Cyprus problem harder to solve than going to the moon
When Antonio Guterres crossed the Green Line on July 28, on his first official visit to Cyprus as secretary-general, the question that occurred to me was not what he had come ...
Students and parents protest graduation cancellation at English School
More than 70 students and parents gathered outside the English School in Nicosia on Friday to protest the cancellation of this year’s graduation ceremony.
The ceremony was cancelled following reports ...
Parents, students to protest cancelled English School graduation
Final year students and parents of the English School in Nicosia will hold a protest on Friday outside the school and the nearby Presidential Palace over the cancelled graduation ceremony.
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Former English School board member accuses government of political motives in dismissal
A former board member of the English School in Nicosia, Sener Elcil, has strongly condemned his dismissal from the school’s board on Monday, calling for the institution to remain ...
Cabinet sacks English School board over admissions scandal
The Cypriot government has dismissed the board of governors of the English School following allegations that senior members pressured the headteacher to admit a student who failed entrance exams.
The ...
Pressure mounts on president over English School controversy
A decades-old controversy over privileges granted to English School graduates has resurfaced after a social media post by former house president Yiannakis Omirou, as a new scandal involving the prestigious ...
Police complaints lodged as spat at English School intensifies
Members of the English School board have, through a lawyer, filed complaints with the police for illegal recording and threats, they said on Sunday.
Reports to the police had been ...
Cabinet to discuss English School crisis
Cabinet will discuss the ongoing crisis at the English School next week, according to reports which surfaced on Friday.
The Cyprus News Agency reported that President Nikos Christodoulides has “been ...
English School head accuses board of pressuring him over admission
The headteacher of The English School, Stuart Walker, has accused members of the school’s board of governors of attempting to intimidate him into admitting a student who had failed ...
Power back on at Swiss hotel where students are stranded
The power at the hotel where a group of 65 students and six teachers from the English School became stranded in Switzerland after heavy storms is now back on.
Both students ...
Cabinet appoints English School board
The Council of Ministers on Tuesday voted on the appointment of the English School’s board of directors, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said.
The English School board selection was part ...
Dispute over English School board resolved
The legal framework governing board member selection for semi-state organisations will also apply in the case of the English School, it was announced on Wednesday.
The decision comes after a ...
Tetchy session at House over English School
English School staff threatened to strike on Wednesday over the decision to dismiss three unionised teachers as the education ministry called on the school board and employees to come to ...
English School staff in further protest over layoffs
Members of the English School staff union (ESSA) held another in a series of ongoing protests against the layoff of three unionised teachers, as the House education committee held a ...
House education committee to hold extraordinary session on English School
The House committee on education is to hold an extraordinary session on Wednesday August 24 to discuss the issues prompted by the recent layoffs at the English School in Nicosia, according ...
Akel calls for extraordinary meeting of House committee over English School layoffs
Main opposition party Akel has called for the House education committee to have an extraordinary meeting to address layoffs at The English School in Nicosia, and called on the president ...
Our View: President is not a labour arbitrator
In the latest twist to the management-teachers dispute at The English School which dates back to last year concerning the planned, imminent, dismissal of three teachers, opposition deputies of the ...
President urged to intervene in row over sacking of English School teachers
Sparks flew during an extraordinary House education meeting on the English School dispute on Tuesday as the school’s board of management refused to attend, communicating their position in writing.
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English School staff protest outside palace
Members of the English School staff union (ESSA) held another in a series of ongoing protests on Monday morning outside the Presidential Palace.
The private school’s association on Sunday ...
Private school teachers association calls for reversal of English School teacher dismissals
The private schools teachers association on Sunday called for the decision to dismiss three teachers at the English School be revoked.
“The management of the English School, once again, has ...
Distinguished scientists addresses graduates
Old boy Dr Kypros Nicolaides returns to English School where building named after him
English school leavers “will always be proud” to have studied there, alumnus and foetal medicine professor ...
English school staff stage third protest (Updated)
The English School staff union (ESSA) is held a third protest on Monday morning outside the presidential palace.
In a statement, the organisation said that unfortunately while the minister of ...
English School staff union stage protest (video)
The English School staff union (ESSA) staged an impromptu work stoppage on Thursday morning to protest the management of the school.
The union said it proceeded with the demonstration because ...
Celebrating Chinese New Year at the English School
The Confucius Institute at the University of Cyprus and the English School recently celebrated the Chinese New Year and welcomed in the Year of the Tiger.
As the Year of ...