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Tussle over money threatens Cyprus’ flirtation with Hollywood
Cyprus’ foray into the lucrative film location market has seen the whirlwind world of the movie industry clash with a risk-averse, red-tape mired public sector By Theo Panayides A scheme offering...
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Rome-based writer-director living life at a gallop
In a poet, essayist, translator and theatre director THEO PANAYIDES meets an impulsive woman who best expresses herself through other people Poet, translator, essayist, theatre director… We’ve been...
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MishMish and Casa Burro: new outlets making food with love
In a tale of two eateries, Theo Panayides dines from two newly opened chef-led enterprises in Nicosia that are well worth visiting First, an anecdote. Right after leaving Casa Burro, I stopped for a...
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DVD club owner hangs on to a vanishing sector
In the owner of one of the island’s last DVD clubs, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man looking for a kinder world who rests his mind in the films around him and in Nature, while struggling with the withdrawal...
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Government failing the public’s-right-to-know test
From the numbers of expats waiting years for citizenships to the environmental impact of development projects, the Cyprus Mail put the new freedom of information act to the test. It was not a success...
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Social justice warrior with an opinion on everything
THEO PANAYIDES finds there is never a dull moment in the life of a fearless grandma who loves to protest and is now standing to become an MP with the Greens Alexandra Attalides goes through her phone,...
View ArticleJiu Jitsu producers pulling out of Cyprus, second movie had been set to go
In a sometimes heated press conference, the producers behind Jiu Jitsu – the Nicolas Cage sci-fi/action film that was shot here in 2019 – announced their decision to pull out of Cyprus, saying they...
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Family therapist finds the joy in life
In a relationship psychotherapist, THEO PANAYIDES finds a serene woman who believes in togetherness, resilience and flexibility There’s a framed photo on the wall of the office – a film still, yellowed...
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Why aren’t we treating Covid?
The world would be much more relaxed if coronavirus was seen as treatable. So why aren’t drugs currently used for other problems but linked to helping patients being administered when people first test...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Pre-lockdown protest (Video)
The day before a third Covid lockdown was imposed (for two weeks) in Cyprus, around 200 people protested outside Police Headquarters in Nicosia.
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Banker turned kebab-maker now in the business of having fun
In a former bank employee who now runs a kebab shop, THEO PANAYIDES finds a bon viveur who is also bookish, a character who likes to drink and has a passion for WWII figures Terrible timing, but what...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Cyprus: The ‘safe pass’ and the vaccine (Video)
A few days after the ‘safe pass’ was launched, we asked a selection of people in Nicosia for their views.
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Elections 2021: Is it time to listen to the lone voices?
After years in the political wilderness, will independents’ day dawn at last on May 30? By Theo Panayides No independent – i.e. non-party – candidate has ever been elected to parliament in Cyprus....
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Famous actress who finds being alone a blessing
THEO PANAYIDES meets a star of stage and small screen for 40 years who is a confirmed introvert but is now standing for MP – not because it was a long-held dream, but to encourage progressives to go...
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Singer-songwriter juggles a day job and a global audience
THEO PANAYIDES meets a girl writing songs on her piano, when she isn’t working at the bank, who has just released her second album. Young at heart and delicate, the girl next door is bigger abroad than...
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Covid-19: Just how effective is ivermectin?
Branded as a wonder drug by some and a danger to health by others, the drug has been used to fight coronavirus. In a world where the man on the street has access to almost the same information as...
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Natural therapist tackles mind, body and spirit
THEO PANAYIDES meets a man who approaches life holistically believing it to be the best way to fight coronavirus and any other troubles, both mental and physical Marios Smyrnios reminisces, sitting...
View ArticlePublic opinion: The two-state solution (Video)
With the Turkish side in the Cyprus talks pushing hard for a ‘two-state solution’, we asked a selection of people – mostly on the northern, Turkish Cypriot side of Nicosia – for their views.
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Swedish heavy-metal star with a head for business
After four years in Limassol, the bass player and manager of one of Europe’s three largest rock bands remains resourceful and relentless. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man who has achieved staggering success...
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Low-key artist with a ‘compulsion’ to paint
The latest series of works by Zenon Jepras reflect his lockdown. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man who puts his success down to luck and compulsion Can we say self-deprecating? Zenon Jepras’ website...
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