Panos Thomakos
A fire that broke out near the Athens-Lamia National Road at the Martinos area was under control shortly and traffic resumed shortly before 10:00 [...]
The Athens area water and sewage company (EYDAP) will not be privatized, Infrastructure & Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis said on Thursday to Parapolitika 09.1 [...]
Greeks who set aside their notorious propensity for defying laws they don't like and mostly stayed home during a COVID-19 Coronavirus lockdown now are [...]
Greece's development ministry will recommend that restaurants be allowed to open earlier if there are no coronavirus cases as Greece gradually returns to normal, [...]
Construction of a new presidential palace for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the eastern province of Bitlis’ ancient town of Ahlat continues despite [...]
CHICAGO – A new message from The National Hellenic Museum on COVID-19 follows: As the world adjusts every day to the new realities of the [...]
There are now 530 people infected with coronavirus or with suspected coronavirus symptoms being treated in public hospitals, said Deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis [...]
The organizers of the Eurovision song contest announced the event had been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The official statement reads: It is with [...]
The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Francesco Rocca announced an initial 300,000 euro support fund for [...]
The Greek language now has its own World Day, which is celebrated annually every February 9, the day which also honors the memory of [...]
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Editor of Tornos News international platform www.tornosnews.com
He was educated at Athens College, Phillips Exeter Academy, New College of the University of South Florida and Athens University. He worked for 33 years as a reporter, editor, columnist and editor-in-chief at various Greek and English language national political, financial and tourism daily and periodical newspapers, magazines and portals including Athens News, Mesimvrini, Status, Isotimia, Ependytis, Ethnos, Eleftheros Typos, Diners World Travel and www.e-typos.com.
He has also appeared as news anchorman and commentator for Mega Channel and Satellite Business Channel TV stations for 10 consecutive years and served as Press Office Director for the Ministry of Interior and the National Organization for Small and Middle Sized Enterprises (EOMMEX).
He has been a member of the Daily Athens Newspaper Journalists Union (ESIEA) since 1990.
