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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.
Plans for a 1-million euro ($1.17 million) Crocodile Park that would include 100 of the reptiles along with a souvenir shop, canteen and walking path in a forested area of Cyprus have been scuttled by vociferous opposition to the idea.
The project proposed by the Israeli TSA Crocopark firm was rejected by the Achna village local council after complaints from residents and environmental groups, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.
It was defeated by a vote of 6-2, the report said, despite the economic appeal for an area in need of investment, overturning an original approval.
Agricultural organizations and the state University of Cyprus also objected to the project, saying it would require too much water, which is short supply in the area around the village and that it could be a source of mosquitoes and possible infection from the West Nile virus hosted by the reptiles. Two other communities on the island had also turned it down.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
NASHVILLE, ΤΝ – With a special event organized by the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy - U.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.
NICOSIA - A meeting between the ministers of energy for Cyprus and Israel - George Papanastasiou and Eli Cohen - led to an agreement that the countries would make an underwater electric cable link a top priority, linking them to Europe.
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection.