But he doesn’t know how long that will last. “So far, they’re not panicking … they’re not looting,” he said. I have relatives and people I deal with there. “If the country defaults on its debt, we have to wait and see, but it does worry me,” Giannaros said. But some of his suppliers now require payment in advance, he said. in 1964 and owns Athena International Foods in Brockton, imports olive oil, cheese and other foods. “If some of them can get their families out, they will.” It operates six days a week in the mornings on WNTN AM 1550 and is streamed 24 hours on its website. The show includes both new and old music, community and social event announcements, and news from Greece. “I don’t want my clients to be caught in the middle of this,” he said. Grecian Echoes is a variety show geared to the Greek American community of the Greater Boston area. He’s advising people to “wait it out, put if off until next year” because he’s afraid “it’s going to get uglier.” in 1970 and owns Edgewood Travel in Walpole, said his clients are afraid to travel to Greece because of the uncertainty. The Greek banking system has lost billions of euros in the last several weeks. Many had already withdrawn some of their savings from banks before yesterday’s government-imposed closure. Greeks have already been beaten down by five years of harsh austerity measures that have seen the economy contract by 25 percent. Shoppers were making a run on staples in a few supermarkets. Grecian Echoes - Greek Radio Boston - Live and Unplugged Sundays from 9:30am - 11:00am Boston time on 1550AM Boston, and streaming live at: www.GrecianEchoes. In Greece yesterday, retirees lined up at closed banks, hoping they could claim pension payments. “It’s very painful to see what a horrible situation our country is going through,” Demetriades said. One of Asia’s top female entrepreneurs is stepping down at Grab, the ride-hailing company she helped found. Ted Demetriades, the Greek-American producer of Grecian Echoes in Newton, said his daily radio program on WNTN has been inundated by alarmed callers. 13 hours ago &0183 &32 Glitches, echoes and ‘melting the servers’ crash. With banks shuttered this week and ATMs strictly limiting people to 60-euro withdrawals, his niece waited more than two hours at three ATMs trying to get any money at all, while his nephew waited more than three hours to get gas. Crunch time for Greece as IMF debt looms and bailout ends.Greece's Varoufakis says IMF won't be paid Aegean Greek Restaurant, Miramar Beach Picture: Grecian Echoes Band live music - Check out Tripadvisor members 122 candid photos and videos of Aegean Greek.Asia stocks bounce back but Greece uncertainty still looms.… They don’t know how their country is going to get on the road to recovery.” George Danis, a Greek industrialist who lives in Concord but has three brothers and several nieces and nephews back home, said, “They are totally in disarray. Elon Musk is now the richest man on earth.Bay State Greeks say they fear for their relatives and friends in the old country as Greece teeters on the brink of financial collapse, and many with businesses here say they are already feeling the blowback. Boeing has reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the Justice Department over criminal charges for the 737 Max. A new study offers early evidence that Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine might be effective against the two new coronavirus variants, first identified in South Africa and the United Kingdom, that are now cropping up across the globe. The US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in a single day for the first time yesterday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are considering a rapid impeachment process if Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet refuse to take steps to remove Trump from office. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Two Cabinet members have resigned in the wake of the Capitol riot. A US Capitol police officer has died as a result of the riots, bringing the death toll to 5, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund is resigning. Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.
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