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Councillors’ walkout may allow oil firms stay in Larnaca (Updated)
The failure of Larnaca’s municipal council to vote anew on a proposal to revise the February 8 decision to evict hydrocarbon companies from the town’s port may open the way for government to intervene...
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Decision for relocation of oil firms to Limassol still in place
By Stelios Orphanides Transport minister Marios Demetriades said that a June 2014 cabinet decision which provides that hydrocarbon companies would have to leave Larnaca this year remained in place and...
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Failed bomb attempt at Limassol garage
An explosive device which was detonated but did not go off, was located Thursday morning outside a car repair shop in Ypsonas, in Limassol. The device was found by the workshop’s 51-year old owner at...
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Parliament to vote on Limassol port commercialisation on March 24
Cyprus’s parliament will vote on March 24 on the regulations governing the commericalisaiton of the Limassol port’s operations, the Cyprus News Agency reported citing the chairman of the communications...
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Liver transplant patient takes on Big Pharma in Limassol court
A 23-YEAR-OLD man has filed a lawsuit with the Limassol court against Pfizer Italy, a subsidiary of one the largest American pharmaceutical companies in the world. The claim is that one of Pfizer’s...
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Car destroyed in explosion
A car owned by a 33-year old woman from Lebanon was destroyed early Friday in Limassol in a fire caused by an explosion. The explosion occurred at around 3.10am. The car was parked outside the woman’s...
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Limassol buses to stage strike over pay
THE Limassol public bus company EMEL is giving the state a one week deadline to resolve problems concerning payments or else they will resort to strike measures, they announced on Wednesday. They are...
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Four cars damaged in Limassol blast
Four cars were damaged by an explosion early Thursday in Limassol caused by a device placed under one of the vehicles, which was owned by a 39-year old man, police said. According to police, the...
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Restaurant review: Dino’s Bistro, Limassol
Dino’s Bistro is a staple in Limassol, and from its new location it continues to offer prime food throughout the day. Whether utilised as a lunch spot or a dinner getaway, the fresh materials and...
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Policeman’s car bombed in Limassol
A Limassol police sergeant’s car was the target of a bomb that went off early on Friday morning, a police report said. According to the report, at around 3am on Friday, the 47-year-old policeman’s car,...
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17 years for man who killed aunt and uncle
A 30-year-old who pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in relation with killing his aunt and uncle in Pitsilia in May last year was jailed by the Limasosl court for 17 years on Friday. The defendant,...
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Reports of abuse at Ayios Stefanos ‘exaggerated’
REPORTS of beatings and abuse at the Ayios Stefanos home for mentally handicapped people are under investigation, but are almost certainly exaggerated, according to the welfare office. In the past two...
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Arrests after man stabbed in fight
Three people have been arrested in Limassol after a 24-year-old man was injured with a knife. According to a police announcement at around 3.30 on Sunday afternoon they received a tip off that a fight...
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Indefinite port strike in bid to stop MPs discussing privatisation bill...
Limassol port workers went on an indefinite strike on Monday in a bid to avert MPs from discussing a bill on the port’s privatisation later this week. Deputies are set to discuss the privatisation bill...
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Limassol bomb damages car
An early morning blast caused extensive damage to a car belonging to a 50-year-old man from Limassol, police said on Tuesday. No one was injured in the 2am explosion. Police said the blast was caused...
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Brutal murder suicide in Limassol
A 58-year-old woman appears to have brutally murdered her mother-in-law, 61, in Limassol and then killed herself by overdosing on pills, police said on Tuesday. Christakis Charalambous, the...
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Bar review: Balcony Bar, Limassol
Even after all these years, taking a stroll down Limassol’s Saripolou square every once in a while can surprise you. Why? Because if it has been some time since the last stroll there will always be...
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Limassol port workers vote to continue strike (updated)
By Stelios Orphanides Limassol port workers voted on Wednesday in favour of continuing their strike even after parliament agreed to delay for a week the debate on the draft legislation for the ports...
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Limassol arson damages car
A CAR went up in flames in Limassol in the early hours on Wednesday, probably due to arson. At around 3.20am, the car belonging to a 45-year-old woman in the parking lot of an apartment block, was set...
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Latsia high school students win EU quiz
STUDENTS of the Latsia lyceum were the winners of a quiz on Europe which took place in stages during February and March. The final quiz took place on Wednesday in the form of multiple choice questions...
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