#fireworks

Investigations are continuing on Wednesday into a large stash of fireworks that went off overnight in Limassol, alarming local residents who thought they were larger explosions. The incident happened near ...

Authorities have arrested 23 people in the run-up to Easter during a series of joint operations near Pyla village, police confirmed on Holy Tuesday. The arrests followed six coordinated raids involving ...

Limassol and Larnaca municipalities on Monday announced they would let off “silent fireworks” as part of their new year celebrations. “For the first time, Limassol municipality will bring the magic ...

A 40-year-old man who had been arrested in Kioneli after having let off 17 fireworks inside a house in which he was staying as a guest had also smuggled a total ...

Police on Monday announced the arrest of a 48-year-old man they believe had supplied no less than 68 fireworks and smoke bombs to a 16-year-old child who was caught with them ...

A 16-year-old child was arrested on Saturday evening after being found with a total of 68 fireworks and smoke bombs at a football match on Saturday evening. The boy was found ...

Troodos will not be allowed to go up in flames while others play with fireworks, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou has stressed, noting that tenfold fines are in the pipeline. She ...

A 32-year-old illegal resident was remanded for six days on Tuesday in connection with the fire that broke out on Monday in Anogyra, as authorities said children setting off fireworks ...

By Robert Morgan Three young men were arrested on Thursday in Limassol for drug possession while a fourth was arrested for possession of illegal explosives in the form of fireworks, ...

Agriculture and Justice Ministers Maria Panayiotou and Marios Hartsiotis held a meeting with representatives of the police force on Thursday to collectively review the framework governing fireworks usage and discuss ...

All firework licences have been revoked and no new firework licences will be issued until further notice, it emerged on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, a spokesperson for the ...

A 49-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Thursday after having launched fireworks which caused a fire in the Ha Potami area, near the village of Kouklia. Paphos police’s ...

The police are carrying out a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of fireworks and other pyrotechnics, ahead of the forthcoming Easter weekend. The force said on Thursday it ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 29-year-old man on Tuesday after seizing large quantities of fireworks, cannabis and smuggled tobacco. A total of 188 fireworks, 11 grammes of cannabis, 6106 packs of cigarettes, 94 boxes ...

Police in Nicosia on Wednesday night seized a large quantity of flares and fireworks in an open area in Strovolos. A search in the area uncovered cardboard boxes containing a ...

Upgrading our hotels, restaurants, leisure centres, the quality of service and so on brings good results, but the cost is very high, especially for Cypriot budgets. The two flagships of ...

Fireworks used at a wedding that started a fire over the weekend had not been given the relevant licence, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the use ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou on Tuesday vowed to increase fines and penalties against people guilty of causing fires, with special emphasis on those using fireworks “dangerously and irresponsibly”. Speaking to ...

Firefighters on Monday morning extinguished a dangerous blaze in the Nicosia village of Flasou that broke out at around 8.45am, bringing to an end a busy weekend. The Flasou fire ...

I am becoming increasingly alarmed at the continued use of fireworks every day by stupid, irresponsible people, especially during this heatwave when the ground everywhere is so dry. It doesn’...

Authorities on Sunday were investigating the exact causes of a fire that broke out near houses in Ayia Fyla over the weekend causing damage to two cars. According to police, ...

Police identified and seized approximately 415,000 pyrotechnic devices since the beginning of the year, of which 413,000 were firecrackers, police announced on Monday. This is the largest amount seized in the last ...

A 22-year-old man has been arrested following a raid on his home in Ypsonas Limassol during which police found fireworks, flares, Molotov cocktails, smoke bombs and drugs, they said. Following ...

It is impossible to stop the use of fireworks in residential areas, a police inspector said on Friday noting that authorities focus on prevention and have confiscated some 3,000 kilos of ...