Soooo… the last thing we posted on our Facebook page was that in Cyprus groups there is just way too much spam. And… the first message we get is a copy-pasted message, in Greek, about how a company would like us to share their ‘Social Media Conference’. We can’t be the only ones who see […]
The Statistical Service announces that it has published the report “Labour Force Survey” for 2012. Whilst we will share the main findings with you below, there’s one that blew our mind… The unemployment rate amounted to 11,8% of the labour force, which was lower for females 11,1% and higher for males 12,5%. The highest rate […]
We’ve seen reports on the internet today of a US firm’s proposal to build a bridge between Cyprus and Beirut, spanning 150km that would take motorists around 80 mins to pass over. We like the idea, but it runs into some minor problems, ideally that it’s around 176km from Kavo Greko to Manara, Beirut (and […]
Cypriot athlete, Marianna Zachariadi (23) passed away last night in a hospital in Athens after a 2 year battle with Cancer. In October 2010, Marianna (23) won poll vaulting silver medals at the Commonwealth Games (New Delhi) and the Mediterranean Games (Italy) before being diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma in 2011. Our thanks go out to her […]
According to a Reuters, there has been a second vote scheduled in the Cypriot parliament regarding the second proposed bailout offer. Just to clarify, it currently stands that if Cyprus manages to raise €13billion from it’s “own” sources, Troika will pledge another €10billion loan. But it’s not as simple as that, it never is, is […]
It is a sad day for our island’s most successful international sporting team. The statement goes on to say that: However, despite the strong performances of the national team in the FIRA-AER European Nations Cup, the IRB Executive Committee determined that Cyprus does not currently meet all of the necessary membership criteria. The IRB Executive […]
With all the talk of Cyprus being treated as a special case in Economic terms has got our stomachs in knots as we ponder about what’s to come of for our island and our families. The one thing we know for sure though, is that sport is crucial, in the good times and in these […]
Cyprus has always been exposed to dance music through the influence of its tourist industry and the many Cypriots that live abroad, bringing new sounds back to the island every time they visit. In the last 15 years we’ve seen everything from Ayia Napa’s UK Garage craze of the early 2000’s, through to sun drenched […]
Although we’ve seen this go round a few times in the past, we thought we’d share it in light of the current Cyprus predicament, and the attitudes towards tax in the rest of Europe. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for coffee and the bill for all ten comes to €100… If they […]
Just a quick post to clarify the difference between today’s bank holiday celebration and the Cypriot independence day. April 1st – The celebration of the start of EOKA’s guerrilla campaign against the British for independence. October 1st – Cyprus Independence Day celebration. There you have it, and now you know. But no, it’s never just that […]
We initially planned, and temporarily shared a post entitled ‘Bank of Cyprus bailed out by NASDAQ listed company’ and went on to describe how Hasbro Inc, the guys behind the game Monopoly and Risk had invested in the bank. Although (arguably) superb from a satirical and ironic point of view, we got the immediate reaction […]
This is the April Fool’s Post we retracted in the early-hours of this morning. Since we got a lot of requests to read how we worded it, we’ve republished it solely in the interest of full transparency. Warning: This is a humorous post, and NOT factual in any way or form. It appears the island’s […]