CyprusMail: Concerns were voiced in Larnaca on Friday after transport minister, Alexis Vafeades, presented development options for the city’s port and marina, prompting criticism from local authorities who say the plans fall short of the city’s expectations. Larnaca...
Philenews: Cyprus’s Veterinary Services have confirmed a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak at a cattle farm in Livadia, Larnaca, the first case detected in the government-controlled areas of the island, triggering the immediate activation of strict EU containment...
Philenews: Police and veterinary services are investigating whether an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Livadia was caused by animal feed smuggled from the north. The Veterinary Services are currently working to contain the virus within a three-kilometre protection...
Philenews: Authorities have placed 23 livestock premises under strict quarantine and will begin culling 260 cattle tomorrow as they move to contain a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak at a farm in Livadia, Larnaca. The...
Philenews: Authorities have triggered emergency protocols following a confirmed case of foot-and-mouth disease at a cattle farm in the Livadia area of Larnaca. Following a broad meeting on Friday involving Agriculture MinisterMaria Panayiotou and key stakeholders,...
CyprusMail: Authorities have placed large swathes of the Larnaca district under strict quarantine after veterinary services confirmed that the epicentre of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak lies in Oroklini, with linked infections in nearby Livadia. Laboratory results...
CyprusMail: Flight safety risks prompted fresh warnings Friday as authorities urged the public to avoid kite flying and drone use near Larnaca airport during Green Monday celebrations, citing dangers to aircraft approaching and departing the runways....
CyprusMail: IDecisions on the stalled port and marina redevelopment in Larnaca are expected soon, transport minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. Speaking on Sigma TV, the minister said the core issue surrounding the port and marina redevelopment was risk management,...
Philenews: Cyprus has a full cultural calendar this week, with a new solo exhibition opening in Nicosia, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra performing in Larnaca, several theatre productions running across the island and new films arriving in cinemas. ART Nicosia, Gloria...
Philenews: Six towers of up to 86 metres are planned for the site of Larnaca’s former oil refinery, after developer Shajwawi Lebovich Karekla Developments Ltd submitted environmental studies to the Department of Environment for a project called HorizonTowers. The...
CyprusMail: The appeals court has dismissed all appeals and upheld the ruling of the court-of-first instance in the case of 10-year-old Stavros Yiorgallis, from Klavdia, who died after being discharged from hospital with a serious head injury in 2018. In May 2022, the...
Philenews: A range of exhibitions, theatre performances, film screenings and auctions are taking place across Cyprus this week, from a showcase of archaeologist Vassos Karageorghis’s publications in Nicosia to contemporary art auctions and underwater photography...