With the deadline set for next Wednesday ,there are still a few days to submit a nomination for the fourth annual Paphos Hearts of Gold Award.

The Paphos Hearts of Gold Award aims to recognise individuals who have contributed to the community either through their work or charity or have overcome obstacles or tragedies in their lives with a smile.

There are two catagories for the award; the Junior Hearth of Gold  Award, which is open to those under 18 and the Hearth of Gold Award for adults.

Previous winners have come from the charity and health care sector. Others have simply fought a serious illness with cheer.

In 2007, the award winners were Matthew Ramsbottom and Dionne Patroklou in the children’s section, cancer survivor, Sadie Boakes, and Ismini Liasidou Saul, who runs a centre for special needs children, won in the adult section .

Brain cancer survivor Jasmitha Marharajasingh won in 2008 in the junior section and Friends Hospice supporter Dr Aristos Georghiou won in the adult section.

Last year’s winners were Edie-May Turner Barling and, in the adult section, Christine  Panayiotou, who has dedicated the last 25 years of her life to animal welfare at Paphiakos and CCP animal welfare.

Winners will be presented with a solid gold hand made hearth and certificate by award patron and Paphos Mayor, Savvas Vergas, at an event to be held at the Town Hall in Jauary.

The gold heart is hand crafted and placed on a pin. The hearts, which are presented to the winners to keep, will be created and donated by Aphrodite Jewellers.

The award is open to all ages and nationalities with the condition that they are a resident in Paphos District.

Anyone who would like to nominate a Paphos person for the award needs to send a short description of not more than 200 words about the person they’re nominating along with the reasons for their nomination.

Send nominations by email to paphos heartsofgold@mail .com. a list of nominees will be released to the press, prior to the final decision and available to the public on request.

Information about previous winners is at: www.paphosheartsofgold.com

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Cyprus Airways, said yesterday financial results for 2010 are expected “to be significantly more loss-making” than for 2009.

While the company increased passenger number, revenue fell amid greater competition, the Nicosia-based airline said in a filing to the Cyprus Stock Exchange.

The company’s performance in 2010 was also hurt by the  financial crisis in Greece –Cyprus routes, the weakening of the euro, the volcano in Iceland, which closed much of northern Europe’s airspace , according to the statement.

Cyprus Airways management and staff must agree to a realistic restructuring plan for the airline to survive,  Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis said last month. The airline may make a loss of  euro30m this year compared with a loss of euro3.3m last year.

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Town Tourism board targets Lebanese Visitors

The Paphos Board of Tourism is  attempting to expand its markets by homing in on Lebanese visitors.

A delegation from the local tourism board recently returned from a workshop organised by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation in Beirut for 45 Lebanese tour operators.

During the event, it became clear that the tourist authorities must intensify their efforts to promote Paphos District to their counterparts in Lebanon.

In coming months, the board will organise press trips for Lebanese journalists and distribute information and promotional material on Paphos in Lebanon.

The Paphos Tourism Board thinks that there is positive potential for the local tourism sector from Lebanon due to the country’s close proximity and good air connections and a rise in interest for wedding holidays, weekend breaks and special interest tourism.

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The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) is intensifying efforts to attract more tourists from India, particularly for incentives travel. In an announcement this week, the organisation said it had presented prospects and characteristics of the Indian market to local tourism players. The large number of business people who attended the presentation proved once again the interest of hoteliers and destination management companies to expand their operations to new emerging markets. The main features of the Indian market were analysed, along with the constant enhancement of the country’s middle class, per capita income, and outgoing traffic to competitive neighbouring destinations and elsewhere.. The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) is currently successfully implementing a targeted incentives scheme to attracting destination management companies from the Indian market, It hopes that with a thorough knowledge of the Indian market, cooperation with the Cyprus tourism industry and the presence of its office in the wider region, it will boost arrivals from the Indian market, especially for incentives travel

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German Chanceller Angela Merkel will be in Cyprus on Tuesday, January 11 for just over five hours to meet the President, visit Goethe Institut and walk around Nicosia’s Green Line.

It is the first ever visit by a German Chancellor and “all preparations are underway”, an embassy source said this week.

The visit has not been officially announced by the Chancellor’s office in Berlin, yet.

But the same source said Merkel will be leading a delegation arriving midday at Larnaca International Airport and her first stop will be the Presidential Palace.

After talks with President Christofias and scheduled statements to the press there will be a working luncheon with delegations from both sides.

Merkel will then visit the Geothe Institut which is situated right next to the Ledra Palace, and will then go to Ledra Street for  a guided tour by Nicosia Mayor Eleni Mavrou.

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