Interview by Eleni Antoniou

2009-02-16

Burning ambition

Unimpressed by the world of work, one woman’s hobby, started in the kitchen, has now grown into the successful business of making luxury candles

Living by Theo Panayides

2009-02-16

Karaoke culture

For the thousands of Filipinos working in Cyprus, singing is part of their culture. A growing number of Karaoke bars in Nicosia are catering to their demands

Lifestyle by Bejay Browne

2009-02-16

Bowled over by Paphos

Europe’s bowlers will arrive in Paphos this week to participate in a team event. It’s a sport that is growing in popularity on the island although few Cypriots yet take part

The Cyprus team has high hopes for the seventh European Bowling Union team championships in Paphos, planning to make it into the top three.

Sympathy for the Devil

2009-02-16

TWO OSCAR NOMINEES MAKE FLAWED PEOPLE LOOK SURPRISINGLY GOOD

THE READER ***

DIRECTED BY Stephen Daldry
STARRING Kate Winslet, David Kross, Ralph Fiennes
US 2008 124 mins.

FROST / NIXON ***

DIRECTED BY Ron Howard
STARRING Michael Sheen, Frank Langella, Kevin Bacon

Recipes with Maria Socratous

2009-02-16

In praise of the avocado

Recipes with the ingredient the first Europeans to set eyes on them used as a butter substitute

Chunky Guacamole
Serves 8

1 large ripe tomato
3 avocados, very ripe but not bruised
Juice 1 large lime
Handful coriander, leaves and stalks chopped, plus a few leaves roughly chopped, to serve

Restaurant review by Jill Campbell Mackay

2009-02-16

Taverna Du Riccos

Lunching out in Paphos is increasingly under threat, a situation deeply worrying for devotees of this ‘perfect pivot’ on which the day swings. At best lunch now seems to be seen more as a fuelling point or as something to indulge in only on a Sunday.

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.