Integrating Montessori practice into teacher training
Are you an early year’s educator? Would you like to add the Montessori expertise to your existing teacher training? Then the Integrating Montessori Practice (IMP) course may be the ...
EAC calls on unions to cancel strike (updated)
The Electricity Authority (EAC) board of directors on Tuesday called on workers to reconsider their decision to strike later in the week, to avoid inconveniencing the public.
“In an international ...
Lula’s COP27 visit seen as restoring Brazil’s climate credibility
The election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Brazil’s next president is already boosting the country’s credibility at this year’s UN climate negotiations, with the left-wing ...
Is there a ‘right’ way to sleep?
What position should I sleep in ask CHRISTIAN MORO and CHARLOTTE PHELPS
After 50 years of research, eminent Stanford University sleep researcher William Dement reportedly said the only solid explanation he ...
Loss and damage finance tests global climate solidarity at COP27
By Megan Rowling
Ruqiyo Mohammed, 25, a mother of four in drought-stricken Somalia, has seen her two-year-old son hospitalised for a month with severe malnutrition, and has lost her farm and ...
36 people have died so far this year in traffic accidents
Thirty-six people have died in traffic accidents since the start of the year, police confirmed on Tuesday, despite the introduction of traffic cameras.
Limassol recorded the largest number of deaths ...
Climate justice gets harder as world population passes 8 billion
By Gloria Dickie
The world population surged past 8 billion people on Tuesday, the United Nations said, warning that more hardship is in store for regions already facing resource scarcity due ...
Terrorist exercise at Metropolis Mall hailed a success (photos, video)
An exercise at Metropolis Mall in Larnaca on Tuesday that simulated a terrorist attack was hailed by police as “a success.”
The exercise, Zion 2022, which included two armed men aimed ...
Jobless rate rises as UK prepares to tighten belts again
Britain’s unemployment rate unexpectedly rose and vacancies fell for a fifth report in a row as employers worried about the outlook for the economy, official data showed on Tuesday, ...
Turkey to pursue targets in Syria after Istanbul blast
Turkey plans to pursue targets in northern Syria after it completes a cross-border operation against outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in Iraq, a senior official said on Tuesday, after ...
Government, Akel trade barbs over president’s interview (updated)
An interview given by President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday night recapping his tenure as president, discussing everything from the Cyprus problem to Disy’s in-house fighting, became the topic of ...
Sunak: China poses a threat but we must also engage with them
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that China posed a threat to Britain but it was also right to have dialogue with Beijing over global challenges such as climate ...
‘Eyes and ears’ of the Bases mark 70 years
Police at the Sovereign British Bases on Tuesday celebrated 70 years of service with a parade in Episkopi.
Over 90 people from the force, better known as the Security Force Police (SFP), ...
Limassol Tourism Board promotes love of cycling
As part of the L’Etape Cyprus by Tour de France that took place on Sunday, the Limassol Tourism Board organised the Cycling in Our Everyday Life competition for primary ...
Voluntary retirement scheme to cost Hellenic Bank estimated €85 million
The voluntary retirement scheme agreed with the bank employees’ union Etyk will cost Hellenic Bank an estimated €85 million and would lead to the departure of between 400 and 500 workers.
The agreement ...
New Limassol stadium to be inaugurated on November 25
The new Limassol stadium will be inaugurated on November 25, the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) said on Tuesday.
According to the CFA, an agreement has so far been signed with Aris ...
Improving the world through music
In a classical crossover artists, PAUL LAMBIS meets a singer who has wowed the world with his voice
Tenor Mario Frangoulis is an international classical crossover artist renowned for his ...
Suspect in prison murder case complains of treatment by police
A suspect in the murder of a central prisons inmate, currently being held on remand in police custody, has reportedly accused a police officer of inappropriate conduct.
The suspect, currently ...
Exhibition focussed on the Here After at Alpha CK Art Gallery
Acclaimed Greek painter Chryssa Vergi returns to Cyprus this autumn with a new series of paintings at Alpha CK Art Gallery in Nicosia. Titled Here After, the exhibition opens on ...
Kremlin criticises attempts to ‘plunder’ frozen assets for Ukraine reparations
The Kremlin on Tuesday said it would do “everything possible” to stop the West from seizing its frozen international reserves or “plundering” them to pay for reparations to Ukraine.
Kremlin ...
Both Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN says
The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war during the nearly nine-month conflict, citing examples including the use ...
Record number of presidential candidates expected to run in 2023
The upcoming presidential elections in 2023 may have a record number of candidates compared to any other year, head of the elections service Menelaos Vasiliou said on Tuesday.
“It is not ...
Lavrov at G20: UN says it has US and EU guarantees on export of Russian grain, fertilisers
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters at the G20 summit in Bali on Tuesday that the United Nations had told him of written U.S. and EU promises to ...
Actress calls on audience to delete recording of her nude scene
Actress Margarita Zachariou on Tuesday called on the audience member who recorded her nude scene while performing during the ‘1984’ theatre production, to delete the material from their phone.
In a ...