Restaurant review: Pizzeria Al Borgo, Limassol
By Tracy Roth-Rotsas The authentic Italian pizza is quite a simple affair. It’s light on toppings on a baked base and without cheese smothering the toppings as most Western franchises would have us...
View ArticleDecomposed body found in abandoned Limassol building
The decomposed body of a man was found on Wednesday evening in an abandoned building in Limassol. It is believed the man was homeless, reports said. The body was found after a passerby alerted...
View ArticlePolice crackdown on illegal employment (Updated)
Police and the labour ministry carried out checks to crack down on illegal employment in Larnaca, Limassol ad Paphos on Wednesday, leading to several arrests. In Larnaca, seven nightclubs employing a...
View ArticleMagnitude 3.8 tremor felt in Limassol and Larnaca
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was felt off the coast of Limassol and Larnaca Friday afternoon the department of geological surveys said. The earthquake was recorded at 13.46pm. Its epicentre was 30...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect in officer assault
Limassol police on Tuesday arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting and injuring a police officer with a pair of scissors, and with drug possession. The incident took place at around 9pm...
View ArticleMan detained for robbery, assault
A 26-year-old third-country national was remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday in connection with assaulting and robbing two compatriots in Limassol on Monday afternoon. Police said the man is...
View ArticlePolice investigating Limassol car bomb
Police on Friday were investigating a bomb blast that damaged a car owned by a 42-year-old man in Limassol. The improvised devise exploded at 9.40pm on Thursday while the car was parked in the garage...
View ArticleAuthorities crack down on illegal employment
Police arrested 17 people for working illegally in Limassol on Tuesday while fines totaling €192,000 were issued by labour inspectors in separate cases. The arrests followed a coordinated operation...
View ArticleRussian frigate in Limassol for refueling, crew break
Russian frigate Admiral Essen arrived in Limassol on Thursday and is scheduled to leave the port on Saturday afternoon. The Russian warship, based with the Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol, is in Cyprus...
View ArticleLimassol will become a green, friendly and smart city says mayor
Limassol will be turned into a friendly, green and smart city for citizens and businesses, mayor Nicos Nicolaides said on Tuesday presenting a report for 2017-2019 highlighting completed projects,...
View ArticleMan threatens to jump off building in Limassol (updated)
A man who had climbed on the roof of an unfinished building in Limassol on Monday evening and threatened to jump surrendered to police a few hours later. He was taken to hospital as a precaution....
View ArticleLimassol pulmonary clinic closure angers state doctors (updated)
The state health services organisation (Okypy) has suspended the operation of Limassol hospital’s pulmonary unit because of lack of staff, it emerged on Tuesday. Okypy was forced to send patients to...
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Parades mark the end of carnival season
The carnival season was due to be brought to a close on Sunday evening with a party in Limassol starting at 9pm at the old port. This followed the main parade which passed through the centre of the...
View ArticleEnvironment watchdog to discuss more eco-friendly carnival with Limassol...
Environment Commissioner Klelia Vasiliou is to discuss with Limassol’s mayor Nicos Nicolaides possible changes for a more sustainable carnival following complaints over the amount of rush strewn on the...
View ArticleLimassol wastewater treatment plant to save 13m cubic metres of water a year
President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the west Limassol wastewater treatment plant in Kato Polemidia, which is expected to solve the sewerage ploblems currently faced...
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Cruise ships docks in Limassol for refueling
A cruise ship docked in Limassol port for refueling on Saturday, after requesting permission from the port authority. The ship part of Celebrity Constellation Cruises, came from India and was not...
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Man arrested picking cocaine up from courier in Limassol
Police arrested a man on Saturday and seized two kilos of cocaine in Limassol which was sent via courier from Greece. Following a tip off, drug squad officers put the courier office under surveillance...
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Coronavirus: Limassol’s Mediterranean Hospital offers free testing to...
A Limassol private hospital is offering free Covid-19 testing to front-line workers in the city. The team of molecular biologists from the Mediterranean Hospital announced on Thursday they would start...
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Coronavirus: Limassol feeds its hungry pigeons
Limassol municipality announced on Tuesday that it had placed feeders and water troughs at the Akti Olympion beach for the hundreds of hungry pigeons that frequent the area. The birds have been short...
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Coronavirus: Empty Chairs protest staged in Limassol
Restaurant and bar owners on Wednesday protested by placing 100 empty chairs outside the Limassol district administration, asking for help with the serious problems the shutdown of their businesses due...
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