Fresh search begins for poet’s remains
Exhumations began on Thursday at Ayios Nikolaos cemetery in Limassol in a renewed effort to locate the remains of Cyprus’ national poet, Vasilis Michaelides.
The excavation is taking place at ...
Second list of cemeteries to be drawn up for restoration
A second list of cemeteries which will undergo restoration in light of an agreement reached by President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar at the enlarged meeting on ...
Holguin visits restored cemeteries
United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Wednesday visited two cemeteries which have undergone restorations since an agreement was reached by President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar ...
Gun and ammunition found hidden inside grave in Limassol cemetery
A gun and several rounds of ammunition were found hidden inside a grave at a cemetery in Limassol on Tuesday, raising suspicions of criminal activity.
Police said they acted on ...
Christodoulides comes away from talks with ‘three nays’
Three of President Nikos Christodoulides’ proposals in talks on Monday on confidence building measures with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar were rejected, with the latter said to have taken up ...
Contracts signed for new cemetery in Polis Chrysochous
Contracts were signed on for the creation of a new cemetery within the bounds of the Polis Chrysochous municipality, the town’s mayor announced on Friday.
He said the contract ...
Man sentenced to eight years for Oroklini weapon cache
A 47-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Larnaca criminal court on Thursday after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit a felony, transportation ...
Unclaimed bodies of British nationals finally buried
The British Cemeteries Committee (BCC) arranged the burial of six British nationals whose remains were never claimed by relatives and had been held for several years in hospital mortuaries in ...
July 1 trial date for suspects in massive weapons find
Two men, 46 and 35, arrested as suspects following the discovery of a weapons cache in Oroklini, will remain in custody until their next court date, the Larnaca District Court decided on ...
Security measures stepped up at Paphos cemetery
Yeroskipou municipality said on Friday it will increase security measures at the municipal cemetery following a recent spate of burglaries.
The municipality said it has strengthened the cemetery fencing and ...
Court decision opens Pandora’s box on cemetery tax
A court decision vindicating a 78-year-old man for refusing to pay cemetery tax to Oroklini council, may put other municipalities in Cyprus between a rock and a hard place, the ...
Construction work destroys Aglandja graves
Outrage has erupted following accusations that construction works by the side of a cemetery have destroyed graves and desecrated the grounds.
Efi Xanthou, of the Greens party, claims that the ...
Search for remains of nurses killed in Tylliria in 1964
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) is carrying out exhumations at the Paphos cemetery as part of efforts to identify the remains of people who perished in the Tylliria area ...
Police investigate reports of body stolen from cemetery
Police on Tuesday confirmed they were investigating reports that a body was stolen from a cemetery near Anthoupolis in the Nicosia district.
A spokesman told the Cyprus Mail that earlier ...
Mother had permission to bury stillborn baby in cemetery
Police ruled out foul play in the discovery of a dead baby in a grave at Paralimni cemetery on Tuesday, after they determined that it had been buried there after ...