AGEING is an interesting phenomenon, we are all aware of what ageing brings to us – aches, pains, fading memory, comb-overs and a newfound interest in Viagra. Most of us tend to ignore the fact that the time torpedoes are full steam ahead of us and will, in the end, always hit their target.
My point is will: you be able to dance your age or will you drag it?
“Know thyself.”
(Socrates, 5th Century B.C.E Greek Philosopher)
Who am I? What am I? When am I? Where am I? How am I? Why am I?
THEY say that knowledge is power, so when I was asked to attend the launch of a new book called The Book of Hip-Hop Cover Art by Andrew Emery, I could hardly refuse, could I? It should be great fun: not only it will be packed with fun people in the music industry, but there will be music, food and drink and the launch will take place in a venue in trendy Carnaby Street.
THE RESULT of the referendum and the ensuing declarations by our political parties constitute a triumphant confirmation of what this column has maintained on numerous occasions: that the main features of our political life are paranoia and lunacy; that our state is the most ridiculous and bizarre in the world; that our political leadership is a lamentable joke; and that Greek Cypriots have the lea
Sir,
I refer to an article published on April 27, in which a Greek Cypriot lady told us how much she was emotionally affected by President Papadopoulos’ TV showpiece that she decided to vote ‘no’.
Sir,
I was sadden to see that Cyprus voted ‘no’ to the Annan Plan. I was also disgusted to see rampaging youths roaming the streets in gangs intimidating people. So much for democracy.
Sir,
Why all this fuss from Europe, the US and Turkey about the Annan plan not being accepted and Turkish Cypriots being left out in the cold?
Created in 1952 with just six members, the EU has gradually built on shared ideas and a common effort, to adopt in the process an ambitious enlargement plan which will see it expand in under a decade from 15 member states to twenty-five.
THE CYPRUS International Business Association (CIBA), which represents the interests of the offshore sector, should be happy about EU membership, but it feels the Cyprus government did not adequately capitalise on selling the island as a strategic business location in the run-up to accession.
The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.
