Living in Pandora’s Box

Cyprus in the 1960s was synonymous with ‘Makarios’. Then came the 1974 war and destruction, with the restructure of the tourist industry creating a new brand name in the 1980s, ‘Ayia Napa’.

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Wrong-way to keep costs down

There is a love-hate relationship between the government and the business community. On the one hand, the government needs business to pay taxes and contribute to national growth to maintain its payroll;

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Flickering flame of education

Society, culture, and education face a serious crisis when the younger generation is not encouraged to embrace critical thinking. Or when they do not challenge the establishment and tolerate all the ills

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Hotel institute must stay

The business community of Nicosia has embarked on a campaign to keep the Higher Hotel Institute in the capital. But for all the wrong reasons. There are many arguments for and against

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Public transport rethink needed

Schools opened this week with gymnasium and lyceum students in class for the new academic year, as elementaries open on Monday, with traffic reaching its peak as everyone rushes to beat the

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Smart diplomacy is unbeatable

The recognition this week of US Senator Bob Menendez, a true friend of Cyprus and one of the few vocal critics of Ankara in Washington DC, with the Order of Makarios III,

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Climate action needs regional approach

This week, the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Israel, and Greece reiterated their commitment to trilateral agreements and cooperation. The head of the Cypriot diplomatic service revealed one of the topics discussed, beyond

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