Kormakitis children graduate for first time in 26 years
For the first time in 26 years, graduation ceremonies were held on Wednesday for children in the nursery and primary schools of Kormakitis in the north, which had been closed for ...
Village of Karpasha ‘a point of reference’ for Christmas tradition
The Kyrenia district village of Karpasha is a “point of reference” for tradition and cultural heritage during the Christmas period, humanitarian affairs commissioner Anna Aristotelous said on Saturday.
Speaking at ...
Maronite religious leader dies
The Vicar General of the Maronite church in Cyprus Ioannis Orphanou has died, it was announced on Saturday.
In a statement, the church said it was informed of the news ...
The Cypriot village with a language of its own
Tom Cleaver recounts a day spent in Kormakitis, the Maronite village in which the “Sanna” language is spoken
In my 24 years, I have been almost everywhere in Cyprus, and seen ...
Documentary to showcase endangered Cypriot Maronite Arabic language
A documentary on Sanna, a language considered ‘severely endangered’ by Unesco since 2002, will have its first screening on Monday.
The event aims to support the revival of the Cypriot Maronite ...
Gov prepares Maronite village resettlement schemes
The government is working on and will soon will announce plans to offer incentives to young families and couples to resettle in Maronite villages in the north, President Nikos Christodoulides ...
Kormakitis school to reopen after more than 20 years
The nursery and primary school in Kormakitis, the Maronite village in the north, will reopen in September for the beginning of the academic year, Education Minister Athina Michaelidou said on ...
MPs sound alarm over funding for Maronite projects
MPs on Tuesday sounded the alarm over the possible discontinuation of the Kormakitis Centre for Cooperation, but also the EU potentially halting all funding to Maronite community projects in Cyprus ...
Kormakitis primary school ready for pupils next year
The funding and subsequent renovation works at the Maronite village of Kormakitis, centred on its primary school, were reviewed by a senior government official on Monday.
Presidential commissioner for humanitarian ...
Maronites hope Pope can help save their culture
By Michele Kambas
As day breaks over a tiny village in the north-west, some 20 people in an ancient Church observe a morning liturgy in an even more ancient language.
For ...
Political leaders celebrate Maronite holy day in north
The island’s Maronite community on Wednesday celebrated a church service to their patron saint, Ayios Georgios tou Sporou, at Kormakitis village in the north in the presence of the ...
Groundbreaking ceremony for Kormakitis Centre for Cooperation
The European Commission on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kormakitis Centre for Cooperation, the educational and cultural centre to be constructed at the Maronite village in the north.
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Demolition of village school divides Kormakiti Maronites
School provided crucial historical, cultural link to village
Mention Kormakitis and the image that springs to mind is of the tightly knit Maronite community which has defied all attempts down ...
Akel to try and ease problems of Maronites living in the north
Main opposition Akel will be in touch with the competent ministries to expedite the resolution of problems faced by Maronite living in the north of the island, party leader Andros ...