Paphos Writers Group benefit from social approach to writing
Writers. They’re a solitary lot, right? “My Man Booker? Oh I wrote that at Glastonbury – the crowd surfing was insane!” said No Writer Ever.
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From ‘graffiti gypsy’ to top Cypriot street artist
From spray-painting walls in Greece to becoming the island’s best known street artist, THEO PANAYIDES meets an impatient, hyperactive muralist who now paints public spaces
A minute with Erietta and Efi Melanidou Fashion designers
Where do you live? We both live in Nicosia with our two beautiful cats Best childhood memory? Summer holidays near the beach with friends and
Fanni David scoops 4 medals for Cyprus
The 10th Taekwon-do Open European Cup 2019, took place on 6 -9 June in Iceberg, Sochi, Russia and Fanni David was there representing Cyprus. As
Local brewer rethinks cider
A long way from home, an Australian former journalist and ship’s steward is now making award-winning cider in an out of the way village in
A minute with Panayiotis Tofi Choreographer, Movement Director
Where do you live? Nicosia city centre Best childhood memory? August of 1992: evenings at the beach in Ayia Napa with my family, ending up
Voice of the Filipinos in Cyprus is asking the right questions
For 23 years one woman has been championing the cause of domestic workers in Cyprus. AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY meets a determined woman who has helped and
A minute with Düriye Gökçebağ Linguist
Where do you live and with whom? I live in Nicosia with my family Best childhood memory? Good old days that I spent with my
Mexico meets Cyprus: more similarities than you might imagine
The Head of the AG Leventis-Anáhuac Chair in Cyprus Studies, Mexico City YAEL SIMAN recently visited the island for the first time. He reflects on
Radio DJ is the voice of the morning
In one of the leading DJs on the island playing foreign tunes, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man interested in what is ‘hot, fresh and trendy’
A minute with Alexandra Panayi Audio Visual Artist
Where do you live? I live in a kingdom filled with cats Best childhood memory? My granny’s smile Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish?
Cosplayer an expert at bringing alter egos to life
If you ever thought cosplay was for kids, think again. At 36 years of age, Gloria Roussou is one of the island’s foremost cosplayers, part
Combative, controversial candidate for MEP
In a man who may well become the island’s first Turkish Cypriot MEP, THEO PANAYIDES finds a fiery, long-time supporter of a united Cyprus. How
A Minute with Jean Sazeides Member of the Pink Mouflons Dragon Boat Racing Team
Where do you live? I have lived in Limassol since 1980 with my Cypriot husband Aristos and we have three grown-up children Best childhood memory?
Prolific architect I.M. Pei dies at age 102
By Bill Trott May 16 (Reuters) – I.M. Pei, whose modern designs and high-profile projects made him one of the best-known and most prolific architects
Creative talent lives life with abundance
In a video director, marketing consultant and mentor THEO PANAYIDES meets a confident and stubbornly independent woman with contagious energy who is well placed at
A Minute with Anastasia Demetriou Fashion designer and performer
Where do you live? In Nicosia, with my parents, our dog Aris, nine cats, two turtles Best childhood memory? My first letter from my sister
Fake heiress who dazzled New York elite gets 4 to 12 years for fraud
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) – A German woman who posed as a wealthy heiress to scam New York hotels, fashionable friends
Lifelong maverick film star goes his own way
In a cult actor extraordinaire THEO PANAYIDES meets a sleek professional whose sinister onscreen persona hardly reflects his real life, although details of that are
A minute with Eleni Chandriotou Visual Artist
Where do you live? I just moved to Ireland with my partner and my mother is hosting us till we settle down Best childhood memory?
