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The union of municipalities on Friday threatened that municipal workers across the island may go on strike if the central government does not increase the grants given to local authorities. ...

Local authorities cannot be downgraded to second class services for responsibilities the central government is reluctant to take on, and this goes for the health sector as well, chairman of ...

A major urban regeneration project in the historic are of Ayios Ioannis, Larnaca, has entered the implementation phase after a construction contract was signed on Monday. The municipality said the ...

Scammers have created a fake Facebook profile impersonating Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras and are trying to extort money and personal details from people. The municipality urged the public on Monday ...

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras on Monday redoubled his criticism of the government over the ongoing projects to redevelop his town’s port and marina, saying that he has “reasonable questions” ...

A public mobilisation will take place on Wednesday at 6pm at Larnaca’s port roundabout, as local authorities up pressure on the government over delays in the port and marina ...

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras on Tuesday inspected ongoing works as part of the urban redevelopment project along part of Makarios avenue in Livadia. Joined by Livadia deputy mayor Marios Armenis, ...

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 ...

Cancer prevention, treatment and care must be prioritised during Cyprus’ 2026 EU Council presidency, Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras and MEPs Michalis Hadjipantela and Giorgos Georgiou have urged the health minister. The ...

Security measures introduced in Larnaca following the recent visit of President Nikos Christodoulides will remain in effect indefinitely, mayor Andreas Vyras confirmed on Tuesday. Speaking during a media briefing, Vyras ...

An ad hoc committee to determine state funding for municipalities will be established after the summer holidays, following an agreement between Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou and the Union of Municipalities ...

Union of Cyprus municipalities chairman Andreas Vyras on Thursday warned that plans to transfer responsibility for waste management are “completely catastrophic”. In a letter to the House interior committee, he ...

An event celebrating the delivery of new accessible playground equipment took place at Pavlos Melas park in Larnaca. The initiative, spearheaded by the volunteer group Mikroi Ethelontes (Little Volunteers), aims ...

Municipalities are struggling to survive, president of their union Andreas Vyras said on Friday, highlighting that Cyprus has the lowest state funding for local authorities in the EU. “It is ...

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras on Wednesday said he is “satisfied” with the government’s decisions regarding the future of the town’s port and marina, placing Greek state-owned asset management ...

The Greek state-owned asset management company Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRDAF) was on Tuesday placed in the driving seat of the Larnaca port’s development. The decision was made ...

The Larnaca municipality and the transport ministry remain at odds with one another over the future of the town’s port, with the municipality remaining vehemently against the idea of ...

The interior ministry will submit amendments to the current local government reform legislation to parliament by January, chairman of the union of municipalities Andreas Vyras said on Tuesday. He was ...

Larnaca’s bid for the title of European Capital of Culture for 2030 was presented by the city’s mayor Andreas Vyras at a conference organised by the ‘Culture Next’ network ...

Incumbent Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras was re-elected in a landslide victory on Sunday, winning around two thirds of votes cast in the town. With just shy of 60 per cent of ...

Larnaca municipality has received two amphibious ‘Mobi-Chair’ wheelchairs, which allow easy access to the sea for people with reduced mobility. The new equipment was donated by Windstorm Trading & Investments ...

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras kicked off his re-election campaign on Friday with a video on YouTube. Vyras, who became mayor on New Year’s day in 2017, said that he had ...

Larnaca on Friday signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Lebanese city of Jounieh. The memorandum pertains to cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, and investment, and was signed ...

Work has already begun in Larnaca for the creation of a School of Marine Sciences, Technology, and Sustainable Development of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak), mayor Andreas Vyras said ...