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Since its establishment the Department of Maritime Shipping has been strengthened by a pool of highly educated professionals and other personnel thus enabling it to open offices in Piraeus, Rotterdam, Hamburg, London and New York for more efficient…

80th Anniversary of the Birth of Archbishop Makarios III

Waterskiing

The European Cup Championships for women athletics first took place in 1982 having been conceived by Dr. Paolo Fumante of Italy. Cyprus hosted the 1 3 th such meeting in Limassol where around 500 athletes from European countries took part. The stamp…

Grey Trigger Fish

Painted Comper

The Red Scorpion fish belongs to the scorpaenidea family which includes the Black Scorpion fish and the Blue Mouth. It is found all over the Mediterranean Sea mostly in deeper waters. It grows to a length of 50 cm. and its dominant color is red or…

Red Soldier

In Cyprus, contemporary art began to take shape in the latter part of the 3rd quarter of the 19th century when painters of the caliber of Ioannis Kissonerghis and Vasilis Vryonides first began to present their works of art. They were soon followed by…

In Cyprus, contemporary art began to take shape in the latter part of the 3rd quarter of the 19th century when painters of the caliber of Ioannis Kissonerghis and Vasilis Vryonides first began to present their works of art. They were soon followed by…