Diaspora
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A Greek woman at the helm of a US bank
The International Women’s Day, celebrated all over the world last week, was an opportunity to showcase women’s achievements in all fields of industry. For the Greek diaspora, this was nowhere …
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New York’s Onassis Cultural Center receives prestigious award for ancient Greece exhibition
New York’s Onassis Cultural Center has taken out a prestigious award for an impressive exhibition ‘A World of Emotions: Ancient Greece, 700 BC – 200 AD’. Based on a public …
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New York mourns passing of financial district’s iconic Greek cobbler
For more than four decades, Lower East Side New Yorkers have been trusting their shoes to the hands of a Greek legend. Minas Polychronakis. The Greek-American cobbler passed on Wednesday, …
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Greek woman leaves millions to Wellington animal shelter
Lawere Margaret Doucas was a matron saint of the animals
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Greek church rises from the ashes of 9/11
Destroyed during the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is being rebuilt
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Honour for Greek-American scientist
Paul Alivisatos awarded the U.S. National Medal of Science
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Christchurch quake shatters Greek art collection
Last month’s eathrquake in Christchurch caused substantial damage to the University of Christchurch’s collection of Greek art
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Protest staged over British student in Greek jail
Supporters of a British student held in Greece on manslaughter charges have protested at London’s Greek Embassy.
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Archbishop Demetrios calls for US assistance for Ecumenical Patriarch
The head of the Orthodox Church in North America has called on the Obama administration to help in ensuring that the rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul to continue o
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Greek American nominated for Hungarian Ambassador
A Greek-American business woman has been nominated as the next US ambassador to Hungary by US President Barack Obama.