While mass media is steadily encouraging fear and panic, we actually need to calm down and take a deep breath. Here are some things to remember in these trying times. In these past weeks, we’ve witnessed a series of major historical events of a magnitude that is still difficult to… Read More »“This Too Shall Pass”: 3 Things to Remember Amid Coronavirus Panic
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says the Cyprus government is “greatly troubled and dismayed” by an Orthodox Christian bishop’s comments on homosexuality, which he said were needlessly stirring up social tensions on the Mediterranean island nation. Government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said Tuesday that Morphou Bishop Neophytos’ remarks clash with… Read More »Cyprus criticises Orthodox bishop for insulting gays
A large part of the Armenian community in Cyprus descends from survivors of the 1915 genocide in Anatolia who initially settled in neighbourhoods of the capital Nicosia. Following the independence of the island from British colonialists in 1960, these neighbourhoods fell under Turkish-Cypriot administration. As the ethnic conflict unfolded between… Read More »Cypriot History – Armenians
Human habitation of Cyprus dates back to the Paleolithic era. Cyprus’s geographic position has caused Cyprus to be influenced by differing Eastern Mediterranean civilisations over the millennia. Periods of Cyprus’s history from 1050 BC have been named according to styles of pottery found as follows: Cypro-Geometric I: 1050-950 BC Cypro-Geometric II: 950-850 BC Cypro-Geometric III: 850-700… Read More »Cypriot History Timeline
This week, the UN climate conference was hijacked by a 16 year old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, who made a passionate speech, that was obviously scripted by her supervisor, who works for one.org, an organisation that is funded by George soros, amongst others. The people behind this mass hysteria are… Read More »Why exploiting Greta Thunberg was disgraceful
A probe will be launched to see if social welfare officials did everything possible to help a 15-year-old boy who committed suicide last week and who was experiencing serious poverty and other issues, the department said on Tuesday. The boy, Stylianos, was found dead by his father on Thursday evening… Read More »15 Year old boy was let down by state
Anastasiades faces money laundering reports The government branded on Saturday media reports linking President Nicos Anastasiades and his law firm to the so-called Troika laundromat as libellous and devoid of reality. A report by the Organised Crime and Corruption Project (OCCRP) released on Wednesday linked the president and his law… Read More »Anastasiades faces money laundering reports
NOBODY expected auditors, lawyers and business organisations to embrace finance minister Harris Georgiades’ suggestion for an increase of corporate tax from 12.5% to 15%. Low corporate tax, which was 10% before the economic crisis and 4% for foreign businesses before entry to the EU, was arguably the main incentive for… Read More »Cyprus to hike corporate tax rate
SUMMARY In this article, I wish to convey my personal opinion on the way forward for our island. BACKGROUND Protectorate of Cyprus (1878−1914) In 1878, as a result of the Cyprus Convention, the United Kingdom received as a protectorate the island of Cyprus from the Ottoman Empire in exchange… Read More »Cyprus – A road-map for the future
Cyprus is an island nation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. This is the third largest and most populous island in the region and located east of Greece. The island of Cyprus has been inhabited since the 10th millennium BC and has a population estimated at 1.20 million in 2019. Cyprus… Read More »Ethnic identity in Cyprus
