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65 Years of EOKA Liberation Struggle
This year marks the 65th anniversary of 1st of April 1955, the day the EOKA struggle began. A milestone for Cyprus history, because it proved the mental strength of Cypriot Hellenism and its strong faith in the…

International Year of the Nurse and Midwife and 200 Years since birth of Florence Nightingale

Each year, May 12th is established as the International Nurses Day. 2020 has also been designated as the year of the nurse and the midwife. Nurses and…

During three centuries (1571-1878) of Ottoman occupation of Cyprus the town of Larnaka was the centre of commerce and the abode of the consular corps. Correspondence was minimal and any mail was hand carried by a ship’s captain.
The first ottoman…

Stelios Kyriakides, a born winner from Statos, Paphos, who, by his stubbornness and will surpassed himself and managed to turn the eyes of the entire world on him. A world-famous long-distance champion.

In 1933, he came first in the Pan-Cyprian…

«You must not be ashamed for having been beaten. You must be ashamed only when you have played badly and been beaten for that reason. Or, and this is worse – you must be ashamed when you have won by playing badly or dishonestly. Fair play, this is…

"Water is one of the most precious commodities on our planet and a major heritage of every generation. Changes in the frequency of rainfall and extreme temperatures are expected to affect the availability and quality of water resources. The rational…

There are over 100,000 different species of butterflies all over the planet. To date, 54 different species have been recorded in Cyprus, 9 of which have been recognized as endemic, meaning that they live only in Cyprus. Butterflies are directly…
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