#Archbishop Makarios

In minds of successive governments, blame for the events of the past and ongoing impasse lies on the shoulders of others By Gavin Jones This latest article completes my trilogy ...

But the result was never in doubt The first-ever presidential elections in Cyprus in 1959 were by all accounts a rushed, tumultuous affair – though their legitimacy or result never questioned. They ...

Archbishop Makarios barely had any opposition when he stood for president – three times – and there was no second round until 1988 A record 14 candidates will be contesting today’s presidential elections, ...

The three-month suspension of two doctors at Makarios hospital, pending a police investigation into their involvement in a case of alleged medical negligence, appears not to have been thought through ...

On Sunday, Cyprus began marking 45 years since the death of Archbishop Makarios who died on August 3, 1977 with a special church service to commemorate the anniversary ahead of further events on ...

A new book on the island’s leaders says the first president was incapable of taking decisions that did not have general and universal acceptance Poor leadership, which takes decisions ...

The trajectory of the 1959-64 events was clearly pointing to the catastrophe that followed A captivating, well-documented new book by Takis Hadjidemetriou traces the roots of the current deplorable state ...

Children are very cooperative when it is explained to them why they need to wear a face mask, head of the Makarios hospital’s paediatrics clinic Dr Avraam Elia said ...