2013-05-26 – Cyprus Mail

Our View: Our politicians need a sense of perspective

2013-05-26

THE RETURN of the Cyprus problem to the news 10 days ago lifted the gloom of the politicians, broadcasters and newspaper commentators, who, for the

Little difference between first date and job interview

2013-05-26

Letter from London By Alexia Saoulli Going to a job interview is very much like going on a first date with someone you’ve met online.

Just a normal day in Woolwich?

2013-05-26

By Tracy Philips ON WEDNESDAY afternoon, a friend forwarded a text message from her daughter, who was doing some volunteer work at a local primary

How mourning became a mental illness

2013-05-26

By Christopher Lane How long does it take to mourn the death of a loved one? The question is peculiar, even mildly offensive. Recovery from

Cooperation is the only way to solve the banking crisis

2013-05-26

By Costas Apostolides THE EMPHASIS on the Memorandum of Understanding with the troika is not the most damaging feature of the policy imposed on Cyprus,

A depressing dialogue over lunch

2013-05-26

By Hermes Solomon AT A RECENT luncheon of Turkish and Greek Cypriot couples I heard Mr M, retired professor and now novelist and TV personality

Childhood memories

2013-05-26

We asked a selection of people to try and recall their favourite childhood memory.

The imperative of public sector reform and modernisation

2013-05-26

By Theodore Panayiotou CYPRUS HAS inherited a colonial civil service which at the time, more than half a century ago, was quite efficient and affective

Planned defence purchases a worrying sign

2013-05-26

By Loucas Charalambous I HAVE a feeling that President Anastasiades is attempting the un-achievable – proving a worse leader than Christofias. This fear grows by

Tales from the Coffeeshop: Dodgy dinners and Turkish fish – it’s all a bit of a gas

2013-05-26

By Patroclos WE MAY be a small and inconsequential country but this has never stopped us thinking big. Not even our newly-found poverty has affected