Firecracker menace, and injuries way down this year, police say
A 23-year-old man in Limassol was the only person to have sustained any injuries from a firecracker this year, police spokesman Andreas Angelides said on
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Art in action in Tala
TALA council has joined forces with ‘Pafos2017’ to encourage young artists from Paphos to use their imagination and participate in a community project to decorate
Dealing with violence in schools
THE Education ministry’s ‘direct intervention unit’ (OAP), that deals with violence and delinquency, responded to more than 1,000 requests from primary, secondary and technical schools
Calls to better integrate migrants into Cypriot society on eve of anti-racism day
On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which is marked on March 21, migrant support group, KISA
Parents need to empower their children to protect themselves on the web, commissioner says
Parents should empower their children so they can protect themselves from the dangers on the internet, Commissioner for the Rights of Children Leda Koursoumba has
Harnessing the power of technology
IN THE digital age it is important schools keep abreast of the latest developments to keep up with their students let alone lead them down
Friendship programme receives over 200 applications
More than 200 applications have been received for the 2016 bi-communal Cyprus Friendship Programme (CFP), compared to around 160 over the two previous years. Sotia
Cyprus celebrates ‘Stinky Thursday’
Cyprus was celebrating ‘Stinky Thursday’ today with songs, meat on the spit and plenty of drinking while schoolchildren played games. Tsiknopempti or Stinky Thursday, which
New medical council for teachers’ sick leave
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal setting up a medical council to evaluate state teachers’ sick leave. Submitted by the education ministry, its purpose, the
Greek Cypriot teachers plant trees for peace
Greek Cypriot teachers visited schools in the north on Tuesday and planted three olive trees as a sign of peace. The 60 teachers, accompanied by
Collecting bottle caps can help those with rheumatism
Thousands of tons of plastic bottle caps are expected to be collected by May 1 next year through a programme titled ‘I can`t get enough of them’,
Cyprus to get €4.8 million from EU fruit and milk school subsidy schemes
Cyprus is due to receive a total of €4.8 million from the EU fruit, vegetable and milk school subsidy schemes over the next six years,
Los Angeles closes all schools after receiving threat
By Alex Dobuzinskis Los Angeles, the second largest school district in the United States, shut down all of its schools on Tuesday after officials reported
Parents call for teachers’ psych evaluation
By Andria Kades PARENTS are calling on the education ministry to have teachers undergo a psychological evaluation by a medical board in light of recent
Brussels schools, metro reopen under tight security
By Thomas Escritt and Philip Blenkinsop Schools and much of the Brussels metro system reopened on Wednesday as the Belgian capital started to return to
All 15 teens in UDI attacks charged and released
All 15 teenagers arrested in connection with the attack on Turkish Cypriots were charged and released, police said on Friday. The suspects are all aged
Four Israeli cities, citing security, ban Arab workers from schools
By Jeffrey Heller At least four Israeli cities, including the commercial capital Tel Aviv, have temporarily banned Arab labourers from working in their schools as
Dust shows signs of abating, but levels still high (Update 2)
By Andria Kades Despite some improvement, dust levels remained high on Wednesday across the island, the met office said, as the opening of public schools,
Offering a hopeful start to the school year for low income families
By Evie Andreou CHILDREN should return to school in September with hope, the “Hope for Children” organisation said on Wednesday at the launch of its
Around 2,000 sought help for bullying last year
Over 2,000 Gymnasium and Lyceum students sought help for bullying during the year, according to Education Minister Costas Kadis annual general report for 2014. Although
