Repatriated from New York, were twenty two (22) silver coins from the area of Abdera and two marble fragments. The antiquities, as a donation to the country of Greece, were delivered to the Consulate General of New York, where they were received by a representative of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and were brought [...]
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Christofias will inaugurate a unique exhibition on Cyprus’ history and culture in Washington
The President of the Republic Mr Demetris Christofias will inaugurate on Tuesday 28 September 2010 a unique exhibition, organized by the Republic of Cyprus abroad. The exhibition entitled “Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations” will be on view at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington (photo), one of the biggest and preeminent museums in [...]
Brief Obama – Papandreou meeting
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou held a brief meeting with US President Barack Obama early Friday morning (Athens time) during a reception hosted by the American leader in honour of visiting heads of state and government, held at a Manhattan museum. The US president reportedly referred to the difficult task facing the Greek government and [...]
NASA Warns About Tropical Storm Malakas
NASA Sees Important Cloud-Top Temperatures as a Tropical Storm with a funny Greek name heads for Iwo To. NASA’s Aqua satellite has peered into the cloud tops of Tropical Storm Malakas and derived just how cold they really are, giving an indication to forecasters of the strength of the storm. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument, [...]
Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos Initiates Endowment
Orthodox Christian Fellowship honored its founder, His Grace Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos, with a tribute dinner on Friday, September 17, 2010 at the San Jose Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida. As a recent seminary graduate in the 1960’s, Bishop Dimitrios (James Couchell) was the driving force in establishing what has become the joint campus ministry [...]
Warm welcome by the local Greek American Community to Papandreou
On Wednesday, the Prime-minister attended a reception in his honour at the Greek Consulate, where he received a warm welcome by the Omogeneia. In his speech, Mr. Papandreou referred to the measures taken to protect the country from default but also to make it strong and dynamic again. “We are building a new Greece, Greece [...]
“Greek Tango” in Houston
In an effort to promote Hellenic Culture at all levels in the Southwest region of the US, the Cretan Association of Houston, HCC, present a unique musical event. Not since the 1930’s has such a musical event been offered to the US public. On the 26th of September, at 4:00 PM CST, at the Wortham [...]
Meeting of the Greek PM with Greek American businessmen
Greek American businessmen had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Papandreou, in the «Le Parker Meridien» hotel of Manhattan. In the meeting seven officials of the The New York City Workforce Investment Board participated. The Prime Minister told about the big effort of the Greek government to change the investment environment in [...]
A tribute to the Greek classical cinema in New York
A musical theater, a tribute to the old Greek classical cinema entitled “san palio cinema” (like in the old cinema) is presented in New York by the theatrical group “Ichneftes”. The theater performance that will take place in the Archdiocesan Hellenic Cultural Center, includes extracts and the best scenes of movies such as: H Hartopechtra, [...]
PM G. Papandreou addresses Economic Club in New York
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, speaking Wednesday to powerful financiers and investors at the Economic Club in New York, presented the real picture of the state prevailing in Greece and the handling of its problems. Papandreou stressed that the situation must be highlighted in its appropriate dimension and what precisely is taking place should be [...]
Contacts of the President of the Republic of Cyprus in New York
The President of the Republic Mr Demetris Christofias spoke yesterday at the High-Level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals. The three day meeting concludes today with the adoption by the Heads of States and Governments of a Political Declamation, which provides for an action plan to speed up and strengthen the efforts for the [...]
The First Day of School for Greek – Americans
It is the beginning of the new school year for Greek-Americans of New York. According to the Department of Education of the Greek Archdiocese, the school year 2009-2010 there were 1922 Greek-American students enrolled in their schools. In the city, there are 11 elementary schools that function under the Archdiocese Community and the high school [...]
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