Philenews: Tuesday’s cultural listings include a tribute to poet Alkis Alkeos, the Cyprus Bloomsday Festival and a lecture on divided Nicosia’s cultural heritage. Music Nicosia, Archontiko Axiotheas, Tuesday, June 16, 8:30pm. Agyristo Kefali — The Alkis...
Philenews: Today’s cultural listings across Cyprus include film festival screenings, contemporary dance, short film premieres and a wide range of exhibitions. FestivalNicosia, Hambis Printmaking Museum, June 15–21, 8pm. The “Images and Aspects of Alternative...
CyprusMail: Police have arrested a 49-year-old Greek Cypriot man in connection with an ongoing investigation into an alleged criminal organisation operating in the Larnaca district, authorities said on Monday. The suspect was arrested by officers from FamagustaCID on...
CyprusMail: In a historic moment for Cyprus, Larnaca has unveiled the island’s first-ever sculpture of Vasyl Hryhorovych-Barsky, an 18th-century traveller from Kyiv who travelled all over Cyprus on foot, lived here, and described the island so precisely that his notes...
CyprusMail: A bronze sculpture honouring 18th-century traveller Vasil Hryhorovich-Barsky was unveiled in Larnaca on Monday. The sculpture, donated by the Obiimy CyprusCultural Centre and Sushko Philanthropy, celebrates the Kiev-born traveller who documented Cyprus’...
CyprusMail: Farmers are to confront the agriculture ministry on Monday after a cabinet decision to allocate an additional 3.5 million cubic metres of water for irrigation failed to ease concerns over shortages. The cabinet recently approved the release of 3.5 million...