Environment

The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved two schemes for the installation or replacement of integrated solar water heating systems and solar panels, as well as for thermal insulation of ...

We’re already getting used to the idea of ‘smart’ everything… including our homes. But while more and more apps and futuristic options for our living areas are becoming available, ...

Grief-Work is a new development in Helen Kirwan’s Memory Theatre series and her direct response to the poignancy of the pandemic. Currently artist in residence with the Cyprus Academy ...

A different kind of event is coming to Larnaca, filled with stories of operatic frenzy. A Life Full of Arias with actress and soprano Elena Hadjiafxendi will be an evening ...

Community leader of Oroklini Neophytos Fakontis has urged people to stop polluting Oroklini Lake after municipality workers informed him of a spike in rubbish being dumped there. The lake, located 9...

In this video, we head deep into a cloud forest in China’s Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve, to encounter the planet’s last remaining ‘Skywalker’ gibbons. Skywalker hoolock gibbons ...

“There is something very touching in spending time to observe small details and figure out what else lies underneath the surface. To observe the hands travelling towards each other, to ...

Local legislation pertaining to an EU directive set to come into force in July that declares war on 10 single-use plastic items is not ready yet, Greens leader Charalambous Theopemptou has ...

On March 19, 2021, Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted after laying dormant for 6,000 years. With lava from the volcano now moving slow enough for up to 10,000 visitors to see it up close, ...

Bars may have been shut for almost half a year and now that they are back – even just outdoors – no time is wasted. A series of events are on the ...

In this video, we learn about the role of a non-profit organisation called OceanMind in fighting illegal fishing. Illegal and unregulated fishing is one of the greatest threats to marine ...

Psychedelic realities, enigmatic avatars, virtual sex scenes – Alix Norman steps into the future of entertainment at Cyprus’ first VR festival The AVR made me walk into a wall. And out ...

The Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) on Friday announced its participation in a pilot programme for the reduction of single-use plastics (SUPs) in tourism. The project, “Reducing the Consumption and Disposal ...

The International Cyprus Film Days for Children and Youth 2021 presents a fresh and innovative programme in this seventh edition, which is scheduled to be held exclusively online. It is curated ...

This video takes a playful look at how biology has adapted the tiger into the feared animal of prey that it is, and the survival steps to take if you ...

“All bad art is the result of good intentions,” Oscar Wilde once said and one cultural platform has set out to celebrate the mighty Irish writer’s life and work. ...

Cypriot guitar tunes, Greek artists and Argentinian instruments will sound at The Shoe Factory later this month as the venue prepares to host musicians and guests once again. On April 16 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the flaws of the global food supply chain, with logistical breakdowns leading to fruit harvests being left to rot, or milk from dairy farms being poured ...

Since the 1960s, the creation of installations has been a major feature of modern art. This was increasingly the case from the early 1990s when the ‘crash’ of the art ...

Relationships at the workplace – they happen. Probably often. Perhaps someone you know has been in one, perhaps you have been in one. But it’s no-one’s business but your ...

The public has been invited to attend a special event on April 9, the first European Wool Day, to learn about the importance of this valuable resource for a green economy. ...

Due to popular demand Maria Karolidou’s adaptation of Seawall will now be on at Theatro Aigaia in Nicosia for three more days in April. Seawall is a play by ...

Since the re-opening of bars, the quaint Nicosian bar Kafeneio To Leoforio has returned to organising its almost daily live music events. Its venue is mainly outdoors anyway, even in ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday welcomed the upcoming introduction of a new bill on integrated waste management that includes a universal pay-as-you throw policy. The bill is set to pass ...