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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.
ATHENS – Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy and Openness Kostas Fragogiannis on Monday concluded his third meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Sedat Onal.
The meeting was held in Athens in the context of the Positive Agenda in the dialogue with Turkey in the fields of the economy and trade.
The two sides expressed their satisfaction over the progress made in specific issues. Specifically, they welcomed the start of negotiations for the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between Enterprise Greece and the respective Turkish organisation Invest in Turkey, the mutual recognition of vaccination certificates against COVID-19, the progress of the Joint Committee for Tourism, as well as for the re-activation of the Joint Economic Committee, the Foreign Ministry said in an announcement.
The two top officials also discussed commercial and business relations between the two countries, the prospects for collaboration in transport and telecoms as well as closer cooperation to address environmental challenges.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million, setting a record for the biggest haul for a political event, his campaign said.
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504.
ATHENS — Police in Greece clashed late Wednesday with Communist-backed demonstrators who tried to prevent a concert by U.