‘It’s one of the most scary things I’ve experienced in my life’
If she can do it, any woman can do it. That’s the message of Cypriot downhill biker Savvina Koulle, who has used a combination of physical strength, fitness, technical ...
A minute with: Anna Mesonyhti, manicurist
Where do you live?I live in Cyrpus with my family – my husband and two children.
What did you have for breakfast?I had wholemeal bread with diet cheese and ...
A minute with: Demetri Iouliou, yoga instructor
Where do you live and with whom?I live in Nicosia with my wife, 13-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter.
What did you have for breakfast?A glass of water and ...
Local artist takes Cyprus music to Europe
Cypriot artist Della will take Cyprus music to Europe with three performances at some of its most important showcase festivals, it was announced on Wednesday.
Della will first perform on ...
A minute with Dr Andri Vrioni, Director of Stemfreak, educational innovation consultant
Where do you live?Home for me is a small paradise in Latsia, near what we call a river – dry most of the year – but in my imagination, it flows ...
Taylor Thomson brings field science into classrooms to inspire future environmental leaders
Students at Alwyn College in Auckland had never seen a scientist at work until Taylor Thomson arrived with his water testing equipment and field notebooks. Within hours, they were knee-deep ...
What the Welsh can teach Cyprus
Despite joining the European Union in 2004, Cypriots still have few opportunities to actively participate in parliamentary processes compared with other European citizens.
While the House of Representatives publishes agendas, draft ...
Why do Cypriots eat that in the heat of summer?
It’s the kind of question those old Raj colonels must’ve asked themselves when they first went to India: why is everyone eating chili – which of course makes you ...
A minute with Denys Sboiev, photographer and connector of creative potential
Where do you live?I live in Limassol – a place where the sea meets the sun and ideas find space to grow.
What did you have for breakfast?Breakfast was ...
A minute with: Angelina Kudryavtseva, Ice dancer, figure skater
Where do you live?I live with my skating partner Ilia Karankevich in a little Italian city called Egna in Bolzano province.
What did you have for breakfast?Eggs, some ...
‘My job is to make them feel special’
We’re at the Bedrock Café in Ayia Napa, surrounded by Flintstones merch and plastic dinosaurs – but Aeropryme isn’t happy with his coffee. “I wanted an iced coffee with ...
A minute with Makis Kazakeos, activist
Where do you live?In Nicosia with my partner.
What did you have for breakfast?A cheese pie.
Describe your perfect day.Doing nothing, but this never happens!
Best book ...
A minute with: Ioannis Papaloizou, videographer, editor
Where do you live?I live in Brooklyn, NY with my friend.
What did you have for breakfast?Weetabix with a banana and oat milk.
Describe your perfect dayMorning at ...
A minute with: Tatiana Heracleous, Civil servant, part-time farmer, full-time mother
Where do you live?I live in Nicosia with my Hercules, our three kids Vasiliki, Panagiotis, Antreas and many, many animals.
What did you have for breakfast?Plain coffee
Describe ...
Path to success: Aleksejs Halavins and modern maritime leadership
A brief start in Latvia
Aleksejs Halavins grew up in Riga, close to busy docks and wide water. After high school, he entered the Latvian Maritime Academy, earning a diploma ...
How Simbi Wabote transformed Nigerian marine vessel ownership from 10% to 46%
Nigeria’s offshore oil industry underwent a dramatic ownership transformation during Simbi Wabote’s tenure as Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Under his leadership ...
Chronicler of the enclaved of Cyprus
They live in the village of Ayia Triada, halfway up the Karpasia peninsula with its sleepy roads set amid thickets of pine, palm and olive – though also in the pages ...
Mariupol after the war – how Rinat Akhmetov and international partners are launching the city’s revival
Last year, a landmark workshop was held in Warsaw with representatives of the Ukrainian and international communities, dedicated to the economic revival of Mariupol. The discussion focused on the Mariupol ...
A minute with Nikoletta Livadiotou, singer
Where do you live?I come from Dasaki Achnas and I live with my parents.
What did you have for breakfast?I ate cereal with oat milk.
Describe your perfect ...
A minute with: Costas Panayi, artist
Where do you live?I live alone in Mitsero, a village 25km from Nicosia.
What did you have for breakfast?I don’t usually have breakfast, just a cup of ...
Andrii Matiukha’s Favbet Foundation is mobilizing international aid for Ukraine
Transforming corporate philanthropy in crisis
The outbreak of Russia’s full-scale invasion marked a pivotal moment for the Favbet Foundation, a corporate charitable organization founded in 2020 by entrepreneur Andrii Matiukha. ...
Cyprus society seen through coffee shop culture
There is more to a cup of Cyprus coffee than its strong, bitter taste. In a new book on the matter, Aspasia Papadima unfolds the secrets of the island’s ...
A minute with Ivona Rocarkova, brewhouse owner
Where do you live?In a listed house in the centre of Nicosia with my family and two cats.
What did you have for breakfast?Caffe latte and croissant.
Describe ...
Working-class rage and the Cyprus architect
The blue door is unmarked, its glass panel stealing a glimpse into a dishevelled interior. The door is locked so I wait, surrounded by the quiet cobbled streets of old ...