Archive for 2019

UK Cypriot publishes iconographer’s pattern book

UK Cypriot iconographer George Ioannou recently published a unique 400 page book featuring 1000 Saint entries and over 200 illustrations and accompanying text.
Titled Britanniae Gloria – The Glory of Britain: An Iconographer’s Pattern Book of the British and Irish …

Declutter your home and mind

With the festive season approaching in full swing, many people should hopefully have some time off to enjoy. However when you have done all the eating, drinking and being merry, why not start afresh and work it all off by …

Theatre Reviews

The semantics of colonialism

Brian Friel’s Translations (National Theatre) brings to mind the situation in Cyprus, the legacy of imperialism and why the island of Ireland has been a thorn in the side of every British government since its division …

Film Reviews

MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN


A very personal project and a remarkable achievement for Edward Norton. He not only directs and produces but also plays the leading role in his own adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s novel which he re-sets in the fifties rather …

Business Direction Events UK holds successful seminar on recognising Cyprus as an investment destination

On Friday 29 November 2019, Business Direction Events UK Ltd hosted their third annual International Event, Business Direction: Cyprus 2019 at the Marriott Hotel, Regents Park, along with our associate sponsors, Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC.
Once again there was …

Remembering Ahmet Sadi

On 28 November 2019, it was 22 years since Comrade Ahmet Sadi closed his eyes before seeing his divided homeland united, so on Saturday 30 November, a group of progressive and democratic Greek and Turkish Cypriots visited the Tottenham Park …

St Andrew the Apostle School delighted to welcome Archbishop Nikitas

It was an honour to welcome His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, to our school community. His Eminence graciously took time out from His very busy schedule to be with us in this His first visit …

Local child and family platform Sophia’s Diary presents its second awards ceremony

Over 17,000 people voted for their favourite local business, for the second Sophia’s Diary’s Awards Ceremony. 200 local business members attended the event that took place at The Penridge Suite in Arnos Grove on Friday 15th November.
The venue looked …

Dinner in memory of Maria Adamou raises funds for Radiomarathon

A charity dinner in loving memory of Maria Nicolaou Adamou – who lost her battle 3 years ago at the age of 46 – was organised at the Cypriot Community Centre last Friday (29/12/2019) by Parikiaki Newspaper together with the …

George Savva: Only Jeremy Corbyn can solve the mess the Tories got us into

With only one week away from election day, it is important for all of us as a community to exercise our democratic right to vote and would urge you all to vote decisively and to vote Labour on December 12th.…