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Choosing Life [WITH VIDEO]
THEO PANAYIDES meets a tetraplegic injured in a diving accident as a teen who now enjoys life as a father and a painter A corner of the glassed-in back porch holds the easel where Kyriacos Kyriacou...
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Protest at Melios Zoo and Pet Centre [VIDEO]
Melios Zoo and Pet Centre in Ayioi Trimithias, just outside Nicosia, has been making use of a legal loophole for some time now, using its status as a pet shop to import dangerous and exotic animals...
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Her greatest performance
THEO PANAYIDES meets Leila Saad, an actress, director and professor who’s solved the glass half-full/half-empty conundrum Leila Saad likes inspirational quotes. There’s a good one on the back of her...
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A sense of decorum
THEO PANAYIDES meets a retired policeman who is a quiet and tidy follower of the rules I admit I’m a little disappointed to discover that, even though Yiangos Georgiou is a retired cop with 40 years’...
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From the stock market to the soul market
THEO PANAYIDES meets a priest who does not shy away from the supernatural side of his calling and believes in a God who is all around us A family of tourists inches past, glancing at the chandeliers...
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School of Rock in Nicosia [VIDEO]
The School of Rock festival is an annual showcase for high-school rock bands from across the island, bursting with teenage energy and high spirits as local aspiring musicians perform onstage – some...
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Dancing up a storm
Swinging between exhilaration and education, the Aborigine dance troupe Djuki Mala put on quite a show. THEO PANAYIDES meets two integral members of the unit Yalyalwuy Gondarra spells out his name,...
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‘It’s been a grind’
THEO PANAYIDES meets a self starter who has spent his life on a series of almost runs but always does his own thing Look for a blue door between two palm trees, instructs Darrin Wheeler. This is in...
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A tale of two referendums
As the world keeps getting harder, THEO PANAYIDES meets a British academic firmly rooted in Cyprus Should it be ‘James’ or ‘Mr. Ker-Lindsay’? The question – like himself – is academic as James...
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The secret of magic hands
Osteopathy seeks to help the body heal itself. THEO PANAYIDES meets the president of the island’s association, who treats the body as a whole You can read these 2,000 words on Evangelos Evangelou,...
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Cosplay at Cyprus Comic Con 2016 (Video)
Cyprus Comic Con took place over the weekend of September 3-4, attracting an incredible 13,800 visitors to the Filoxenia Centre in Nicosia over two days. As always, the attractions included a...
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Policewoman battling for other women
‘I’ve seen many things that make us wonder about the human race’ says the head of the police Anti-Trafficking Unit. THEO PANAYIDES meets a driven, cheery officer John Kerry didn’t ask about the name....
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Waiting for the NHS in Cyprus (VIDEO)
With so much conundrum surrounding the National Health Scheme, we asked people why they think it’s taking so long to implement a proper healthcare system in Cyprus. Health ministers have resigned,...
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Showing thought through movement
THEO PANAYIDES meets a mime expert on the island to give a course in devised theatre and a man about as abstract as you can get For a person who works with the body – actor, director, magician and...
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One of the most powerful women in Cyprus
THEO PANAYIDES meets a woman who sits on an incredible number of boards in Cyprus but in doing so is trying to change the world bit by bit I’m expecting an urgent phone call, explains Elena Tanou with...
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The whole world in a classroom
Living in a world of data, THEO PANAYIDES meets a top mathematician who is far from the stereotype Let’s switch to ‘enikos’ – the more informal Greek, like the French ‘tu’ – is the first thing...
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Experimenting with local cuisine
The role of a food historian can be frustrating in a country that takes little pride in its eating traditions finds THEO PANAYIDES Florentia Kythreotou photographs well, for a food historian; she seems...
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What happened in the end
Being able to write something is something you are born with says a local poet who has just launched a new collection. THEO PANAYIDES meets her I open the book to page 39, and read the following: My...
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Programmed for positive thinking
With a stage name that honours the mafia, one local mentalist and magician performs a range of tricks but put it all down to good energy. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man with a strong belief in himself I...
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A different biology
Intersex is an umbrella term for over 48 types of people. THEO PANAYIDES meets an activist for their rights I’m standing in the lobby of the Nicosia Hilton, watching the delegates file out as the...
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