Theo Panayides

2022 in review: Covid became endemic and we got back many of our freedoms, but it’s not over yet I wrote two dozen features for the Sunday Mail in 2022, but ...

A couple of days before the New Year, we asked people on the streets of Nicosia for their thoughts and predictions.

In a former preacher and biker, THEO PANAYIDES finds a cheerful free spirit who combines chaotic good with a joy for living The café in Tseri, just outside Nicosia, isn’...

In the only luthier on the island, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man who loves to talk who labours over custom-made instruments but will listen to ‘anything beautiful’ himself The sign ...

In Marios Taramides, THEO PANAYIDES meets a Renaissance man who rails against mediocrity In the dentist’s waiting room you’ll find shelves of Bronze Age antiquities, books on Abba ...

The future is bright for a scientist working with microdosing psychedelics. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man into 60s counter culture who is an activist for drugs being the tool for ...

Disabled protesters gathered outside the presidential palace on Friday to to decry violations of their rights Full story here

Preparing food at home and getting it delivered gives rise to questions about government oversight and licences Fanos Leventis, head of the Recreation Centre Owners Association (Pasika), recently warned about ...

In an animal welfare activist who featured in a local film, THEO PANAYIDES meets a forensic neuropsychologist who was born fearless and now takes the same approach to abused pets ...

Auditor-general in the cross hairs in latest court case over film incentive scheme The continuing saga of Jiu Jitsu entered a new phase last month with the filing of a ...

On a sometimes dangerous journey through 191 countries that has taken 18 years, THEO PANAYIDES meets an activist on a mission A man on a bike – or actually next to a bike, ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets the owner of what was once referred to as the Moulin Rouge of Cyprus, a place visited by all presidents We’re in the British bases, a ...

In an internationally known and respected referee, THEO PANAYIDES meets an entertaining and organised man still capable of fancy footwork who is shocked by the increasing violence in his native ...

In a ‘romantic migrant’ THEO PANAYIDES finds a man of simple pleasures and complex theories who is a great talker but struggles in our fluid times with the impoverishment of ...

Planning permission and building permission are not the same thing, but both should be in place before construction starts A letter received by the Cyprus Mail (also sent to Interior ...

We asked a selection of people in Nicosia if they think the current global situation could lead to a world war – maybe even a nuclear war.

In the island’s most famous tattooist THEO PANAYIDES finds an intense, disciplined man dealing in pain all his life, whose vivid artistic style saw him draw in the celebrities ...

Arriving at his grand passion in middle age, the Larnaca man producing paintings to fall in love with is small and fast with a business mind, finds THEO PANAYIDES There ...

In a spiritual leader, an institution in India, THEO PANAYIDES meets a man for whom actions speak louder than words, from coming up with a breathing technique to conflict resolution ...

We visited Varosha, the part of Famagusta that used to be the main beach and tourist area – and has been a ghost town since 1974, left exactly as it was, before ...

Reckless in his youth but vibrant as he ages, one iconic rocker tells THEO PANAYIDES about his lucky timing and how he has weathered 50 years on the road, being marked ...

Playing the game has seen a leader in his field stick firmly on the right side of the fine line between accounting and creative accounting. THEO PANAYIDES meets a modest ...

Shoving, pushing and often drunk, crowds fight for buses The situation with early-morning buses in Ayia Napa has become increasingly lawless and unbearable – though the end of summer will presumably ...

In a woman swinging between despair and exuberance, THEO PANAYIDES finds someone living the dream, willing to promote the need for a touch of narcissism Alexandra Matheou doesn’t stand ...