Guy Carpenter unveils Greek and Cypriot venture
Guy Carpenter & Company has made a major strategic investment in a new venture designed specifically to help develop business in Greece, Cyprus and adjacent countries. Guy Carpenter has acquired a...
View ArticleGay rights activists in Cyprus stage rare protest against Russia’s...
About a dozen gay rights supporters carried placards and chanted slogans outside the Russian Embassy in Cyprus’ capital to protest Moscow’s policies on homosexuality. Organizers said the turnout for...
View ArticleCypriot companies to have presence at the Fine Food Australia fair
Greek and Cypriot companies will be represented at the Fine Food Australia fair this month as well as a plethora of Greek Australian businesses. The fair will give Greek and Cypriot businesses a chance...
View ArticleSouthgate mum’s fury over home schooling advice
A Mother has been given advice about educating her child at home after she failed to get a place at her local primary school. Eyla Ali, a single mum of The Mall, Southgate, is among a group of parents...
View ArticleCyprus remains in recession during second quarter of 2013
Eurozone pulls out of recession during the course of the second quarter of 2013, according to second estimates published by Eurostat on Wednesday. Cyprus and Greece recorded the highest recession, on...
View ArticleVillages are being displaced due to the project of transferring water to...
Villages are being displaced due to the project of transferring water to occupied Cyprus Turkish Cypriot daily Vatan newspaper (04.09.13) reports that the works within the framework of the project of...
View ArticleBoy, 3, died after being left in dad’s 48C truck for four hours
As Britain continues to bask in the late summer sunshine, yet another story has emerged from America to warn us of the dangers of leaving children in hot cars without ventilation. In the latest...
View ArticleGreek teen develops exoskeleton glove
“The idea came to me when I saw my grandmother trying to grasp the TV remote and the remote was slipping from her fingers. And I asked myself: How can I solve this problem?” Charalampos Ioannou says in...
View ArticleHealthy profit for Eurobank
EUROBANK in Cyprus made a profit of €13.2 million after taxes during the first half of this year it announced on Wednesday. “Eurobank Cyprus retained during the first half of 2013 a satisfactory...
View ArticleGreek American swimmer completes Cuba to Florida swim at 64 years old
Greek-American swimmer Diana Nyad completes 110-mile Cuba to Florida Swim. Diana broke the world record at 64. As soon as she waded ashore she said to a cheering crowd: ”We should never, ever give up …...
View ArticleUp to €299 million compensation for provident fund and pensions in Laiki...
The Cabinet decided on Wednesday that up to €299 million will be earmarked in total in the 2013 – 2014 budgets for compensation of provident fund and pensions deposits in former Cyprus Popular Bank...
View ArticleTwo hundred hurt as 100 cars crash
Two hundred people have been injured as more than 100 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes in thick fog on the A249 Sheppey crossing in Kent. Six of those hurt in the collisions, at about...
View ArticleFirst day of term for St John the Apostle Greek Orthodox School in Brunswick...
The UK’s first Greek Orthodox school opened its doors to students for the first time in Brunswick Park today. St Andrew the Apostle School took over the former Barnet College buildings on the North...
View ArticleChina backs Russia over Syria at G20 summit
China warned on Thursday that military intervention in Syria would hurt the world economy and push up oil prices, reinforcing Vladimir Putin’s attempts to talk U.S. President Barack Obama out of air...
View ArticleForeign doctors to be temporarily licensed to treat foreign patients in Cyprus
The Ministry of Health has decided to grant temporary licenses to doctors from third countries who are interested in providing treatments and performing operations to foreign patients in Cyprus,...
View ArticleCyprus unemployment hits new record in August
Unemployment in Cyprus has hit new record high according to figures released Wednesday by the official Statistical Service. According to the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, the...
View ArticleBank of Cyprus to serve as the steam engine for growth
The government has a great interest in seeing Bank of Cyprus getting back on track the soonest possible and serve as the steam engine of growth helping thus the country to overcome the financial crisis...
View ArticleCyprus Coops to use part of its earnings to buy back state shares
The Cyprus Cooperative Credit Institutions will retain part of its earnings, which can be used to recover the shares acquired by the state despite the fact that it is being nationalised due to a €1.5...
View ArticleEU to contribute €2 million for the preservation of Cyprus’ cultural heritage
The European Commission (EC) has launched a new project to strengthen the efforts already in place to preserve the island-wide cultural heritage in Cyprus. The EU contribution will amount to €2 million...
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