A tough week for Nik and a dinner in Berlin he might not digest
NOTHING seems to be going well for Prez Nik these days. Just when the noise surrounding the passports business had died down, the Israeli spy...
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: When Nicos met Mike… and John and Wess and Francis and Nikki
FROM THE coverage given to foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides’ visit to the US last week by the state broadcaster Rik, you would have thought he...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Prez Nik getting ready for another ‘loose’ TV show
WE ARE all waiting anxiously for Tuesday night when Prez Nik will unveil his latest Cyprob delaying tactic to TV audiences. The Prez will address...
Still loving the Coffeeshop
I was disappointed to read that the author of the Coffeeshop is in bother with his bosses. I do not subscribe to Facebook but would...
Coffeeshop: Of mice and men: the best plans for financial cover-ups
AFTER years of foot-dragging and lame excuses by the parties, the eagerly-awaited law that would allegedly introduce transparency and combat corruption by forcing our...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: High diplomacy at our ministry of foreign delusions
THE SACRED cow of Cyprus politics, goody-two-shoes negotiator, Andreas Mavroyiannis, displayed his true self, at Wednesday night’s panel discussion in Washington, organised by the Atlantic...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: The bloodless battle for the moral high ground
THE CYPROB is not just an issue of invasion and occupation as our enlightened rejectionists always like to remind us. The farcical row of the...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Tis the season for some folly
IN ITS 25 years of existence, I do not recall the Coffeeshop ever being open on Christmas Day, but there is always a first time....
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Keeping the negativity in the family
THE ETHNARCH must have been smiling up in heaven, assuming the Almighty forgives liars so there could be some politicians and lawyers in the mix...
Coffeeshop: Tales from the Fear Factory
THREE CHEERS for our good friend the Rector of the University of Cyprus (UCy) Constantinos Christofides (CC), for being the only member of our cowardly...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Smoking casinos, fun for all the family
IN THE END, despite supposedly great interest shown by a host of international companies, there was only one bidder for the casino licence when the...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: The Tof touch – everything he handles turns to dust
THERE is no the term to express the opposite of the ‘Midas Touch’ as far as I know, but if there were it would certainly...
Cyprus negotiations: constructive criticisms are crucial
By Polys Polyviou Kennedy once said that he was ‘an idealist without illusions’. Of course, I am not Kennedy, I could not presume to be...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Putting bums on seats for black anniversary
ALTHOUGH the failed coup in Turkey overshadowed our events to mark the black anniversary, it also worked as an excuse for the poor turnout, which...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Just how will Boris explain the goat to the invincible Erdogan?
IT IS NOT often that the president of the Supreme Court attends a House committee meeting to take part in the discussion of a bill....
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Don’t mention the double standards
AS REGULAR readers know this disreputable establishment has a policy of not responding to criticism, abuse or ridicule directed at its content or tone in...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Our hearts go out to those misled Brits
OUR ESTABLISHMENT will keep its analysis of the UK referendum brief and superficial because it feels sorry for millions of British people that were duped...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: A celebration of apathy
LAST Sunday’s ‘celebration of democracy’ – the way our politicians and hacks like to refer to elections – turned out to be a celebration of...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Playground bullies take centre-stage
I JUST love election campaigns because of their silliness and childishness. The latest campaign reminded us once again that our politicians are big kids, bickering,...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: The KKK took my brain away
TEN DAYS ago, two students studying journalism at the University of Cyprus visited the editor of the Cyprus Mail. They had requested a meeting by...