Our View: Why hasn’t a single tree been planted in four years?
It’s been almost four years since Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square was completed but to look at it, it’s as if it was only handed over by the contractors ...
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day comes to Cyprus
Cyprus is to take part in World Tai Chi & Qigong Day on Saturday, with people set to gather in Nicosia’s central Eleftheria Square to take part in a ...
Nicosia town hall and Eleftheria Square lit up for Europe Day
The Nicosia town hall and Eleftheria Square will be lit up on Europe Day, celebrated every year on May 9, to mark the beginning of the month-long countdown to the European ...
Eleftheria Square to be lit up lilac for International Overdose Awareness Day
Central Nicosia’s Eleftheria square will be lit up lilac on Thursday evening to commemorate International overdose awareness day.
The initiative has been jointly organised by the Cyprus Addiction Treatment ...
Protest group demonstrates against sex education in schools
Two dozen protesters gathered at Eleftheria Square in Nicosia on Thursday demanding the government to stop the sex education reform it recently passed.
The reform, according to what was announced ...
Over €1 billion invested in Nicosia over the past decade
Over €1 billion has been spent in the past decade to improve Nicosia’s development and business drive, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday during a tour of the capital.
Between 2013 – 2022 ...
Nicosia says it respects rights of the disabled
Nicosia municipality on Wednesday sought to defend itself against claims of discrimination and announced a project is underway to make Eleftheria square and the surrounding area friendlier to the blind ...
Nicosia centre: ‘From decline to growth’
President inaugurates revamped Eleftheria Square
The centre of Nicosia is being transformed from a place of decline to a catalyst for growth, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday during the ...
‘A marvel of structural engineering’: Completed Eleftheria Square to be inaugurated
Eleftheria Square is an extremely important project by one of the best architects of the 21st century Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Thursday expressing pride that the local authority ...
Nicosia municipality slams vandalism of Eleftheria Square
Nicosia Municipality on Sunday castigated vandalism at Eleftheria Square which it blamed on fans of Omonia29M on Saturday evening and said will cost several thousands of euros to repair.
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Eleftheria square a ‘reference point’ for the whole of Cyprus says president
President Nikos Anastasiades on Monday visited Eleftheria square as part of a tour of new development projects, accompanied by mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis.
“I feel particularly proud that Nicosia is changing, ...
Nicosia centre revamp ‘didn’t take account needs of the blind’, reparations promised (updated)
The municipality of Nicosia’s recent redevelopment plans for the city centre are discriminatory and have not accounted for the blind, the Pancyprian Organisation of the Blind (Pot) said on ...
Liberation of Eleftheria square in sight
Controversy may well always dog the Nicosia square project, but Nicosians can now sigh with relief that bar a few finishing touches, it is finally complete
Eleftheria square in Nicosia ...
Moat section of new Eleftheria square finally opened to the public
Nicosia residents have been flocking to Eleftheria square after it was partially opened for the public on New Year’s Day following years of delays.
Hearing that the moat section ...