Obituary, Chris Drake: a journalist with charm and the common touch
By Michael Theodoulou Like many other leading journalists at the time Chris Drake, who died in Limassol on Wednesday aged 76, left school at 16,...
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Obituary: Alexis Galanos was not your average Cypriot politician
Alexis Galanos, who died aged 78 on Monday, was not the average Cypriot politician. A truly public-spirited, generous and honest man, he liked to joke...
Businessman Photos Photiades dies
Renowned businessman Photos Photiades, who secured the first licence to produce Carlsberg beer outside Denmark, died early on Friday morning at the age of 98....
Cyprus Mail writer who brought Paphos alive
Obituary: Jill Campbell Mackay Irreverent, loud, funny, caring and fearless, you always knew when writer Jill Campbell Mackay was in the room. Born on April...
OBITUARY-Winnie Mandela, “mother”, then “mugger”, of new South Africa
By Ed Cropley Hailed as mother of the ‘new’ South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy as an anti-apartheid heroine was undone when she was revealed to...
Obituary: University of Cyprus professor Caesar Mavratsas
Beneath Caesar Mavratsas’ rumpled tweed jacket beat a big, brave and generous heart. These qualities, together with his keen intellect and good sense of humour,...
OBITUARY-Kohl triumphed over sceptics to deliver German reunification and the euro
By Noah Barkin A towering figure of post-war European politics, Helmut Kohl pushed through German reunification and was a driving force behind the creation of...
OBITUARY: Lauren Walker
LAUREN Walker, who passed away in September, came to Cyprus in 2005 with her husband Richard who had been appointed Director of the British Council....
Pulitzer-winning playwright Edward Albee dies at 88 at his NY home
By Bill Trott and Leslie Adler Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, whose provocative and often brutal look at American life in works such as Who’s Afraid...
Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel dies at 87
By Bill Trott Activist and writer Elie Wiesel, the World War Two death camp survivor who won a Nobel Peace Prize for becoming the life-long...
Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek’s ‘Mr. Spock,’ dies at 83
By Will Dunham Leonard Nimoy, famed for his portrayal of Mr. Spock on the “Star Trek” science fiction TV series and movies, has died after...
Ex-spokesman Pasiardis dies
Former government spokesman and Defence minister Christodoulos Pasiardis died on Monday, aged 70. A career diplomat since 1974, Pasiardis had served various roles during the...
Founder of first Paphos hospice dies at 84
By Bejay Browne STEPHEN Willis, the retired chairman of the Friends Hospice Foundation in Paphos died at home yesterday morning after a short illness. Stephen,...
A key figure in island’s education history
By Stefanos Evripidou NIKOLAS M. Ierides, a key figure in the history of education on the island, was buried yesterday after a funeral ceremony held...