Larnaca Municipality Press Release 24/09-30/09/2012

This weekly press release is part of an effort to inform our citizens and the public in general about the activities of our Municipality.

Cultural Events
For more information call the Larnaca Municipality Cultural Department on 24657745 or 24629333

www.larnaka.com

Construction work

The Department of Construction of the Municipality of Larnaca informs the public that between 24/09-30/09/2012, the following construction work will be in progress:

• Pavement repairs on Achilleos, Kouriou and Onasagorou streets.
• Pavement construction on Nikou Themistokleous street.
• Premix repairs on Dimitras, Adonidos and Kivelis streets.
• Drain covers cleaning on Artas street.

Finance Department

The Larnaca Municipality Finance Department informs the public that the payments of Refuse Collection Tax, Corporate tax and Business Premises Tax for the year 2012 as well as previous years can be made only at the Larnaca Municipality offices.

All tax payments can also be made at any Bank, Coop Bank or online via JCC.

The public should settle their payments to Larnaca Municipality on time and within the given deadlines to avoid added legal and court costs.

Sewerage and Sewage Disposal Works Department

The Department of Sewerage and Sewage Disposal of the Municipality of Larnaca informs the public that between 24/09-29/09/2012, the following construction work will be in progress:

• Artemidos Avenue: Nikou Dimitriou & Ipeirou and Okkilar and Kotza Tepe streets.
• Part of the streets: Faneromeni Avenue (from Aristofani street to Karditsas – instead of the normal four lanes only two lanes will be open to traffic for this period), part of Ekalis street, small part of Georgiou Makri at the Igoumenitsas and Parou junction, part of Giagkou Souroulla street.
• Markou Botsari street.
• Lapithi street.
• Riga Ferraiou street.
• Peristiani street.
• Kerkiras street.
• Ioannou Pasikrati street.
• Amarilis street.
• Lefkados street

Visit the website: www.larnaka.com
 
Energy Team and Environmental Management Department: www.larnaka202020.eu
 
Contact: 24816559, 24816581/email: perivallon@larnaca.com
 
 

Translation kindly provided by

Eri Constantinou

 www.greek4kids.eu 

Facebook for LPNeurs - Filter the info and always enjoy

As parents in today's information loaded life we know how overwhelming it is when we read and read more about how to do our job properly. So we have to be able to choose from that vast amount of facts and advice and be realistic as to what we can comply with while enjoying what we do. The same applies to our online presence: so many experts, so many rules and so much advice. I hope this article will structure your journey as a Facebook user and make it as enjoyable as possible. 

Here's a checklist that will help you take that one step at the time we talked about the last time: (a bit of new tips squeezed in there!)

Did you.....?

1. Update your page's cover photo with a recent photo, product or development.
2. Add a description once you've uploaded the cover photo. - There you can include a call to action and a phone number. In this way it's not on the photo but it appears on the news feed of your fans when you upload the photo.
3. Make sure your link to your webpage or blog is visible at the top of your page's timeline. Remember you have to type it in the 'About' section of your page.
4. Edit your email signature section to include the vanity URL to your Facebook business page and a link to all your other internet pages. 
5. Like other relevant pages as your page and edit your Featured likes to appear on your timeline so that you offer more value to your page's visitors.
6. Allow posts by others as they expect to be able to have a conversation with you on your page and not to find a 'closed wall'
7. Post frequently using the ratio 70/20/10 where 70 represents % great content that informs and entertains your fans, 20% relevant shares from other pages and only up to 10% promotional content. Click here for more details.
8. Engage with your fans by answering all their comments, thanking them and liking their feedback. Maybe you have to answer to some criticism as well. 

 

So how do you filter all the information? Take the points above, start from the one that's easiest for you at the time and cross them out as you cover them one by one. There are too many dos and don'ts for us to be expected to perform to perfection. Make your own list and allow yourself to completely ignore those points that you don't agree with. But come back to this checklist after some time as you might have certain experiences on the way that might make you change your mind after all. I have personally changed my mind on certain issues once I understand other people's points of view. Be yourself and act as you would in any social interaction and this will reflect the real you and will lead to real connections. 

Finally, I wanted to stress again that everything we do should be enjoyed. Exposing ourselves or our business on a Facebook page or on any kind of social media can generate quite a lot of pressure on our daily lives. As if we don't have enough already! Well, I can tell you a thing or two on this but the bottom line is 'Do not take anything personally'. If you see a decrease in your number of likes it might be due to Facebook deleting fake accounts or people closing them, so they are deducted from your total fan count. It doesn't mean that you did something wrong. And if someone 'unliked' your page purposely it's because they were not going to become a customer ever so it was a fake like. You should prefer quality over quantity. I hope you are enjoying your Facebook page experience and would love to hear from you in the comments below. If you want to read more about my personal experience and how I became a Facebook page passionate, please visit my personal blog Baby steps on Social Network and Marketing in which I address some of these issues in more details or some other issues that I haven't discussed with LPNeurs. 

Thank you very much for reading and click on any of the links below to connect from the different social platforms.

Cheers to the journey,

Veronica
www.facebook.com/GeekOroklini

https://plus.google.com/u/0/

www.pinterest.com/ocg201

http://cy.linkedin.com/pub/veronica-solorzano-athanasiou/56/a48/b8a

Larnaca Celebrates World Tourism Day

Adult Education Centre

The Adult Education Centres began functioning in 1960 when Cyprus became an independent Republic.
Although initially, they were found mostly in rural areas since 1974 they have a strong presence in urban areas and are currently present both in urban and rural areas throughout Cyprus offering lifelong learning opportunities to thousands of people aged 15 and above.

The Adult Education Centres offer courses in about 70 different subjects including language courses, dancing arts and crafts, sewing, cooking, computers, music, first aid, woodcarving and much more.

Adult Education Centre lessons begin in November and end in May every year with the completion of twenty-four, 90-minute teaching sessions.

Participants receive a Certificate of Attendance for the successful completion of' each course.

The fees are €51 per year for urban areas, €41 per year for rural areas, €20 per year for communities with less than 500 residents, €59 per year for computer courses (urban areas, rural areas, communities with less than 500 residents). Greek language courses and Turkish language courses for Greek Cypriots are offered for free.

For more information or registrations visit http://www.moec.gov.cy email epimorfotika@schools.ac.cy or call 22800800/803/797.

Ministry Of Education offering Free Greek Lessons

The Ministry of Education and culture offers free Greek language Courses especially tailored for you to:

• Help you develop networks of contacts
• Expand your job opportunities
• Get acquainted with the practical aspects of daily life
• Participate in the political, culture and social affairs of Cyprus

Course Characteristics:

Greek Language Courses will be offered within the framework of the "Programme for Greek Language Teaching Applicable to Migrants and Other Foreign Language Speaking Residents of Cyprus" FREE OF CHARGE starting November. Small groups of 10 to 15 students will meet each week for two, 90 minute sessions. Classes will be conducted by experienced Greek language teachers especially trained in adult education.

The courses will be offered at the following levels:

• A level, for persons who are beginners or have minimum knowledge of Greek
• Level B, for persons who have basic oral and written Greek language skills
• Level C, for persons who can communicate at a satisfactory orally and in writing

Who is eligible to participate:

Persons over 15 years of age, whore mother tongue is not Greek are entitled to apply for participation

Contact Information:
Adult Education Centres
Tel: 22800803 - 22800933
Website: www.moec.gov.cy - www.ekt.org.cy