Archive for 2017

Italy to be included in the Cyprus, Greece and Egypt cooperation as proposed by Anastasiades 

The trilateral cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt will expand with the participation of Italy, following an initiative of President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides has said.

In statements on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace, the Spokesman, …

Barnet Council: Keep warm, well and safe this winter

The temperature has begun to drop which means winter is on the way.

As the colder months set in, Barnet Council is reminding residents to keep warm, well and safe this winter.

There are a number of small and effective

Free festive feast for older residents in Islington

Islington’s older residents are warmly invited to apply to attend a special, free Christmas lunch on Tuesday 12 December.

Local people aged 70 or over can put themselves forward for a place at the annual festive feast – hosted by …

Hundreds of young people help Islington’s Fair Futures Commission shape vision for brighter future

Islington Council leader Cllr Richard Watts, chair of the Fair Futures Commission Jermain Jackman, Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn and Islington Youth Councillor Miriam Fleary at the recent Fair Futures Commission event.

Hundreds of children and young people across Islington …

​Man jailed after cocaine and cash seized in Barnet

A man found with cocaine valued at over five million pounds has been jailed.

Mehmet Greca, 32, (18.06.1985) of Deodora Close, Friern Barnet, N20, was jailed for six years for possession of Class A drugs and possession of criminal property. …

Tougher positions on the Cyprus problem lead directly to partition

Statements by Toumazos Tselepis, AKEL Political Bureau member and Head of the Cyprus Problem Bureau of AKEL
ASTRA radio station, 22nd November 2017
If those circles and forces saying that they oppose federation, citing a number of reasons, believe that …

Cyprus Says It Plans to Help Defuse Lebanese Crisis

ATHENS (Reuters) – Cyprus on Wednesday said it would try to help defuse a crisis in neighboring Lebanon after Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri made an unexpected stopover on the island on Tuesday night.

Cyprus announced the move shortly after Hariri

O little town of Enfield prepares for festive splurge

Enfield Council asks residents to think about their Christmas waste
– Christmas refuse collection dates can be found online
– Food waste to be addressed with weekly festive leftovers recipes

From wrapping paper to left-over turkey and those unwanted socks …

Cyprus Draft Budgetary Plan Broadly Compliant with SGP, says European Commission 

The European Commission has concluded that 2018 Cyprus Draft Budgetary Plan is “broadly compliant” with the requirements of the Stability and Growth Pact (SFG), as announced today by Commissioner Pier Moscovici, in the official presentation of the “European Semester Package”.…

Young Cypriot Katerina Gavrielidou: officially a finalist for the Greek International Women Awards in London

Young Cypriot Katerina Gavrielidou is officially one of the finalists for the Greek International Women Awards (GIWA) that will take place at the British Museum in London on 9th December.

As a Political Scientist, Katerina competed in the ‘Social Science’ …