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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.
LONDON (BUSINESS WIRE) – The Malta Individual Investor Program is the world’s top citizenship-by-investment program and the Austria Private Residence Program is the world’s top residence-by-investment program, according to the Global Residence and Citizenship Programs 2018–2019 report, released today by global residence and citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners.
Dr. Christian H. Kalin, an international immigration and citizenship law expert and Group Chairman of Henley & Partners, says the annual report provides a systematic analysis and comprehensive benchmarking of the world’s most important programs. “It’s an invaluable tool for anyone interested in alternative residence or citizenship as well as for the professionals like private bankers and lawyers who advise them. It also provides governments with a detailed picture of the broader investment migration industry landscape and where they fit it.”
Malta is followed in the citizenship program ranking by Cyprus in 2 nd place, Austria in 3 rd place, and Antigua and Barbuda in 4 th place. European newcomers Moldova and Montenegro performed strongly, in 5 th and 6 th place respectively, mostly on account of their competitive pricing structure, minimal physical-visit requirements, strong transparency, and streamlined processing.
The Austria Private Residence Program has knocked Portugal off the top spot for the first time, with newcomer Italy claiming 3 rd place, the Thailand Elite Residence Program coming in at 4 th place followed by the UK Tier 1 Investor Immigration Program in 5 th place. The US’s EB-5 residence program only holds 8 th position on the ranking.
“Demand for such programs is at an all-time high,” explains Dr. Kalin, “and new programs are being launched each year. In this high-growth climate, Henley & Partners is committed to providing authoritative, on-the-ground insights to those working in the field of investment migration as well as to the broader public. It is in precisely this spirit that we hold our annual Global Residence and Citizenship Conference, which is all about mapping the major trends and developments shaping our industry and our world.”
The annual event, now in its 12 th year, will take place in Dubai from 4 to 6 November. Over 400 delegates from more than 40 different countries are expected to attend, including presidents, prime ministers, senior government officials, leading academics, industry professionals, and top-tier financial and business media.
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.
NEW YORK – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus attended a press conference at the Consulate General of Greece in New York on March 28 to continue to spread the word about postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections.
LONDON - A British Airways flight that started in Athens on January 3 just missed hitting a drone over the Kent countryside in England, coming within 5 feet at a height of 9,600 feet, the plane carrying 180 passengers and traveling 250 miles an hour.
It won’t pass through some French cities and towns that didn’t want it but the Olympic Torch for the Paris 2024 Games will be lit April 16 in Olympia by priestesses wearing outfits that some on social media found weren’t just right.
ATHENS - There were no injuries nor damage reported despite its intensity as a 5.