July 24, 2008 Health Minister Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos in Karpathos Health Minister Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos during his meeting with local officials of the island announced the construction of a General Hospital in Karpathos.
July 11, 2008 Karpathos Blue Flags of 2008 The Organization for Tourism of Karpathos with great joy announces that ‘Ammos’ in Pigadia and ‘Saint Nikolaos’ in Arkasa have acquired the designation “Blue Flag 2008”.
July 5, 2008 Fit, Not Frail: Exercise as a Tonic for Aging Fact: The number of people over 100 doubles every decade.
Fact: As they age, people lose muscle mass and strength, flexibility and bone.
Fact: The resulting frailty leads to a loss of mobility and independence
July 5, 2008 Diabetes: Underrated, Insidious and Deadly n a set of recent focus groups, participants were asked to rank the severity of various health problems, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
On a scale of 1 to 10, cancer and heart disease consistently ranked as 9s and 10s. But diabetes scored only 4s and 5s.
July 4, 2008 Peter G. Angelos Peter G. Angelos was born on July 4, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He and his wife Georgia are both Greek-American. They have two sons, John and Louis. Angelos’ parents, John and Frances were both born on the island of Karpathos in the village of Menetes.
July 3, 2008 Greek Orthodox Church after the collapse of the World Trade Center The story of the tiny St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and its efforts to rebuild after the collapse of the World Trade Center is one of well-intentioned promises that led to endless negotiations, design disputes, delays and mounting costs.
June 29, 2008 Nikos Paragios As a professor at the École Centrale Paris, Paragios is a long way from the world of his childhood on the tiny Aegean island of Kárpathos
June 28, 2008 Emmanuel S Kapetanakis Medical Doctor - Gynecologist - Endocrinologist Director of the Gynecological Center of Reproduction and Genetics
June 27, 2008 Karpathos Meets All the Tourist's Requirements KARPATHOS, Greece - Being half-woman, half-bird, the mythological Sirens probably looked more bizarre than a band of female punk-rockers. But they could sing. Perhaps it's the lingering song of the Sirens which still seduces travelers to the Greek isles.
June 26, 2008 Demetrios Matsakis The Greek American community has always been proud to see its members excel in any and every aspect of American life. Demetrios Matsakis, Director of the Time Service Department at the Naval Observatory in Washington, is one such example.
June 26, 2008 Yannis Philippakis Yannis Philippakis frontman of the Foals. The band has been dubbed by British press as the new Radiohead.
April 22, 2008 Even a Weak Dollar Can Be Stretched As strong euros and pounds continue to push the price of European vacations higher for Americans, the best strategy to keep travel costs down may be to hedge.
February 8, 2008 Church elects a new archbishop Church elects a moderate as new archbishop Soft-spoken reformist Ieronymos, bishop of Thebes, chosen in 2nd vote.
September 18, 2007 Greek Governing Party Wins a 2nd Term The center-right party of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis won a second term in power in Greek parliamentary elections on Sunday.
August 8, 2007 An increase in arrivals by tourists to Karpathos in 2007 An increase in arrivals by tourists to Karpathos for the month of July in 2007 was recorded according to information publicized by the Greek Service of Civil Aviation.
