Jonathan Shkurko

Nov 22, 2024 | cyprus-mail.com | Eleni Philippou |Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Jonathan Shkurko

Former Premier League midfielder Jason Puncheon has been appointed as the new manager of Akritas Chlorakas, just two days after parting ways with Ayia Napa. Puncheon’s unexpected departure from Ayia Napa, where he had only been in charge for 21 days, was announced on Tuesday. The 38-year-old joined Ayia Napa on October 29 and managed two 1-0 wins, lifting the club from third bottom to ninth in the Cypriot second division.

Nov 20, 2024 | cyprus-mail.com | Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Jonathan Shkurko

From among hundreds of nominations, the Island Private School emerged a finalist at the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards, held over November 6-8, 2024, recording a significant success. The annual WAF is the largest event in the world dedicated to celebrating architectural excellence. The Limassol school’s founder, Alexander Shkuratov, and Nyasa Beale, on behalf of the Scott Brownrigg design practice, presented the educational institution’s groundbreaking concept in Singapore.

Nov 20, 2024 | cyprus-mail.com | Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Jonathan Shkurko |Kyriacos Nicolaou

PwC Cyprus, in collaboration with Multimarine Services Ltd, SignalGeneriX Ltd, and Theophrastus Research Institute, has been awarded Project Symbiosis by the European Defence Agency (EDA). Announced this week, the initiative will explore how offshore renewable energy can coexist with defence operations across Europe’s maritime zones, addressing challenges and opportunities in sustainable energy integration.

Nov 20, 2024 | cyprus-mail.com | Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Jonathan Shkurko |Kyriacos Nicolaou

The construction sector in Cyprus recorded a 4.7 per cent increase in production during the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to a report released on Wednesday from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The report added that, during the same period of time, producer prices in the construction sector rose by 4.6 per cent year-on-year.

Nov 20, 2024 | cyprus-mail.com | Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Jonathan Shkurko |Tom Cleaver

Maintenance work at the mosque in the Limassol district village of Alektora has been completed, bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris announced on Wednesday. The work had begun in April and was carried out with the technical support of the United Nations Development Programme and European Union funding. Alektora, also known in Turkish as Gokagac, was almost exclusively inhabited by Turkish Cypriots until the outbreak of intercommunal violence in the 1960s.