Recession takes a toll on U.S. festivals

By Jane Sutton Festivals celebrating everything from high culture to humble farm products are struggling in the United States as sponsors trim their support in tough times and revelers tighten their purse

GUEST COMMENT: The End of the Cyprus Problem

. By Ozay Mehmet, Ph.D Professor Emeritus of International Affairs, Carleton University, CANADA Everything must come to an end, even the Cyprus Problem, the never ending saga of Turkish and Greek Cypriots

Zimbabwe to reform c.bank

By MacDonald Dzirutwe Zimbabwe's new finance minister said on Sunday he would reform the central bank and that help from regional power South Africa was crucial for recovery. Tendai Biti from the

U.S. recession hits black colleges hard

By Matthew Bigg Black colleges in the United States are reeling from the impact of a recession that has hit their funding and are struggling to retain poor and middle income students.

CYPRUS GOURMET: St. Valentine’s Special

GHALANOS: “Love at First Sip?” Founded in 1929 as a food importer/distributor, Othon Ghalanos changed direction in 1967 when the present CEO Stelios Ghalanos took over the reigns from his father. The

PORTFOLIO TRACKER : Prepare for change

. The global economy and financial markets are being transformed, a result of the huge growth in easy credit over recent years slamming into the credit crunch buffers and meeting head-on with

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