Archive for 2019

FPA party at the Cyprus High Commission

Pictured: Doros Partasides, Director of FPA Deborah Bonetti, Cyprus High Commissioner Andreas Kakouris, Chair of FPA Benedicte Paviot and officer of the FCO Davina CroleThe Cyprus House at the Cyprus High Commission recently hosted the annual general meeting of …

UNESCO places Byzantine Chant on the “Representative List of Humanity’s Intangible Cultural Heritage”

“When I go there, into the church of the Greeks,

with its… liturgical chanting and harmony,

…my thoughts turn to the great glories of our race,

to the splendour of our Byzantine heritage”

– In The Church, by Constantine Cavafy,

Roman Kemp hosting BBC’s New Year’s Eve special

Roman Kemp is to host BBC One’s New Year’s Eve coverage alongside Craig David, in what will be his first major job since leaving I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!

The Capital Breakfast host finished third in …

UK Cypriot KAT unveils Hitchcock inspired music video for song release Creeping Around

London-born Cypriot singer-songwriter Kat has released the official music video for her soulful pop-rock anthem Creeping Around.

Taking its cue from the legendary work of Alfred Hitchcock, the story-narrative and style of the accompanying video clip has its own plethora …

Party time hair

Party time hair

 

With all the festivity planning and preparation, along with party events to attend to, it sometimes leaves us a little short on time for attending to oneself in a relaxed manner. So a few quick hair …

10 tips to keep Christmas criminals away!

If you’re looking forward to Christmas, bear in mind that thieves are gleefully anticipating it too – last year, there was a substantial increase in insurance claims for burglaries in winter, particularly over the Xmas period.

Halifax Home Insurance reported …

Film Reviews

FILMS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR

 

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

At last! The final chapter of this phenomenally successful franchise that began 42 years ago in a galaxy far, far away is finally reaching its conclusion. …

Four arrested for begging in Larnaca, Cyprus

Four people were arrested by Larnaca police yesterday and today for begging outside supermarkets and churches, according to Cyprus News Agency.

The offenders were a 65 year-old man and three woman aged 64, 36 and 42.

The suspects were taken …

Dendias visits Libya, Egypt; next stop, Cyprus

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias went to Benghazi, Libya Sunday morning, where he met with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, leader of the Libyan National Army, which is fighting the Tripoli-based, UN-recognized Libyan Government of National Accord, headed by Fayez al-Sarraj.…

Erdogan: there are disputed islands in the Aegean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has openly questioned the sovereignty of certain unnamed Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, restating the Turkish theory of “gray zones” first expressed in the 1990s.

“Those who make plans on disputed sovereignty islands in …