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...
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12th century BC cemetery found during Larnaca anti-flooding works
A graveyard dating from the 12th century BC up to the Roman period was discovered in Larnaca during anti flooding works, it was announced on...
Grave concerns about proper respect for the dead
Losing a loved one is indescribable. And yet, sadly, inevitable. Throughout our lives, we say goodbye to grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, friends and colleagues...
Police investigating theft of two crosses from cemetery
Police are investigating the theft of two crosses from a cemetery in the village of Avgorou, an incident that has upset the local community. The...
Unruly teens run riot in Chlorakas cemetery
By Bejay Browne A DISTRAUGHT family living in Chlorakas are appealing to the local authorities to step in and stop a group of teenagers from...
Larnaca residents to be charged for cemetery
The Larnaca municipality announced on Tuesday it will charge households a €25 levy for the next 10 years to be used for the maintenance and...
Fundraiser to restore Kalavasos graveyard
Two men living in New York have started a fundraising campaign to help repair the damage done at the cemetery of the village of Kalavasos...
Kalavasos cemetery desecrated, graves vandalised
People around Kalavasos were outraged when they discovered the desecration of 15 graves in their cemetery on Friday morning. 14 of the graves were damaged...
Mystery icons left outside cemetery
Limassol police on Saturday were trying to determine the origin of eight contemporary religious icons and two paintings placed on the perimeter wall of the...
End to two-tier burial plots in Peyia
PROGRESS has been made over the discriminatory pricing policy for expats wanting to buy burial plots in Peyia. Foreign residents are now being offered a...
Unknown dead fill Lesbos cemetery for refugees drowned at sea
By Karolina Tagaris She drowned trying to reach Europe, but her headless body was never identified. Her tombstone will bear no name. Like others buried...
Noratlas excavations to be concluded in the next few days
Εxcavations to locate a Greek military aircraft which was shot down by friendly fire in the summer of 1974 and the remains of the soldiers...
Only inches separate the dead
By Bejay Browne OVERCROWDING at the municipal cemetery in Paphos is now so acute, according to a Paphos MP, that burials are even being crammed...
Surgical scissors found in man’s remains
A GRAVE digger who was preparing a plot in Paphos unearthed a surgical scissors with the word ‘hospital’ among the remains of the occupant...