Greek Herald news Greek Herald news Rss feed

  • Greece Schools Restore School Resource Officer Position

    Greece, NY--Budget constraints in 2012 prevented the Greece Central School District from having a school resource officer. But, the school board budgeted for it this time around, and the position is being restored in September. That's good news for Greece parent, Christine Hahn. She says her 14-year-old son is bullied regularly at Greece Olympia High School. "They just like to push his ...

  • Wines of The Times White Wines as Greek as the Sea

    The white wine grapes of Greece ...

  • Western Cyclades take charge over sea links

    By Nikos Roussanoglou The islands of Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos and Milos have decided to embark on an ambitious plan to set up and launch their own ferry service in a bid to rekindle tourism in the Western Cyclades and to ensure that residents have a reliable service when they need it.Faced with poor connections with the ...

  • New scheme for 75000 jobs starts in January

    Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis announced on Thursday a new government initiative, to apply from January 2014, that will offer 75,000 new jobs for young people.In the context of the ...

  • Greek choreographer continues Cretan dance quest

    A famous Greek dance choreographer has visited Australia as he continues a self-proclaimed quest to see dances from the island of Crete spread throughout the world.Australia is the latest stop for Gianni Megalakakis, who has devoted his life to seeing traditional Cretan dance recognised on a global scale.The Greek island of Crete was home to one of the world's most sophisticated ancient ...


partlycloudy
Athens Weather
21.1°C Partly Cloudy
Winds: From the NW at 1.0 MPH Gusting to 10.0 MPH
Sat
clear
26° 16°
Sun
clear
28° 18°
Mon
partlycloudy
25° 17°
Last Updated on May 24, 12:30 AM EEST
Weather sourced from Weather Underground

Movie Review

The Three Marias (As Três Marias)

Brazilian director Aluisio Abranches The Three Marias (As Trs Marias), his second feature film, begins in grisly fashion with the murder of the three men of the Capadcio family. The first two killings we dont witness, but we see the bloody aftermath: a father is disemboweled and hung by his own intestines and a son has his eyes and heart cut out. The third murder, of another son, we ... ...

On Facebook

  • Samaras Backs Away From Golden Dawn

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (C) with DIMAR chief Fotis Kouvelis (L) and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos Facing pressure from his coalition partners to get behind an anti-racism bill aimed at curbing the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras will meet with them on May 27. PASOK Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos and Democratic Left ...

  • Simitis May Appear In Tsochatzopoulos Case

    He hasn’t yet kept his warning to ';name names'; of the corrupt in Greece, but former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, on trial for money laundering and embezzlement charges, has asked for former premier Costis Simitis to be compelled to testify. The Athens Appeals Court is expected to rule on the request on May 24, which also includes a call for former members of the ...

  • New 5-euro banknotes no good for transport tickets

    They may have the image of Greek goddess Europa on them but for the next few weeks commuters in Athens will feel the frustration of mere mortals if they try to use new 5-euro banknotes to buy transport tickets as the software in machines has not been updated to accept the fresh tender.Transport Ministry general secretary Nikos Stathopoulos said the companies that have installed the ticket ...

  • Coalition chiefs to tackle anti-racism bill on Monday

    With divisions widening in the coalition over the fate of a controversial anti-racism bill, sources close to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said the issue will be discussed on Monday at 6 p.m. between the premier and his coalition partners, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos and Fotis Kouvelis of Democratic Left.The ...

  • IMF team due in Greece on June 4 for new round of talks

    The International Monetary Fund will send a team to Greece early next month for talks with Greek authorities and the IMF's bailout partners, following a meeting of the IMF executive board to discuss a review of Greece's program, the IMF said on Thursday.The IMF has joined Greece's euro zone partners in providing billions of euros in bailout aid to help the nation avoid crashing ...

More Greek Herald news