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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 – Large-scale investments worth 9 billion euros in energy networks over the next decade are foreseen in the development programs of transmission and distribution system operators, it was reported on Saturday.
These investment plans in electricity and natural gas, are currently at the public consultation stage pending the Energy Regulatory Authority’s (RAE) final approval, and include:
– Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) investing 4.7 billion euros between 2024-2033, including strengthening electrical interconnections with Italy and Albania
– Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) investing 2.2 billion euros to strengthen the network, reduce losses, increase capacity, and create new domestic connections and smart meters
– National Natural Gas System Operator (DESFA) investing 1.27 billion during 2023-2032, providing uninterrupted flow and increasing natural gas exports from Greece to the broader region, with another 788 million euros towards ensuring natural gas reaches the country’s remote areas invested until 2027
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.
ALBANY – New York State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and Senator James Skoufis honored Greek Independence at the State Capitol on March 26, welcoming His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, who offered an invocation before the Senate.
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LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture presents a captivating evening with acclaimed singer-songwriter Alkinoos Ioannidis, who will perform at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on Saturday, April 27, 7:30 PM, in a solo concert.
ATHENS - The "OLYMPOS - Global Spiritual Center" Association presents on Saturday, April 6, at 6:00 pm, at the "Antonis Tritsis" Amphitheatre of the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens, 50, Acadimias Street, the truly ingenious funding proposal for the construction of Heptapolis in the wider area of Delphi, entitled "World Green Taxation Fund".