The Australian Financial Review has published its Rich List for 2022 and among the names are at least 10 Australians of Greek origin. Who are they and what do they do? The Greek Herald guess. 51. Nick Politis, $2.23 billion Nick Politis is the owner of WFM Motors and director of Eagers Automative. He is Australia’s most successful car salesman, with an empire that includes dozens of his own car dealerships in Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland. He is also president of NRL club, Sydney Roosters. LEARN MORE: How Nick Politis went from Cythera to one of Australia’s billionaires. 108. Nicholas…
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis issued a clear message of support for Ukraine on Thursday, a day after a missed Russian missile The Ukrainian president and the Greek prime minister lost hundreds of meters when they hit the port infrastructure of the city of Odessa, on the Black Sea. “No one will intimidate us,” Mitsotakis said in a speech at the two-day conference of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Bucharest, Romania. “I think we all have a message for the Kremlin: we will not be afraid, we will continue to support Ukraine and its brave citizens for as long as it takes.…
Senator Mike Gianaris, Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas, Councilman Costa Constantinides and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz. organized a celebration of Greek Independence Day at the Stathakion Center in Astoria, greeknewsonline.com reports. Queens elected officials celebrated the occasion with a ceremony recognizing Greek heritage and culture and honoring local community leaders. Event winners included Petros Galatoulas, President of the Federation of Hellenic Societies, Anna and Stamatis Bililis, owners of Stamatis Restaurant, Harry Xidias of City View Pharmacy and Niko and Vicky Voulkoudis of the Christos Voulkoudis Guardian Angel Foundation. Senator Gianaris said, “I am proud to celebrate another Greek Independence Day. There…
This year, Greek parades are adorned with many Greek officials, perhaps indicating a greater appreciation of the Greek-American community in light of the diaspora’s new voting rights. At the Greek-American community parade in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Giannis Konstantatos, mayor of Elliniko Argyroupolis – the site of the major and iconic Ellinikon megaproject – marched as the guest of honor. In his post on participated in the parade and watched dozens of (fleet). In another message, he said: “Long live Greece, Cyprus, Pontos! This was the main message of the thousands of Greek-Americans who marched today on the main…
George J. Tsunis speaks with international relations students at Webster University in Athens as part of the forum’s keynote address. Webster Athens was proud to host U.S. Ambassador to Athens, George J. Tsunis, as part of this year’s 2024 Ambassadors Sociopolitical Forum. Tsunis delivered the keynote address at the event, which was held at the Webster University Cultural Center on the Athens campus on March 21. He highlighted the strong ties between the United States and Greece and engaged with a diverse body of students from around the world. “I had a wonderful time speaking with a diverse group of…
The United States has returned a trove of ancient coins to Greece as part of a cultural property repatriation program, federal officials announced Wednesday. The 51 items represent the largest collection of its kind repatriated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that handles cross-border crime. “Antiquities trafficking is a multi-billion dollar criminal enterprise, but when traffickers steal these antiquities from a country, they despoil the cultural heritage of a nation – purely for their potential to generate profits,” said R. Sean Fitzgerald, HSI. Special Agent in Charge Chicago, in a statement. The parts…
Meaghan M. McDermottThe Greece Central School District is hosting a community forum Monday to discuss a proposal to build an athletic stadium on the Arcadia High School campus.District spokeswoman Laurel Heiden said the forum is aimed primarily at members of the youth sports community, but is open to anyone interested in learning more about the plan.District seeks voter approval in March to spend up to $1,0008.5 million for a multi-purpose stadium with a synthetic turf field and stadium lights. Currently, the district does not have lighted fields or artificial turf fields at any of its four high schools.Building a stadium…
Monarchists and supporters of the British royal family march through the streets of London ahead of the coronation of King Charles III, May 6, 2023. (Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) In a world of speed technological advances, economic upheaval and shifting values, many of today’s most heated political debates center on the question of how countries respond to change. To explore this question, the Pew Research Center asked people in 19 advanced economies whether they thought their country would be better off in the future if it stuck to its traditions and way of life or if it…
Thanks to members of Fayetteville’s Greek community, the U.S. Embassy in Greece is one step closer to solving a little mystery.The mystery involves a painting of the Acropolis that hangs in President Harry S. Truman’s home in Independence, Missouri. A small plaque on the frame indicates that the painting was a gift in 1954 “To President Truman from his faithful friend, GN Drakos.”Mark Marrano, consul general of the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece, was introduced to the painting by a curator at the Truman Museum. The subject of the painting came up as the two discussed a statue of Truman…
“Our freedom depends on the freedom of the press, and this cannot be limited without being lost. » — Thomas Jefferson, founding father of the United States. The Society of Epirotes “Anagenesis” and the Ladies Auxiliary “Souliotisses”, the Heritage Museum of Epirus and Hellenic News of America celebrated “OXI” Day on Friday evening, October 28, 2016 at 514 Broadway (between 29th Street and Crescent St. ) in Astoria. The Epirotes Societies and Museum honored the 29th anniversary of Hellenic News under the leadership of Paul Kotrotsios, founder of Hellenic News of America and president of Hermes Expo International. Dr. Stefanos…