By Jeffrey Sachs  Our political systems and global politics are largely unequipped for the real challenges of today’s world. Global economic growth and rising populations are putting unprecedented stresses on the
By Dr. Marios Matsakis MEP for Cyprus (partly occupied by Britain and Turkey) Â Britain retains sovereignty over two areas totalling 99 sq. miles in Cyprus. The above British Occupied Areas are
On 19 October PricewaterhouseCoopers, Performa Consulting and the Ministry of Finance organised a conference at Hilton Park, Nicosia on the Challenge of Change to examine creativity and innovation in organisations. Speakers at
When the ruling centre-right Democratic Party (Diko) elected Marios Karoyian as its third and youngest leader on Sunday with the support of the old guard who set up the party three decades
One-quarter of children in private schools  The number of Cypriot students abroad approached 20,000 in the academic year 2004/05, according to the latest education statistics from the Statistical Service, while almost
A two-day annual fund-raising charity, Radiomarathon, was launched on Monday morning in aid of children with special needs. This is the 17th time in a row Radiomarathon is organised by the Cyprus
Marios Karoyian was elected here Sunday new leader of the centre-right Democratic Party (DIKO), succeeding Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos who resigned from the post in August this year. Karoyian secured 4,759 votes
A German frigate, the Frankfurt, rescued two seamen with first and second degree burns from a Syrian cargo ship lying off the coast of Cyprus that had caught fire in the engine
The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced on Friday the first tranche of a 70 mln euro financing to support the continuation (Phase B) of the Limassol District Sewerage and Drainage Project.This is
Cyprus is organising and hosting these days the first International Conference on Religious Tourism, which is taking place in Nicosia. The conference, the first of its kind, aims at bringing together stakeholders
