Queerphobia and fatphobia intersect in backlash to Sam Smith video
By Rosie Nelson
Non-binary singer Sam Smith has caused waves with the release of their music video for I’m Not Here to Make Friends, a triumphantly queer declaration of ...
Our View: Public education stakeholders need to rein it in
If anyone wanted to see how stakeholders’ participation could turn into a joke, they would need look no further than our public education system in which this concept had been ...
Should there be a limit on artistic expression?
This year’s Grammy Awards were the usual lavish spectacle, with scores of styled-out celebrities competing for a prestigious award to boost their reputation and music credentials.
Beyoncé became the ...
Our View: Who really tarnished the legacy of Glafcos Clerides?
The absolute pettiness of the outgoing president was on full display on Sunday when he entered into a very public spat with Katie Clerides, Disy member, former MP and daughter ...
No place for Russian ‘culture’ when it’s committing cultural genocide in Ukraine
Statement by the Ukrainian ambassador to Cyprus Ruslan Nimchynskyi
On February 14-15 the Russian ballet is coming to Cyprus – Limassol and Nicosia – as part of the so-called Gala Ballet ‘Celebrate ...
Our View: President-elect now needs to put victory speech words into action
Sunday night’s victory speech by president-elect Nicos Christodoulides struck the right tone in every respect. He showed restraint and humility, avoided the posturing of the victor and delivered a ...
Our View: Christodoulides will have to prove leadership skills from day one
Nikos Christodoulides won Sunday’s run-off election to become the eighth president of the republic. He took 51.91 per cent of the vote, edging Andreas Mavroyiannis out by 15,000 votes. It was ...
Israel: some fairly safe predictions over the next year
Here are a few fairly safe predictions for what will happen in Israel in the next year.
Prime Minister Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu will not go to jail.
The independence of ...
Don’t be scared! This is what ChatGPT can do for you
ChatGPT will shake, not break, our lives says devotee Alix Norman, who shares how you can use this innovative new technology
Remember when the World Wide Web took off? I ...
Utilising government assets for public finances
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
Fiscal policy traditionally focuses on satisfying certain nominal targets, mainly regarding the fiscal deficit and public debt. An interesting discussion is currently taking place ...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: the challenge of delivering aid in a disaster zone
By Jeff Evans
It’s the middle of the night and you are fast asleep. Suddenly you have ceiling plaster smashing down on you, pictures are falling off the walls ...
The impact of Valentine’s Day on the environment
This year keep it romantic and green!
By Maria Savvidi
Valentine’s Day is widely celebrated every year on February 14 as a day to express love and affection to significant ...
Shoddy buildings the reason for many quake deaths
Many of the buildings that collapsed were poorly built to satisfy the greed of shyster developers
The cluster of earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria last Monday were bound to ...
Our View: Disy infighting overshadows D-day for Cyprus
After an overlong election campaign, even by Cyprus standards, tonight we will have one of two former civil servants of the ministry of foreign affairs as the new president of ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry
IN THE END Prez Niccolo’s Machiavellian scheming aimed at making his errand boy the heir to his throne, that our establishment wrote about weeks ago, did not go to ...
Our View: The wrong choice on Sunday could damage our ties with the West
In announcing his backing for Nicos Christodoulides’ candidacy, on Thursday, former justice minister, Ionas Nicolaou, cited several reasons for his decision, some of which were shining examples of misinformation. Why ...
What do we do now?
We may have a unique opportunity to achieve the political climate Cyprus so badly needs
In the aftermath of the first round of the presidential elections, many political analysts provided ...
Cyprus on the brink: Why a solution is more urgent than ever
By Phivos Voscarides
The Cyprus problem has been a persistent issue for far too long. With each passing year, the divide between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots grows more profound, ...
Our View: Cyprus is too complacent when it comes to earthquakes
The devastating 7.8 earthquake in Turkey and Syria this week in which thousands of people tragically lost their lives should serve as another wake-up call to the possibility of a similar ...
House of Cards: Elections 2023
By Irene Demetriou
For the binge-watcher of House of Cards, the famous screen adaptation of Michael Dobbs’ political thriller novel, the Cyprus presidential election 2023, feels like a much-anticipated Season 7. When ...
How the cult of celebrity creates value for fashion history
By Naomi Braithwaite
During Sotheby’s annual January Royal and Noble collection sale, US reality TV star Kim Kardashian bought the diamond and amethyst Attallah Cross necklace previously worn by ...
Our View: Outraged Disy made right decision not backing ‘traitor’
Everyone who wanted to speak was given a say at the meeting of the Disy political bureau that went on until the early hours of Wednesday, despite the fact that ...
Cyprus/Ireland: questions of unity and equality
THE WAY THINGS ARE
My two islands have much in common. A reputation for hospitality and friendliness, a history of British occupation, civil strife, emigration, a brain and labour drain ...
Our View: Incorporation of RES into grid was bungled
In an article in the Monday issue of the Cyprus Mail, energy expert Charles Ellinas exposed the scandalous failure of successive governments, but particularly the current one, to take the ...