Theo Panayides

In a sometimes heated press conference, the producers behind Jiu Jitsu – the Nicolas Cage sci-fi/action film that was shot here in 2019 – announced their decision to pull out of Cyprus, ...

THEO PANAYIDES finds there is never a dull moment in the life of a fearless grandma who loves to protest and is now standing to become an MP with the ...

Where other festivals have been put on hold, Cyprus Film Days is pushing ahead next week, and not just online either. PRESTON WILDER looks at what we can expect to ...

From the numbers of expats waiting years for citizenships to the environmental impact of development projects, the Cyprus Mail put the new freedom of information act to the test. It ...

In the owner of one of the island’s last DVD clubs, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man looking for a kinder world who rests his mind in the films around ...

In a tale of two eateries, Theo Panayides dines from two newly opened chef-led enterprises in Nicosia that are well worth visiting First, an anecdote. Right after leaving Casa Burro, ...

In a poet, essayist, translator and theatre director THEO PANAYIDES meets an impulsive woman who best expresses herself through other people Poet, translator, essayist, theatre director… We’ve been talking ...

Cyprus’ foray into the lucrative film location market has seen the whirlwind world of the movie industry clash with a risk-averse, red-tape mired public sector By Theo Panayides A scheme ...

For an outspoken animal-assisted therapist, standing for MP is a long shot. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man with a sense that life is getting worse who is keen to overthrow ...

A few days after restaurants, bars and coffee shops re-opened after 3 months of lockdown – despite Covid cases still being quite high – we spoke to a selection of bar/restaurant owners ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a performance artist whose past life as a barrister is a far cry from the pomegranates, earth, sky, and measuring the sea in buckets of her current ...

Most of the elderly have been vaccinated, so why are so many in hospitals? Even with Cyprus poised to reopen a bit more, the situation in our hospitals due to ...

In the mayor of the mixed village of Pyla, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man who acts as a buffer to many sides, having seen his village move from petrol lamps ...

In the latest Hollywood star drawn to the island to take part in a film, THEO PANAYIDES meets the proverbial hardest working man in showbiz who credits yoga and walking ...

In an energetic woman, and keen bridge player, THEO PANAYIDES meets a link to the spiritual world, a woman who will connect with dead relatives but loves life in this ...

A week after a protest that was broken up by police, a second protest took place against corruption and the measures taken to control the pandemic. It was much larger ...

New law could help in fight against corruption and ineptitude in government By Theo Panayides The saga of Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis, who complained to the police about a Twitter ...

A protest by left-wing organisations against pandemic measures and corruption, called simply ‘ENOUGH!’, was dispersed by police, including with the use of tear gas and water cannon. Full story here

As hearts and flowers help celebrate around the world THEO PANAYIDES speaks to an unusual couple in Cyprus who say if there is love there is a way around the ...

In a member of the island’s fledgling stand-up community and the mind behind the island’s most downloaded podcast, THEO PANAYIDES finds a serious person with a wicked sense ...

We all know prevention is better than cure, but are we focusing too much on the vaccine? Of all the many questions thrown up by the Covid-19 crisis, this one ...

A former sex slave tells THEO PANAYIDES she was molested as a teenager and branded a troubled kid. But, while laws are needed to stop trafficking, both sides involved in ...

Renowned composer Savvas Savva tells THEO PANAYIDES why financial insecurity and three failed marriages is the price to pay for the freedom to write music You can tell a lot ...

Are we forgetting the young, in the frenzied emphasis on protecting the old during the virus? Or was it all going downhill anyway? It’s not the kind of thing ...