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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 — Α 40 percent of workers, working overtime, is not paid for their extra working hours, while a 73 pct of workers demand to be paid for their overtime work instead of taking leave or day off, a survey by GSEE –the largest trade union umbrella- said on Thursday.
The survey showed that a 52 pct of workers said they worked more than normal working hours on a weekly basis, of which 25 pct said they worked 1-3 hours more, a 17 pct said they worked 4-6 hours more, a 4 pct said they worked 7-8 hours more and a 6.0 pct said they worked more than 9 hours more. A 52 pct of workers with overtime work is not paid for overtime work and a 60 pct of part-time workers said they worked more than 20 hours per week.
The survey also showed that a 53 pct of respondents were pessimistic over the country’s course in the coming months, a 35 pct said they were pessimistic over their jobs and a 56 pct were optimistic.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it.
While Greece is hoping to lure more foreign companies - especially American - Greek companies are showing interest in investing in the United States to take advantage of aid for environmental and other projects being offered.
ATHENS - Some 67 suspects said to be hooligan supporters of the Olympiakos volleyball team were taken before a prosecutor to face charges of being involved in the death of a police officer struck with a flare during a brawl outside a stadium.
It has been a year since Metropolitan Joachim of Nicomedia – formerly of Chalcedon – passed away and definitively rests in the earth of Chalcedon, in the Metropolis he served with exemplary discretion and dedication.
PARIS (AP) — French police evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the River Seine on Tuesday, the latest operation in what aid groups call a campaign of ‘’social cleansing'' ahead of the Summer Olympics.