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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
Cyprus’ rival political leaders will re-start unity negotiations in Geneva in January in a bid to bring the divided island back together again.
Talks between Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci broke down at a Swiss resort earlier over how much territory stolen by Turks during an unlawful 1974 invasion should be returned to Cypriots.
The two will miss their self-imposed end-of-year deadline for making a deal that has eluded two dozen diplomats and a raft of politicians, envoys, and mediators since the 1974 invasion that led to Turkey occupying the northern third of the island.
“Turkey will also be present along with the other two guarantor states, which is why we believe that Greece and Turkey play an important role. They are the closest to the two communities in Cyprus. Great Britain will also be a Guarantor State. We hope to find a solution that will be acceptable to all parties,” said Ak?nc?, Euronews reported.
Anastasiades wants Turkey to remove its 35,000-strong army but that could be settled when the United Kingdom, Greece and Turkey join the talks as security guarantors.
Turkish-Cypriots want their army to stay in place to guarantee their security but Anastasiades said that could be a deal breaker.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CLOSTER, NJ – The well-attended Greek Independence Day Celebration in Closter, NJ, took place on March 25, beginning with the Flag Raising Ceremony at Ruckman Park in Closter.
ALBANY – New York State Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R, C-Staten Island/Brooklyn) on March 26 was joined in Albany by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to recognize Greek Independence Day and the 50th anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion and continued occupation of Cyprus.
ATHENS - Historic member of PASOK and passionate advocate of the recognition of Pontian Greek genocide Michalis Charalambidis died on Wednesday aged 73.
ATHENS - While the New Democracy government denied audio files from the 2023 head-on train crash in Tempe which killed 57 had been tampered with, five managers at the state-run OSE railways agency reportedly had access to them.
FAIRVIEW, NJ – The Greek Cypriots of New Jersey under the auspices of the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations, the Consulate General of the Republic of Cyprus in New York and Consul General of Cyprus Michalis Firillas will commemorate the 69th Anniversary of the EOKA Liberation Struggle of Cyprus from British Colonial Rule 1955-1959, with a memorial service at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Ascension, 101 Anderson Avenue in Fairview, NJ, on Sunday, March 31.