Archive for 2021
We sadly announce that UK Cypriot Anastasia Spirou has passed away
Anastasia Spirou
(from Agios Georgios, Agathiotis, Limassol Cyprus)
17.01.1947 – 17.11.2021
It is with the heaviest of hearts, that we announce the passing of our beloved Anastasia on 17th November 2021. She came to London in 1967 to marry the …
Greek teams in Europe round up
PAOK has made it to the Europa Conference League knockout round playoffs with a home win over Gibraltar side Lincoln on Thursday, while Olympiakos played its worst game this season to date and lost at Antwerp for the Europa League.…
Bank of Cyprus fined 790,000 euros for flouting anti-money laundering directive
The Central Bank of Cyprus said it has imposed a fine amounting to €790,000 to Bank of Cyprus, the island’s largest lender, over failure to comply with the anti-money laundering law and the CBC directive.
The fine announced today concerns …
Thousands in Islington will get £200 supermarket vouchers to help with living costs this winter
Islington Council is distributing £200 supermarket vouchers to thousands of Islington households to help with food and bills this winter as part of its package of support for people in greatest need.
This week, the council is writing to nearly …
We sadly announce that UK Cypriot Alexandros Antoniou has passed away
Alexandros Antoniou
(from Agios Andronikos, Cyprus)
05.01.1933 – 29.11.2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Alexandros Antoniou, on Monday 29 November 2021, at the age of 88. He leaves behind his three daughters, Lynn (Athina), …
Could you save UK Cypriot Alex’s life?
Urgent stem cell transplant needed to save UK Cypriot
Alex Nicholson, 24, of English-Greek Cypriot origin, urgently needs a lifesaving stem cell transplant to treat his blood cancer.
Alex, from Basildon, Essex, was 18-years-old when he was diagnosed with a …
Spurs Premier League match at Brighton postponed due to COVID-19
Tottenham Hotspur have had a second match postponed this week after the Premier League agreed on Thursday to call off Sunday’s game at Brighton & Hove Albion due to a number of COVID-19 cases at the London club.
Spurs had …
ECDC map: Higher COVID-19 case rate in France-Italy, small drop in Romania-Spain, with Cyprus in the deep red
The situation regarding new cases of COVID-19 over the past 14 days appears mostly unchanged in EU and EEA countries on the latest epidemiological map issued by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Cyprus remains in the …
Cyprus reports 2 deaths and 635 new COVID cases on Thursday, 139 hospitalisations
Cyprus Health Ministry announced on Thursday 2 deaths from COVID, 635 new cases and 139 hospitalisations. Total deaths rose to 607 and of cases to 139,368. The positivity rate stands at 0.72%.
Of the 139 patients receiving hospital treatment, 44 …
EU Targeted measures, funding cuts for Turkey and call for talks included in Varosha options paper
The main options included in the latest draft of the EU’s options paper on Turkish occupied Varosha are targeted measures against individuals and legal entities responsible for the violations regarding the fenced-off area, cuts in the EU pre-accession financial assistance …
