Tales from the Coffeeshop: Whatever you do, don’t mention the gambling
KYPROULLA’S crème de la crème attended the glitzy, grand opening of City of Dreams Mediterranean on Tuesday evening, at which they were entertained by the Cyprus Symphony ...
Our View: New ‘window of opportunity’ on horizon?
The Cyprus problem did not get a mention at the eagerly awaited meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, which set the agenda for the ‘...
Cyprus falling down the freedom and prosperity ladder
By Charles Ellinas
To many, it may not sound surprising, but it is a sad reflection of the last ten years. Cyprus continues its freefall global rankings, in a number ...
Our View: Official narrative ignores errors of judgment
Cyprus today marks 49 years since the coup that overthrew Archbishop Makarios and paved the way for Turkish invasion. Referred to as the ‘black anniversary,’ sirens will sound in all towns ...
Our View: Why would Gutteres appoint an envoy?
Foreign minister Constantinos Kombos described his meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday night as “particularly constructive,” saying that he stressed “our strong will to return to the negotiations ...
Global venture investments overview — June 2023 edition
A monthly guide to the world of venture investments news provided by the international angels community ICLUB
In the June edition of the News Digest, we talk about the picks ...
New ‘clean girl’ and ‘old money’ aesthetics on TikTok make the same old link
By Averyl Gaylor
On TikTok, ‘old money’ and ‘clean girl’ aesthetics are trending, with over three and four billion views respectively. Content tagged #cleangirlaesthetic and #oldmoneyaesthetic proliferates on the platform.
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Our View: Degrees for top posts no longer serve their stated purpose
A few months ago, there was public outrage after it transpired that President Nicos Christodoulides had appointed as member of the public service commission a man who had a university ...
Home and hatred
THEWAY THINGS ARE
Going to her parked car, a teacher overheard a boy talking to pals, not about the usual social media trends but politics, and she could see where ...
For Putin, war is his political technology, taken Russia back to the Brezhnev era
Russia is decaying in a potent brew of absurdity and repression that is comparable to the Leonid Brezhnev-era of the Soviet Union, Oleg Orlov, one of the Russia’s most ...
Our View: IMF offers rational approach to CoLA
The taxpayer will have to provide another €60m that was not budgeted this year to pay for the increase in CoLA (from 50 to 67.7 per cent of the rise in the ...
Our View: Customs department desperately trying to twist petrol regulations
The Customs Department has always been notorious for its heavy-handedness in dealing with people. Customs officials always interpret complex bureaucratic rules in any way they please, relying on people’s ...
The role of HR in Cyprus’ tech transformation: An insider’s perspective
By Tanya Romanyuka, Head of Operations at TechIsland
In the ever-evolving tech landscape, it’s undeniable that the role of HR has dramatically changed. It is no longer confined to ...
From economic policy to economic statecraft
By Maria Demertzis
The increasing interest in geoeconomics reflects a shift from designing economic policy based only on economic principles and objectives, to economic statecraft policies that aim to promote ...
Education remains contested territory in Cyprus problem debate
And the church’s role in schools ensures it will stay that way
By Fahri Zihni
My late mother was born in the village of Tera, Paphos in 1924 to a ...
Israel: mowing the lawn again, but with malice aforethought
The two-day Israeli military incursion into the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank (12 Palestinians killed, one Israeli dead) seems at first glance like just another example of ‘...
The road to redemption for Cyprus football is not a short or easy one
Inside the game, my month-long election campaign experience in the Cyprus Football Association
By Demos Georgiades
Stepping into the political labyrinth of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), I had expectations. ...
Top courts in EU and Britain on Refugee Rights
It was obvious refugees could not be deported to Rwanda and that dangerous refugee criminals are eminently deportable but not an elected MEP
Refugee decisions from the top courts in ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Can we, can’t we buy petrol from the north?
IT IS STILL unclear whether the report about customs officials checking how much petrol is in a car crossing north actually happened or was a fabrication aimed at frightening people ...
Our View: foreclosure farce promises to run and run
Nothing illustrates the populist values of our politicians better than their recklessly slapdash handling of the foreclosures law, which they approved some nine years ago and ever since have been ...
Our View: Inflation rate falls but high prices will stay
The rate of inflation was down to 1.9 per cent in June, according to the latest figures released by the statistical service. In May it was 3 per cent, which suggests the ...
Our View: More action needed for justice to be served
Nothing contained in the European Commission’s latest report on Rule of Law, regarding Cyprus came as a surprise. It was more of the same with some faint praise for ...
Napping may be beneficial for your brain
By Valentina Paz, Hassan S Dashti and Victoria Garfield
Sleep plays an important role in keeping the brain healthy, which is why people are advised to get at least seven ...
Our View: UNSG’s report and call for action have, unsurprisingly, fallen on deaf ears
The two draft reports of the UN Secretary-General, about his good offices mission and Unficyp clearly state the UN’s position about a new initiative. Antonio Guterres sets his own ...