Holiday of a lifetime
When Howard Passes emailed me about the charitable work of his international fraternal organisation, I hadn’t realized that brotherhoods, such as these, extended so far across the globe, so far beyond...
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Cyprus: the judgement of strangers
‘In Cyprus, there always seems to be someone willing to tell you you’re doing it all wrong!’ Alix Norman meets a Larnaca mum who’s sick of being judged Apparently, 81 per cent of mums in the UK suspect...
View ArticleOne in five children in Cyprus ‘at risk of poverty’
Almost a fifth of children in Cyprus are “at risk of poverty or social exclusion”, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. The figures, compiled in 2022, show that a total of...
View ArticleChildren’s health in Cyprus ‘alarming’
The alarmingly poor level of children’s health on the island was highlighted by presenters at the 9th Cyprus Public Health Day conference held at Tepak’s international institute for environmental and...
View ArticleYoung people in Cyprus at highest risk of deprivation
Young people in Cyprus are at the highest risk of experiencing severe material and social deprivation, state statistical service Cystat said on Tuesday. Their figures showed that in 2022, a total of...
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Six ways to leverage socio-emotional learning in Early Childhood Education
By Andri Agathokleous Socio-emotional learning and wellbeing in early childhood education are attracting growing attention, as researchers continuously emphasise their drastic benefits for children at...
View ArticleThree children hit by cars in Paphos transferred to Makario hospital (Update)
Three children were hit by cars in Paphos on Monday, all of which had to receive hospital treatment while police were trying to uncover how the accidents happened. Paphos spokesman and CID chief...
View ArticleFamilies of Cypriot children killed in earthquake demand charges of...
The families of the 24 Cypriot children killed when the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, collapsed, have demanded those held criminally responsible for the deaths be charged with intentionally killing...
View ArticleMakarios children’s hospital at 90% capacity due to respiratory infections
The paediatric ward at Makarios Hospital is 90 per cent full with children suffering with respiratory infections, the department chief Dr Avraam Elias said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News...
View ArticleChildren’s hospital remains 95 per cent full
Makarios children’s hospital in Nicosia remains 95 per cent occupied with young patients suffering from respiratory infections, flu and some Covid 19, but mainly with RSV, the director of the...
View ArticleAnother child taken to Makarios ICU from Pournara (Updated)
Another migrant child was taken to Makarios hospital’s ICU from the Pournara reception centre, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Friday. The child, who...
View ArticleOver 8,000 children helped by one charity last year
The Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre (HFC) provided services to more than 8,340 children in Cyprus in 2023, the organisation said on Tuesday, reviewing its work for the past year. HFC Executive...
View ArticleHealth minister thanks visiting US surgeons
Health Minister Michael Damianos expressed his gratitude for Shriners Children’s hospital team on Tuesday morning on a visit to Makarios children’s hospital in Nicosia. Shriners hospital doctors have...
View ArticleFunds disbursed for single-parent families
The Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare announced Monday that support for single-parent families had been disbursed. This decision was made during the ministry council meeting on February 21st. Eligible...
View ArticleHouse to vote on expansion of pre-primary education
Parliament is expected next week to vote on the expansion of free and compulsory pre-primary education to include children aged four years old and above. The planned vote comes after Education Minister...
View ArticleUN agency in Gaza says one in three children under 2 is acutely malnourished
One in three children under age 2 in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished and famine is looming, the main U.N. agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said on Saturday. “Children’s...
View ArticleChild arrested for string of burglaries
A 16-year-old child was arrested on Thursday evening in connection with a string of break-ins, thefts, car thefts, and cases of vandalism which have taken place in Nicosia in recent days. The crimes...
View Article‘No child without a coat’ campaign launched for third successive year
By Tom Cleaver The ‘No child without a coat’ campaign was launched by the Aglandjia municipality and the Alkinoos Artemiou foundation for the third successive year on Monday. The foundation said the...
View ArticleThousands of children plagued by poverty
Child poverty is a very real problem in Cyprus which cannot be ignored, and affects fundamental rights ranging from education, health and protection from every form of abuse, Children’s Rights...
View ArticleEurostat: Nine in ten children in Cyprus received preschool care in 2023
In 2023, 86.6 per cent of children in Cyprus aged between three years and the minimum compulsory school age received formal childcare or education for at least 25 hours per week, compared to 68 per...
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