Новости за 25.12.2016

The European Capital of Culture – Paphos 2017 – will honour a number of artists who played a key role in the artistic development of the island and also made an impact on the international art scene with an exhibition entitled Departing Mythologies. The exhibition, opening on Wednesday, will bring together the most representative works […]

In the week between Christmas and New Year things calm down a little and the everyday stress of real life gives us a bit of a break so why not use this time wisely and get out more. There are lots of music events around, but the one at Technopolis 20 Cultural Centre in Paphos […]

THE traditional Boxing Day swim will get underway in Paphos again on Monday when dozens of swimmers, most of them sponsored, will plunge into the water to raise money for charity. For the ninth year in a row, the annual tradition will see swimmers, some of them pensioners and some in fancy dress, enter the […]

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, 90, missed a traditional Christmas church service on Sunday for the first time in decades due to a heavy cold, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said. Elizabeth, the world’s longest-reigning living monarch, and her husband Prince Philip, 95, both suffering what the Palace described as heavy colds this week, delayed the journey to […]

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 struck 225 km (140 miles) southwest of Puerto Montt in southern Chile on Sunday, United States Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning was issued for areas within 1,000 km (621 miles) of the epicenter of the quake, the U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The Chilean Navy […]

Greek Cypriot singer Alkinoos Ioannides will return to our island for three performances as part of his Small Suitcase tour. Accompanied by his follow travellers, the singer, composer and lyricist will present songs from his latest album, as well as songs from his long career. His latest album, entitled Mikri Valitsa (Small Suitcase) is dedicated […]

By Polina Devitt and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) – A Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including dozens of Red Army Choir singers, dancers and orchestra members, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday morning with no reports of survivors. The Russian Defence Ministry said one of its […]

Alcohol represents one of the greatest sources of danger for motorists. This is particularly true during the holiday season when Christmas and New Year parties are in full swing and mulled wine is increasingly popular. “On a global level, every tenth fatal accident can be traced back to alcohol. Men are more likely to expose […]

McLaren’s first electric vehicle, based on the McLaren P1, has taken to the Goodwood Race Circuit for the first time as part of the car’s exhaustive testing regime. Behind the wheel, and in charge of the tunes, was Leo (aged four-and-a-quarter). After a couple of laps, he pronounced the car ready for delivery. And immediately […]

The word geek used to mean something totally different. Now, being a geek has taken on a kind of rock star status – among other geeks anyway. So, if you are geek and you know it, join the final GeekOtopos event for the year, which will be a screening of an episode of Doctor Who. […]

THEO PANAYIDES finds the real driving force of Christmas deliveries is not Santa, but his sprightly wife in reluctant charge of his elves   Santa was our first choice, admittedly. A forex millionaire from Limassol claimed he could make the introductions – having met St Nick, aka Father Christmas, at a party organised by the […]

IN ITS 25 years of existence, I do not recall the Coffeeshop ever being open on Christmas Day, but there is always a first time. This, it has to be said, poses some existential dilemmas, as it is the one day of the year during which, even non-believers feel an obligation to embrace the Christmas […]

THE VOCIFEROUS demands for the presence of the five permanent members (P5) of the UN Security Council at the international conference in Geneva, made by the rejectionist parties and inexplicably endorsed by President Anastasiades, have died down in the last week. Perhaps the rejectionists are taking a break for Christmas and will bring it up […]

By Agnieszka Rakoczy   While Turkish Cypriots do indeed celebrate the holiday season, the focus and highlight is New Year rather than Christmas. As a quick drive through north Nicosia’s commercial centre shows, this is not the tinsellating excursion into the heart of Santa-land commerce so gloried and storied in Hollywood’s annual gush of seasonal […]

By Bejay Browne   AFTER more than a decade of waiting, Peyia municipality will finally get a public ambulance to serve the community in January, according to the mayor. Mayor of Peyia Neophytos Akourshiotis said that the move is important for the community as until now residents have had to rely on emergency services from […]

By Evie Andreou   Following studies that assault and domestic murders increase over the Christmas period, One Woman at a Time Cyprus (OWAAT) has launched ‘The Next 16 Days’ – A Never-Ending Christmas Season To End Abuse Against Women. The group launched the campaign following the end of the ’16 Days’, a human rights global awareness […]

By Loucas Charalambous   NOW THAT the rejectionist parties have decided to join forces in order to prevent a possible settlement of the Cyprus problem, we can all sleep easy. We are in no danger of a solution. Heeding the desperate pleas of Costis Hadjicostis, owner of the Dias media group, Nicolas Papadopoulos and his […]

By Alper Ali Riza   Oratory like advocacy is an art. The ability to move hearts and minds with words is a gift. Four great orators stand out in history for words that moved humanity. They are Pericles in the funeral oration, Jesus Christ in the Sermon on the Mount, Churchill in the blood sweat […]

By Brian Kelly   Christmas involuntarily away is never the same. True, it can offer some small rewards. Being spared the pat-down tedium of interminable security lines and the crush and rush of airport terminal transiting is one. Being buffered by distance from the holiday feud spats that can blight too much festive proximity is […]

A lawyer has the right to agree legal fees with a client for legal services provided for litigation purposes or out-of-court work. The lawyer’s fees may be agreed orally or in writing and in the event the client will be represented in court, a retainer has to be signed and filed with the Registrar. The […]