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Coronavirus: health minister blames carnival party for new uptick in Limassol

George PsyllidesMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

By George PsyllidesMarch 24, 2021March 24, 202104262

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday a recent rise in Covid-related hospital admissions was mainly due to the three-day carnival celebrations that took place...

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Coronavirus: viral video shows hundreds partying in Limassol (Update 2)

Jean ChristouMarch 14, 2021March 15, 2021

By Jean ChristouMarch 14, 2021March 15, 2021015912

Cyprus was left stunned on Sunday night after a video went viral showing hundreds of people partying in Limassol with zero distancing and many not...

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Carnival king attempts to spread cheer amidst pandemic

Jonathan ShkurkoMarch 4, 2021March 4, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoMarch 4, 2021March 4, 202101802

In order to spread some festive cheer around town, Limassol’s Carnival King toured the city on ‘stinky Thursday’, a tradition observed each year to mark...

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Coronavirus: Limassol police issue warning over Stinky Thursday celebrations

Jonathan ShkurkoMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoMarch 3, 2021March 3, 202104702

Over 60 police officers and 30 patrol cars will be deployed in Limassol during Smokey or Stinky Thursday to make sure all the measures in...

Cyprus

Limassol’s carnival King to tour the streets

Evie AndreouMarch 2, 2021

By Evie AndreouMarch 2, 202103369

Limassol’s Carnival King will be touring the streets of Limassol later this week on his chariot, starting from stinky Thursday in a bid to spread...

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With no Carnival party in Brazil, vendors lose year’s biggest payday

Reuters News ServiceFebruary 13, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceFebruary 13, 20210330

Beyond disappointing revelers, the cancellation of Brazil’s annual Carnival celebrations amid a resurgence of COVID-19 also means that street vendors living on the margins will...

Cyprus

Friends of the Earth complains of carnival litter

Gina AgapiouMarch 3, 2020

By Gina AgapiouMarch 3, 202001385

Limassol carnival is probably the dirtiest in the world, Friends of the Earth has said after the parade on Sunday. Participants at the carnival left...

Cyprus

Parades mark the end of carnival season

Katy TurnerMarch 1, 2020

By Katy TurnerMarch 1, 202001493

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...

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Campaign on unsafe carnival products to launch Friday

Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 6, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 6, 20200458

With the carnival season just days away, the Consumer Protection Service will launch a safety campaign on fancy dress costumes and toys aimed at informing...

Crime Cyprus

Limassol betting shop robbery

Staff ReporterMarch 11, 2019

By Staff ReporterMarch 11, 20190121

A man apparently took advantage of the festivities in Limassol on Sunday evening to rob a betting shop at gunpoint while wearing a carnival mask....

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Carnival crowd estimated at over 100,000

Katy TurnerMarch 10, 2019

By Katy TurnerMarch 10, 20190256

A colourful carnival parade was staged in Limassol on Sunday afternoon as characters from current affairs, fairytales and fantasy took the street for a five-hour...

Cyprus

‘Stinky Thursday’ celebrations defy rainy weather

Staff ReporterFebruary 28, 2019February 28, 2019

By Staff ReporterFebruary 28, 2019February 28, 20190274

Cyprus is celebrating ‘Stinky Thursday’ today with songs, games in schools, loads of meat on the grill and alcohol. Tsiknopempti or Stinky Thursday marks the...

Crime Cyprus

Man arrested after road rage knife attack (Updated)

Staff ReporterFebruary 9, 2018February 9, 2018

By Staff ReporterFebruary 9, 2018February 9, 201818 181

Police on Thursday evening arrested a 28-year-old man suspected of injuring three people with a knife in Limassol after getting into a fight with them...

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Consumer protection service launches carnival costumes campaign

Staff ReporterJanuary 30, 2018January 30, 2018

By Staff ReporterJanuary 30, 2018January 30, 20180168

The government’s Consumer Protection Service has started a campaign into the safety of carnival costumes with the aim of protecting the public, especially children, from...

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All dressed up…

Alix NormanFebruary 20, 2017February 20, 2017

By Alix NormanFebruary 20, 2017February 20, 20170135

The main event may be in Limassol but there are plenty of carnival events elsewhere says ALIX NORMAN We’re now into the second week of...

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Summer dress-up party with Vini Vici

Maria GregoriouJuly 1, 2016

By Maria GregoriouJuly 1, 20160143

You could think that you can’t have a carnival in the summer, but the Guaba beach bar in Limassol could prove you wrong as it...

Cyprus

Police increase measures for long weekend

Evie AndreouMarch 11, 2016March 11, 2016

By Evie AndreouMarch 11, 2016March 11, 201611 132

Police on Friday announced islandwide arrangements ahead of the long weekend for the carnival parades in Limassol and Paphos, and for Green Monday. In an...

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Paphos readies for weekend of carnival celebrations

Bejay BrowneMarch 11, 2016March 11, 2016

By Bejay BrowneMarch 11, 2016March 11, 20163 163

PAPHOS is gearing up for a weekend of celebrations which include the town’s carnival parade on Saturday. A spokesman for the municipality cultural service told...

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Aglandjia holds carnival parade… with a few added features

Staff ReporterMarch 6, 2016

By Staff ReporterMarch 6, 201612 203

Nicosia was in carnival mode on Sunday in the Aglandjia suburb with a parade containing a few added features. As children in costume paraded for...

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Cyprus celebrates ‘Stinky Thursday’

Evie AndreouMarch 3, 2016

By Evie AndreouMarch 3, 20166 394

Cyprus was celebrating ‘Stinky Thursday’ today with songs, meat on the spit and plenty of drinking while schoolchildren played games. Tsiknopempti or Stinky Thursday, which...