CYPRIOT filmmakers finally have an online platform to distribute their documentaries and short films to an international audience through the website Psefionline, a project set-up by Tetraktys Films. “This is a valuable private enterprise to promote Cyprus Cinema during the troika Stone Age,” a statement from Tetraktys Films said.The service is a result of many years of experience of producer and director Stavros Papageorgiou, through his participation in educational film production workshops at international film festivals. Through these experiences, Papageorgiou has established that the promotion and distribution of Cypriot films in the international market, especially documentaries, is a definite possibility... Read on

UNTIL the 1990s, the pretty drive up to the Troodos mountains was always marred by the grey, barren hillside scar at Amiantos, the price of 84 years of asbestos mining there.Even now, 21 years after the state first announced plans to reforest the area, the damage caused to the landscape is clearly visible. The asbestos mine in Amiantos opened in 1904 and closed in 1988 after financial difficulties, and by 1992 its licence was revoked. It is estimated that in the 1930s around 6,000 people were employed there... 4 comments

YOUTH unemployment is undoubtedly one of the greatest consequences of the economic crisis, and nowhere more so than for the hundreds of young people finishing their university degrees yet unable to find jobs. With the crisis challenging people to reassess their priorities and change their mentalities, a youth foundation set up in 2007 aspires to help young people explore their potential.IEEN, the Youth Employment and Training Foundation was created by a group of 17 adults from different professional sectors and with enough experience abroad to realise that Cyprus’ youth is academically advanced compared to other EU countries, but lacks empowerment, work-related attributes and the ethics to thrive in the labour market... 1 comment

DUE to a massive increase in applications from wounded and retired British military personnel who wish to holiday in Cyprus, scheme coordinators are desperate for the use of more Paphos properties.M.A.R.C.H (Military and Retired Cyprus Holidays for Heroes) was set up in Paphos by former British serviceman Alan Wilson. Properties used for the scheme are donated to M.A.R.C.H by the owners for free. According to Wilson 45 applications have already been made to M.A.R.C.H in recent weeks. This number is already close to the entire number, 60, who used the scheme last year... Read on

IN MARCH the Philanthes and Ikebana Club of Nicosia, which this year celebrated its 44th anniversary, holds it's Annual Flower Arrangements Exhibition at the Hilton Hotel when some of the very talented members display their craft using flowers and branches straight from the garden... Read on