pioneers, these institutions adapt to the world we live in to meet the demands of new generations for higher education and to ...

Festival season is upon us and many in Cyprus will be gearing up to head to one of the events that dominate our summer evenings. Yet as I talk to ...

I’m not a big football fan myself but I am fascinated by the way fans get worked up when their team is playing. It is obvious the adrenaline is ...

One or more employees in all local businesses are now obliged to ensure that safety measures are adhered to in the workplace, a development that has come into effect after ...

Fostering a deeper connection between consumers and the food they eat is perhaps one of Lidl Cyprus’ most holistic initiatives. As a company with a vision for a better tomorrow ...

In today’s episode, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during talks in Ankara on Monday that there were “no unsolvable problems” between their countries. ...

In today’s episode, a police car was completely destroyed on Easter Saturday night in what Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriakou called an “organised attack”. Elsewhere, a 30-year-old man from ...

A new exhibition marks 50 years since the Turkish invasion with very personal memories of a Karpasia artist Toula Liasi’s personal story is testament to the lives of those few ...

In this episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said that Cyprus “cannot accept any more Syrian refugees”. Meanwhile, President Nikos Christodoulides’ stance on the Cyprus problem has “not yielded any substantial results”, ...

Festival aims to ‘revisit all the atrocities that happened, understand them, forgive them and throw them away’ “It was a ghost town to me until I met a Varoshian. I ...

In today’s episode, Syrian migrants arriving in Cyprus will from now on be taken to the Kofinou reception centre to live, following a decision to cut all stipends given ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides and Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati discussed ways to improve the effective management of migratory flows from Lebanon to Cyprus. Elsewhere, Larnaca ...

In today’s episode, efforts are underway to develop the National Cancer Institute, as well as a legal framework to offer palliative care through Gesy, Health Minister Michael Damianos said ...

In today’s episode, a total of 137 irregular migrants arrived in Cyprus by sea on Monday, bringing the number of arrivals up to 408 in the space of 24 hours. Elsewhere, European ...

In today’s episode, the electricity subsidy is to be extended until the end of June as part of the government’s latest package of measures aimed at alleviating the ...

With conflicts in the region and increasing numbers of foreign companies based in Cyprus, the island’s English language schools find themselves bursting at the seams With increasing numbers of ...

Before the UK left the EU, private schools around the island prepared their students to study there. But they now have to look further afield The number of EU students ...

Almost a year into her post, the education minister is keen to see schools become more inclusive and public universities to offer courses in English Upgrading the island’s education ...

A romantic story about a man attempting to escape the world by heading to the island is set for international release. MELISSA HEKKERS meets the woman behind it “It’s ...

In today’s episode, the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy Maria Holguin said “a lot of ideas” had been raised at her meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides. Elsewhere, the ecclesiastical ...

In today’s episode, the inquest into the death of National Guard officer Thanasis Nicolaou, found dead in 2005, continued, with state prosecutor Xenia Xenophontos questioning forensic pathologist Dimitra Karayianni regarding ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides announced plans to create a “digital citizen” mobile application, on which people can access government services. Elsewhere, the cost of compensating every single ...