Hotel occupancies a disappointing 50 per cent over the holidays
Hotel occupancies over the three-day Christmas and New Year weekends were around 50 per cent, director of the Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe) Philokypros Rousounides told...
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In Christmas message, Archbishop tells faithful not to forget their fighting spirit
In his Christmas message, Archbishop Chrysostomos called on the faithful not to forget their fighting spirit because the “behaviour of the invader” does not allow...
Batman Arkham Origins: the definitive Christmas game
Batman: Arkham Origins is considered by many gamers to be the definitive Christmas game, although, like the 1998 action classic Die Hard, it did not...
Covid taints Christmas for second year
It’s not a lockdown this year, but the spread of Omicron has scuppered many family festive reunions As people are forced to spend yet another...
Kadis says food supply and quality assured after checks
Consumers should feel safe in making their purchases from approved outlets, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Thursday after visiting supermarkets in Nicosia as part...
‘Twas the night before Christmas’ helped make the modern Santa
Melissa Chim, General Theological Seminary The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its opening line “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has a...
Upward trend for prices this Christmas
The prices of meat and baked Christmas treats followed a slightly upward trend in the past year, according to the results of the Christmas price...
Christmas tree for the Missing erected in Nicosia
The Christmas tree dedicated to the Missing symbolises Turkey’s responsibility for the ongoing tragedy of the relatives who have been waiting for almost five decades...
Buy green, think green this Christmas
From books, to toys to trips out, the green Christmas list is long and varied By Annette Chrysostomou How about giving a thoughtful, sustainable and...
Christmas appeal for Paphos refugee children
Donations of gifts, toys and chocolate are desperately needed to fill up gift bags for children of families connected to the Learning Refuge that are...
