INTRALOT’s subsidiary in Peru, INTRALOT de Peru continued the enrichment of its product portfolio with the introduction of the Mobile Web version of its online gaming platform for both Smartphones and Tablets. Through this new initiative, INTRALOT de Peru takes a step further to Universal Gaming Experience aiming to accomplish the convergence of the multiple [...]
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Greek Ambassador to Mexico, Anninos, Dies Suddenly
The newly-appointed Greek Ambassador in Mexico City, Dimitrios Anninos, passed away on Feb. 15 of an aortic aneurysm rupture, the newspaper Kathimerini reported, only a day after presenting his credentials to President Enrique Pena Nieto. During his career, he had served as Greek General Consul in Melbourne and Shanghai, as well as Greece’s Ambassador to [...]
Greece Promotes Itself in Buenos Aires
The second annual academic meeting of the Greek Cultural Center in Buenos Aires will be called The Influence of Greece and of Greek Culture in the Arts and Science. It is being held in collaboration with the university Belgrano, under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in Argentina, and with help from the foundation [...]
Greeks Show Chileans How to Dance
Events supporting Greece were organized by the Federation of Greek Communities in Chile, chaired by Mario Mancuso. They included lectures, Greek dances and attracted a large gathering. Aa thanksgivingwas marked at the Church of Saint Constantine and Saint Helena, in Santiago, Chile’s capital. With the support of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad, a long [...]
Asia Minor Catastrophe Recalled in Uruguay
A commemorative event entitled Smyrna – Asia Minor, 90 Years of Memory, 1922-2012 was organized by the Greek Community of Uruguay paying tribute to the memory of the victims of the Asia Minor Catastrophe. The idea behind the event was introduced by Greek teacher Dimitris Godevenos who works in a Greek school of the South-American [...]
Greek Students Take World Honors in Math
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina – One gold, one silver and three bronze medals were won by the Greek students during the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad held here between June 4-16. During the Olympiad, the Greek students were recognized as the cleverest mathematical minds in the Eurozone countries, leaving behind their German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch [...]
Greeks in Colombia: Immigrants for Love and Love for Entrepreneurism
There are about 150 Greeks in Colombia today, but each one of them has an interesting story to tell, either of love, or entrepreneurship. Some of them have both as in the case of Mr. Dimosthenis Despoiniadis who went to Colombia following his Colombian wife but stayed in the country even after they parted ways [...]
World Famous Colombian Artist and His Greek Wife Celebrate His 80th Birthday
Fernando Botero, one of the most acclaimed contemporary artists still alive, celebrated his 80th birthday on April 3 in his hometown of Rionegro, Colombia. Next to his Greek wife Sophia Vari, also an acclaimed sculptor, Botero told AFP that giving up painting seems to be a crueler fate than death. “I work more now perhaps [...]
Constantine Galanis: A Greek Who Thrives in Mexico But Cares for Greece
Constantine Galanis is the CEO of Apollo S.A., one of the largest chemical manufacturers of Mexico. We met him in Mexico City and he talked to us about his career, his life in Mexico, and how Greece can learn from the Mexican financial crisis of 1994. Constantine Galanis migrated from Patras, Greece, to the USA [...]
Mexican University Celebrates Its Foundation and Greece!
The University of the Cloister of Sor Juana (Universidad de Claustro de Sor Juana) celebrated its foundation on the 28th of March with a Greek themed event that had it all, from Homer and the Ancients to Zorba dancing and Papazoglou songs.
