Thu, 23 April 2015
Opito launches in Cyprus for best practice in the oil and gas industry, we talk to their Chief Executive David Doig (pictured); and art is blossoming in Limassol.
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 5:23pm MSK |
Thu, 9 April 2015
The UN expects Cyprus negotiations to restart soon; will cuts in pharmaceutical prices lead to some medicines becoming unavailable in Cyprus? Quentin Cooper (pictured) talks about the fascination of science, and FameLab.
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 4:16pm MSK |
Fri, 27 March 2015
Where do you keep yours? That's a question being asked by the British Foreign Office; humanitarian organisations slam the UN over Syria; a man before his time: Sir Walter Sendall's time as Governor of Cyprus is documented in a new book (pictured)
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 1:05am MSK |
Fri, 20 March 2015
Nicosia's Town Hall gets "greened" for St Patrick's day; 21st March is World Down's Syndrome Day; the intriguing story of Shakespeare's backstabbing 'supporters' - we talk to Chris Laoutaris (pictured) about his book 'Shakespeare and the Countess'.
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 12:11am MSK |
Thu, 12 March 2015
The tragic life of Cyprus' last queen, Katerina Cornaro, brought to life; working towards better security for tourists: Peter Castleton (pictured) from Brighton and Hove on the UK's south coast shares best practice; more scandals are brewing in the banking sector.
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 11:25pm MSK |
Fri, 6 March 2015
A new survey suggests that Greek and Turkish Cypriots are moving further apart; Cyprus ranked 22nd out of 28 countries in the EU digital index; Mario Draghi (pictured), President of the European Central Bank, announced that interest rates would remain unchanged after the ECB Governing Council held its meeting in Nicosia.
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 12:26am MSK |
Fri, 27 February 2015
Do you know your consumer rights as a European citizen? An award for engineering excellence; victims of human trafficking in Cyprus are being left destitute by inadequate government agencies: we discuss the problems with Doros Polykarpou (pictured) of KISA (Action for Equality, Support, Anti-racism).
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 12:55am MSK |
Thu, 19 February 2015
Musical theatre with the Limassol Theatre Arts School's original production of 'Frozen'; Eurobarometer 82 shows Cypriots are concerned about unemployment and the economy, but EU Commission Representation Head George Markopouliotis (pictured) says the issues are being addressed; a local NGO is offering free legal advice to asylum seekers.
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 6:55pm MSK |
Thu, 12 February 2015
The European Citizen's Award goes jointly to a Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot nominated by Cyprus' MEPs including Neoklis Sylikiotis (pictured); One Billion Rising to protest violence against women; Cyprus has one of the highest rates in the world of Caesarean sections - we ask the Medical Association why.
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 12:43pm MSK |
Thu, 5 February 2015
After the demise of Cyprus Airways, Cyprus' Transport Minister Marios Demetriades (pictured) admits that the state was "not efficient" running a state-owned airline; YinAlithea aims to empower women; the Cyprus National Health scheme will rely on family doctors: a new course in Nicosia offers the requisite training.
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Category:News and politics -- posted at: 9:36pm MSK |