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USAID-Funded Historic Trail Map for Famagusta Highlights Cyprus’ Multicultural Past
Appreciating Cyprus’ multicultural past is one way of ensuring a more peaceful future. The USAID-funded Supporting Activities that Value the Environment (SAVE) program has developed a brochure to highlight the old city of Famagusta’s unique place in the region’s history and to increase the awareness of residents and visitors alike regarding the importance of preserving its rich cultural heritage for future generations. In the form of a walking tour, the brochure provides information on over thirty of the old city’s most interesting sites. [more]

Corporate Social Responsibility for Cypriot CEOs
On July 2, 2008 at the J.W. Fulbright Center in the UN-patrolled buffer zone, the U.S. Embassy’s Bicommunal Support Program (BSP) sponsored a seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Chief Executive Officers from both Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. The seminar focused on CSR practices in general and on the Embassy’s eight-week training program in particular, which is being carried by Global Education Services and its partner, Seattle University Albers School of Business and Economics. [more]

USS MCFAUL Hits the Beach and Lends a Hand in Limassol
On Friday June 27, over 25 sailors from USS MCFAUL hit the beach during a recent 4-day port visit in Cyprus. But this trip to the beach was not for fun and relaxation. Rather, the sailors were donating their vacation time to clean Castella Beach. Braving 110 degree weather, the sailors managed to collect more than twenty bags of trash. When they were finished, the sailors enjoyed snacks and beverages kindly donated by the Municipality of Limassol. [more]