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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 – Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias spoke about the contribution of Greek tourism and its added value to the Greek economy, Greek entrepreneurship and mainly to trade, during his speech at a meeting of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry board.
“Tourism is not a matter for the few, it is a matter for the many. It is the locomotive of the Greek economy, as one in four euros of the country’s GDP comes, indirectly or directly, from tourism activity. It is one of the main business activities in Greece,” pointed out Kikilias during the meeting on Monday.
The minister especially referred to the retail and commerce sector, which is directly related to the tourist product and essentially makes up the largest part of the country’s mercantile community. “We support the hotel industry, but also the hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens who are involved in trade – especially small and medium-sized businesses – manufacture, the various services that are directly interconnected with the tourism product,” he said.
As the tourism minister stressed, “our strategy supports the traditional and dynamic branches of entrepreneurship. Within our arsenal is both attracting new investments in key sectors of the Greek economy, which will provide the boost needed by tourism, as well as strengthening our infrastructure and maintaining the quality of the tourist product being offered, which is linked with the carrying capacity.”
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CAIRO — Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to restart in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials.
Days after a Russian missile struck near where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in Odessa meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Greece moved to send more guns and ammunition to help against Russia’s ongoing invasion there.
UPPER DARBY, PA – The Saint Demetrios Greek School in Upper Darby held a celebration on March 17 in honor of March 25th, 1821.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month, as the divide has grown between allies over the food crisis in Gaza and conduct of the war, according to the White House.