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Theo Panayides

Theo Panayides

Theo Panayides is a journalist and filmmaker. His Cyprus Mail profiles have been collected in a book, ‘The Lives of Others’.

Articles

image The whole SafePass business is unsustainable

The whole SafePass business is unsustainable
A small, hard-working shop owner fined €4,000 for not checking SafePasses is the sorriest aspect of a very sorry tale Last week, my greengrocer – a small-to-medium-sized business selling fruit and vegetables – ...
image Comic-book fan is a woman of many voices

Comic-book fan is a woman of many voices
In a lifelong geek that runs a comic store, THEO PANAYIDES meets a woman drawn to extremes whose habit of drawing every day helps to embrace what scares her Talking ...
image Good-guy entrepreneur goes local and seasonal

Good-guy entrepreneur goes local and seasonal
THEO PANAYIDES meets the man behind a new venture brining simplified cooking from a community of small farmers to people tired of fakeness, looking for something real Yiannis Tryfon is ...
image Unite Cyprus Now: Four years later (video)

Unite Cyprus Now: Four years later (video)
We caught up with Unite Cyprus Now, the (still very active) bicommunal group whose street protests were much in the news in summer 2017, at the time of the talks on ...
image Coronavirus: We need more transparency and more data

Coronavirus: We need more transparency and more data
The data being made available on Covid is often inadequate Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the rallying cry has been ‘Follow the science’. But a more useful motto might be ‘Follow ...
image The father of Ayia Napa

The father of Ayia Napa
In the 86-year-old man who built the tourist town’s first hotel after being entranced by the spot as a child, THEO PANAYIDES meets a man with a vision that ...
image A gay Palestinian in a world ruled by power

A gay Palestinian in a world ruled by power
THEO PANAYIDES meets a gay Palestinian man who has just written his life story. He finds someone who has lived a charmed but traumatic life, who had dealt with feeling ...
image When ruling by decree, proportionality is key

When ruling by decree, proportionality is key
For the past 18 months we have been governed by a British Quarantine Law nearly one hundred years old. A change was long overdue, but how different will it be? The ...
image Sky really is the limit for young astrophysicist

Sky really is the limit for young astrophysicist
THEO PANAYIDES meets a sharp mind probing the future of the universe in a bright – in a literal and intellectual sense – astrophysicist who is currently living life long distance, both ...
image Scientist finds her life transformed by Covid

Scientist finds her life transformed by Covid
In a member of the government coronavirus advisory team THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman who dreamt of being a superhero who, despite seeing her personal life swallowed by Covid, is ...
image Coronavirus: Will you get the boosters? (Video)

Coronavirus: Will you get the boosters? (Video)
On the day that the Cabinet decided to start administering a third Covid vaccine dose, we asked a selection of people on the streets of Nicosia if they’ll be ...
image Coronavirus: How possible is herd immunity?

Coronavirus: How possible is herd immunity?
Mass jabs still touted as way to herd immunity despite rising infections among vaccinated By Theo Panayides Questions over the long-term outlook of the global Covid-19 vaccination programme have continued ...
image Prolific actor goes from Spielberg to Shakespeare

Prolific actor goes from Spielberg to Shakespeare
THEO PANAYIDES meets TV, West End and Hollywood actor Kevork Malikyan, a ‘little Armenian boy’ from Turkey Steven Spielberg once described Kevork Malikyan’s face as a combination of Al ...
image Brazilian pastor offers hope for the hopeless

Brazilian pastor offers hope for the hopeless
THEO PANAYIDES meets an ordinary-looking couple in their 30s living their lives by 2,000-year-old precepts It doesn’t even look like a church. One hundred metres from Eleftheria Square in ...
image Career politician with a plan for action

Career politician with a plan for action
In the new Akel leader, THEO PANAYIDES finds a true believer in changing the world who has happily spent his life in politics, despite it losing its charm The headquarters ...
image The joys and trials of an animal lover

The joys and trials of an animal lover
The outspoken woman seen on Facebook near the flames of the recent large fire tells THEO PANAYIDES about the dire situation facing stray animals in Cyprus The pictures were shared ...
image Ordinary craftsman personifies old way of life

Ordinary craftsman personifies old way of life
In a 92-year-old cobbler THEO PANAYIDES finds a craftsman with a love of football who likes to keep it simple Andreas Vasiliou is an ordinary man – but he stands out ...
image Sheep v conspiracy theorists

Sheep v conspiracy theorists
The pragmatic v the quixotic – there are lots of ways to divide people over Covid vaccines but Theo Panayides asks what is driving people to make a decision over getting ...
image Veteran journalist’s coming-of-age journey

Veteran journalist’s coming-of-age journey
In a columnist and novelist THEO PANAYIDES finds a man dedicated to both realism and magic, a control freak with a passion for theatre and travel Back in the day, ...
image Restaurant owner wants ‘to bring Africa to Cyprus’

Restaurant owner wants ‘to bring Africa to Cyprus’
Maureen Chacholiades came to Cyprus as a student in 2006 and has now become the bossy but concerned ‘mama’ of the Cameroonian community. By Theo Panayides Ogbono soup, says the menu, “...