Melissa Hekkers

THE growing number of students on the island combined with the well-known affordable housing problem in certain areas means campuses have to come up with innovative ways to support students ...

Mple Rewards enables its users to discover unparalleled advantages from over 120 companies from almost all sectors of the island’s economic activity and get rewarded with cashback when using their ...

In this episode, a heatwave is expected to start dissipating by Wednesday, with the met office saying that high temperatures will continue Monday. Elsewhere, feverish preparations are underway for the ...

In this episode, after a fiery debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday, the plenum voted down two bills which the government had warned could threaten the financial system ...

In this episode, buying petrol in the north will not be penalised provided it is not for commercial purposes, the customs department said yesterday as they attempted to clarify confusions ...

In this episode, foreclosures and non-performing loans are set to feature heavily on Monday, as deputies and the government alike have a flurry of meetings planned over the crucial topics. ...

In today’s episode, foreclosures have been suspended until the end of October, while a special judicial procedure will be created to deal with non-performing loans, cabinet decided on Wednesday. ...

In a Cypriot crafter chosen to provide one of the island’s wedding gifts for the prince of Jordan MELISSA HEKKERS finds a woman who uses the elements of fire, ...

In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday announced an upcoming plan to address the housing crisis, and that moves are underway to improve bicommunal ties, in addition to ...

In today’s episode, over €30 million in pandemic support was disbursed to almost 5,000 beneficiaries who did not qualify, and no effort has been made to recover the money, MPs heard ...

In today’s episode, Larnaca criminal court erupted into chants of “filthy rapist” after former Kitiou bishop Chrysostomos was handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence for three years. Elsewhere, Health ...

In today’s episode, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou dismissed media reports on Wednesday which downplayed the government’s reorientation on energy as “wrong”, stating that energy companies and the government ...

In this episode, former President Nicos Anastasiades deemed the claims made by the former chairman of the sports ethics committee Andreas Papacharalambous “false, unfounded and vulgar.” Elsewhere, trade unions on ...

In today’s episode, the Audit service and the Attorney-general engaged in a war of words after the latter accused the former of lying about a European Commission communiqué that ...

“Something I always say to my students is that when you’re learning any new language, try not to think in your native language; think in the language you’re ...

When a pet shop owner names his store after the Great Dane he grew up with, you know there’s an unconditional love for animals behind the decision that communicates ...

I met Nicos over a decade ago. Both in our late 20s, we initially connected around our love for canoeing; it was obvious we both thrived on exercising in the ...

The University of Nicosia (UNIC) is steadily placing Cyprus on the world map of attractive university destinations for students from all over the world; a vision that is affirmed by ...

The Wellness Over Waves foundation provides the disadvantaged with the chance to integrate into society – on a boat By Melissa Hekkers “Oh! Look at that; a little white feather just ...

With its 70th anniversary fast approaching, Melissa Heckers looks at the impact of Cyprus broadcasting corporation On October 4, 1953, Cypriots embraced its first radio broadcast, an initiative decided by the British ...

We’d been anticipating this day for over a week, but I’m not sure what I was looking forward to more: my 10-year-old’s first football tournament or my ...

A new virtual museum is setting itself up as a safe space where memories, photos and other material of Varosha and its surrounds can be shared. MELISSA HEKKERS finds out ...

A team of scientists is looking for writings in the Cypriot dialect to create a bot for the internet and smart phones A team of four data scientists and a ...

In today’s episode, we hear that the US Pentagon has announced Cyprus’ membership in the State Partnership programme and the cooperation between the Cyprus National Guard and the United ...