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About 23% of Cypriot population born in another country, according to Eurostat

Cyprus had the third largest share of foreign-born residents among EU countries (22.7%), and more specifically the second largest share of residents born in another EU country (10.6%) in 2023, according to data released by Eurostat.

The largest share of …

President calls for acceleration of tax reform in Cyprus

President, Nikos Christodoulides, asked the Advisory Committee for Tax Reform to speed up the completion of the reform, at a meeting held at the Presidential Palace on Thursday morning to brief him on the progress of the project.

In statements …

We sadly announce that UK Cypriot Theodoros Hadjisavva has passed away

† DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT – FUNERAL
Theodoros Hadjisavva
(From Fyllia, Cyprus)

It’s with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Theodoros Hadjisavva, on Tuesday 19th March, aged 82.

Leaving behind loving wife Revecca Hadjisavva, …

Swan rescue – Wembley

Firefighters helped rescue a swan that found itself stranded on the roof of a supermarket on Ealing Road in Wembley.

The Brigade was called by a volunteer from a swan sanctuary after the bird had initially been spotted by a …

Film Reviews

FLARE FILM FESTIVAL

This year’s BFI London LGBTQIA+ is running until the 24 March at the BFI Southbank and on BFI Player. It is celebrating queer cinema across the globe and with special emphasis on Greece, where three features are …

Theatre Reviews

The Musical (Southwark Playhouse). It’s 1980 in the USA and a couple of odd coppers are on the case of the “baddest cat in America” or in English speak a malevolent criminal. From the off, the cast of five hit …

Teaching VII: Bridging educational attainment gaps with AI

The education industry is freaking out about AI. Some institutions have imposed a blanket ban on ChatGPT. To complete an assignment using AI is considered plagiarism.
To enforce this rule, academies turn to AI detectors, which use statistical patterns to …

Tom Jones to perform in Cyprus this summer

Legendary singer Tom Jones will visit Cyprus this summer as part of his Ages & Stages Tour.
The concert, which will take place at Larnaca Marina on July 18, promises to be a real treat for Cypriot audiences, featuring an …

The Cypriot Community Centre thanks the Lazari family for the generous donation made by the Christos Lazari Foundation.

The Cypriot Community Centre in Wood Green would like to thank the Lazari famiĺy for the generous donatión made by the Christos Lazari Foundation of £10,000 towards the purchase of a bus to transpórt the elderly from their home to …

Villiers congratulates Alkionides UK on their new ‘Nest’

Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, attended an event in north London on Sunday to mark the formal opening of a house to accommodate Cypriots travelling to London for medical treatment. This house, known as “The Nest”, has been bought …