Indigo Hotel pool area open to the public
Indigo Hotel’s fifth-floor pool area is now open to the public, offering a view of Larnaca city and its coastline. Kampana pool bar, situated right...
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Police seize 7.5 kilos of cannabis, arrest 41-year-old man (Updated)
A 41-year-old arrested after police found 7.5 kilos of cannabis in a taxi is allegedly involved in the importation, through the post, of an additional...
Dolphins spotted off Larnaca (with video)
Dolphins were spotted on Friday off Larnaca with some capturing it on video. Larnaca’s municipal councillor Marios Koukoumas posted a video on social media of the...
Boutique hotel brand Hotel Indigo opens first hotel in Cyprus
IHG Hotels & Resorts opens the first and only branded boutique hotel in Cyprus – Hotel Indigo Larnaca. Each of the hotel’s 40 bedrooms is...
Clouds of midges plague Larnaca
By Becky Kammitsi Larnaca municipality health services announced on Monday that the number of non-biting midges has increased because of the increased algae in the...
Access to Hala Sultan Tekke mosque is not restricted for non-Muslims, Imam says
ACCESS to the tomb of Umm Haram at the Hala Sultan Tekke mosque complex in Larnaca is not restricted for non-Muslims, on the contrary, everyone...
Blue Flag raised in Larnaca
A symbolic raising of the Blue Flag, representing clean bathing quality water, took place on Thursday at Mackenzie beach in Larnaca. According to a statement...
End dates on three large projects in Larnaca pushed back
Three large projects in Larnaca have been delayed due both to the coronavirus pandemic but also for other reasons, mayor Andreas Vyras said on Wednesday....
New projects in Larnaca to act as ‘a green lung’
Two new municipal projects are expected in Larnaca – the Pattichio park and the Salina park – mayor Andreas Vyras said on Monday. After the...
Larnaca bus company launches tender protest
Larnaca’s public transport company, Zenon, launched a protest on Monday against a tender for the town’s public transport given to another company, calling the transport...
Coronavirus: Larnaca cancels Kataklysmos festivities
All Pentecost (Kataklysmos) celebrations in Larnaca, which is usually the centre of activities for the day, have been cancelled, Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras announced on...
Eight-day remand for man who shot his sister (Update 2)
A 23-year-old Larnaca man was remanded in custody for eight days on Wednesday on suspicion of shooting and killing his sister, 21, with his army-issue...
Talking statues and videos to promote Larnaca tourism
The Larnaca tourism board has devised new ways of bringing the city into people’s homes as restrictions on movement continue, namely videos posted on social...
Coronavirus: Covid-19 keeps relics of Jesus’ friend Lazarus behind closed doors
By Michele Kambas Eight days before Orthodox Easter each year, a casket containing remains of Jesus’s friend Lazarus is carried through the streets of Larnaca,...
Coronavirus: Larnaca Holy Cross private hospital re-opens
A private hospital in Larnaca shut down three days ago after five cases of coronavirus were found there has reopened, it was announced on Thursday....
Larnaca to start aerial spraying against mosquitoes
The Larnaca municipality will carry out aerial spraying around the salt lakes to fight mosquitoes on Saturday from 7am to 9am. The operation will be...
Coronavirus: post offices in Larnaca district closed
Cyprus Post announced that the post offices in Agios Lazaros (Larnaca), at Larnaca Airport and in the villages of Ormidia, Athienou and Liopetri will remain...
Larnaca municipality disinfecting public areas
The Larnaca municipality has announced it will keep on disinfecting public places and municipal buildings in accordance to the measures issued by the ministry of...
Two footie fans arrested after entering pitch, injuring guards
Two men were arrested on Sunday evening in connection with football violence during the Anorthosis-Aek match in Larnaca. Two Aek fans aged 36 and 25...
Zenon bus workers to strike over wage deductions not paid into benefit funds
The employees at Larnaca’s public bus company Zenon said they would go on indefinite strike from March 4 unless the company pays them the benefits...
