Nuisance is a threat to tourism
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...
fireworks
Fireworks that started wedding fire were illegal
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....
Justice minister joins calls for firework clampdown
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...
Fireworks at wedding add to busy weekend for firefighters
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...
Use of fireworks is out of control
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...
Fireworks might have caused the fire that damaged two cars in Limassol, police
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...
Police seize record number of fireworks, three injuries reported
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...
Stash of flares, Molotovs and fireworks found at Ypsonas home, one arrest
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...
Some 3,000kg of fireworks and firecrackers destroyed
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...
Man arrested after police discover 452 fireworks
A 31-year-old man has been arrested after 452 illegal fireworks were found in his house, Limassol police said on Friday. Officers carried out a search...
