Posts tagged with "Larnaca"

Restaurant review: Sto Ano Kato, Larnaca Restaurant & Bar Review

Restaurant review: Sto Ano Kato, Larnaca

January 18th, 2019 As if the Christmas holidays hadn’t provided enough food, I ventured into town on a wet, blustery evening with my partner for a bite to eat. With nowhere in particular in mind we walked past what looked like a fairly low key, laid back café bistro along Zinonos Kitieos street. Sto Ano Kato looked like something we’d enjoy so we...
Kidnapping defendant admits giving boys sedatives Cyprus

Kidnapping defendant admits giving boys sedatives

January 16th, 2019 The man who admitted kidnapping two boys from their Larnaca primary school in September pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two charges of giving them sedatives. Giorgos Nicolaou, 35, alias George, had pleaded guilty to kidnapping the boys back in November last year but denied administering Lorazepam to either of them. On Wednesday,...
Uncovering mosaics a painstaking process Cyprus

Uncovering mosaics a painstaking process

January 13th, 2019 Inconvenient location hampers work on important ancient mosaics By Annette Chrysostomou The antiquities department has plans for two big ancient mosaics for this year, one in Larnaca and the other one in Akaki, outside Nicosia. It takes time, work, and many careful deliberations however before such big excavations can be preserved...
Bar review: Finnigans Irish bar, Larnaca Restaurant & Bar Review

Bar review: Finnigans Irish bar, Larnaca

January 10th, 2019 With winter in full swing and the temperature dropping, when going out for a drink it’s nice to feel as though you are in a welcoming, warm, cosy environment. This is exactly the feeling you get when walking in to Finnigans Irish bar. Finnigans Irish Bar has light wooden furnishings with luxurious looking upholstery, and modern...
School bus drivers’ strike called off Cyprus

School bus drivers’ strike called off

January 7th, 2019 SCHOOL bus drivers decided to call off their Monday strike, which caused many schoolchildren to miss classes, after a meeting at the Transport Ministry later in the day. School buses were running at lunch-time on Monday. Transport minister Vasiliki Anastasiades said that although the issue was an “internal dispute” of Larnaca’s...
Larnaca school bus drivers strike over pay Cyprus

Larnaca school bus drivers strike over pay

January 7th, 2019 SCHOOL BUS drivers in Larnaca were on strike on Monday over unpaid wages, causing many students to miss their classes. The chairman of Larnaca’s Zenon bus company, Loucas Louca told Cyprus News Agency the bus drivers, who were not employees but associates, had not been paid since October. “The bus drivers have not been paid...
New year to see important projects for Larnaca Cyprus

New year to see important projects for Larnaca

January 2nd, 2019 Three new large-scale projects are expected to begin in Larnaca within 2019, Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras said on Wednesday. The projects include a community centre, a stormwater drainage network and pumping station, and a multi-purpose cultural space. “On January 7 construction is expected to begin on the transformation of the...
A clash between the old and the new in Larnaca Cyprus

A clash between the old and the new in Larnaca

December 23rd, 2018 A Larnaca residential development at odds with a noisy ramshackle past By Lizzy Ioannidou WITH urban development and expansion of cities come large-scale reconfigurations of the urban landscape as all potentially profitable land is scoured and apartments are raised, urban infrastructure installed, and economic activity is...
Fears over building high-rises on shaky ground along Larnaca seafront Cyprus

Fears over building high-rises on shaky ground along Larnaca seafront

December 20th, 2018 Following the geological survey department’s appraisal of the ground on Larnaca’s seafront as being unable to support high-rise developments such as the planned 22-storey Kition building at Phinikoudes, an independent expert body will be tasked with determining final approval. In an announcement on Wednesday, Larnaca municipality...
Athienou joins other municipalities in rejecting mergers Cyprus

Athienou joins other municipalities in rejecting mergers

December 19th, 2018 Athienou in Larnaca will under no circumstances agree to be merged with another municipality, it declared on Wednesday. The decision was made at a meeting at which local government reform and the possible merger of municipalities were discussed. Athienou Mayor Kyriakos Kareklas briefed organised groups on the proposals of Interior...
Zenobia to be decorated for Christmas Cyprus

Zenobia to be decorated for Christmas

December 14th, 2018 Dive enthusiasts will on Sunday be decorating the Zenobia wreck, resting 42 metres underwater near the Larnaca coast. The annual Zenobia wreck Christmas tree decorating will feature a free dive, where non-toxic, insoluble ornaments will decorate the shipwreck, which will then be removed at the end of the event so as to keep the...
Fire at Larnaca apartment building destroys entrance Cyprus

Fire at Larnaca apartment building destroys entrance

December 13th, 2018 A fire that could have been set deliberately destroyed the ground floor entrance to an apartment block in Larnaca, the fire service said on Thursday. No one was injured in the incident. The fire at the five-storey building on Grivas Dhigenis was noticed just before 12pm by an off-duty firefighter who said he saw thick smoke coming...
Bar review: Blue Pine, Larnaca Restaurant & Bar Review

Bar review: Blue Pine, Larnaca

December 6th, 2018 A beautiful old house sits on a main street on the corner opposite the old GSZ stadium in Larnaca. The house, built in the 1930s, has been transformed in to a little gem that has something for everyone. Blue Pine has been operating since 1989 and has stood strong in its current location since 2004. The experience is comforting....
Children behind push to end use of straws in Larnaca area Cyprus

Children behind push to end use of straws in Larnaca area

November 30th, 2018 More than 2,000 multi-use straws were on Thursday bought by people as part of the campaign by children at the special school Ayios Spyridonas to put an end to the use of plastic drinking straws in Larnaca. The initiative by the pupils intends to replace the conventional plastic straws in the area with biodegradable and multi-use ones...
Excavation of ancient mosaics proving to be a Herculean task Cyprus

Excavation of ancient mosaics proving to be a Herculean task

November 26th, 2018 The 12 labours of Hercules are rapidly becoming 13, Larnaca mayor said on Monday in a wry reference to the ancient mosaics of the ancient Greek hero uncovered in the town two years ago that he says have caused havoc to the lives of residents ever since. A solution must be found mayor Andreas Vyras said, blaming the authorities for not...
Proposal submitted for Larnaca port and marina development Business

Proposal submitted for Larnaca port and marina development

November 16th, 2018 A proposal on the development of Larnaca’s port and marina was submitted on Friday, the transport ministry said. The proposal will be evaluated in line with the timeframes and procedures specified by the law, a ministry statement said. The mooted project in Larnaca is set to feature a 1,000-berth marina and port involving a...
Restaurant review: Holy Cow, Larnaca Restaurant & Bar Review

Restaurant review: Holy Cow, Larnaca

October 19th, 2018 New on the dining scene in Larnaca is Holy Cow neocanteen. Located in the backstreets not too far from the port roundabout, it is not a place you would stumble across while having a stroll in town. Holy Cow’s stylish yet simple exterior makes it stand out from the rest of the buildings on the street. Walking in, the simple tables...
‘Walking a fine line’ on Larnaca’s salt lake Cyprus

‘Walking a fine line’ on Larnaca’s salt lake

October 12th, 2018 By Evie Andreou The government will prepare a comprehensive action plan on the management of the ecosystem of the Larnaca salt lake, Agriculture Minister, Costas Kadis, said on Thursday. The minister visited Larnaca where he had a number of meetings, among them, with Mayor Andreas Vyras to discuss a number of projects underway...
Larnaca aims to be ‘smart, blue city’ Cyprus

Larnaca aims to be ‘smart, blue city’

October 6th, 2018 LARNACA is hosting the third Euro-Mediterranean conference titled `Smart Blue City`, with the participation of 120 participants from 20 countries in Africa, America, Europe, from Australia and China. Transport Minister Vasiliki Anastasiades in her address at the conference said the Smart City concept was not just a current trend but it...
Kidnapping suspect to face trial before criminal court Cyprus

Kidnapping suspect to face trial before criminal court

October 4th, 2018 A 35-year-old man suspected of kidnapping two boys, 11, from their school in Larnaca last week was on Thursday referred to trial before a criminal court. The trial will start on November 5. The suspect will remain in custody until then. Thursday’s hearing was held behind closed doors. The man faces charges relating to...
Second kidnapping suspect released Cyprus

Second kidnapping suspect released

October 2nd, 2018 A 41-year-old man detained last week in connection with the abduction of two schoolboys, 11, was released on Monday without being charged. The man, who works as a nurse, is suspected of attempting to convince a doctor to lie to police that he had been treating the main suspect, 35, in the case. He is also suspected of illegally...
Second kidnapping suspect remanded Cyprus

Second kidnapping suspect remanded

September 29th, 2018 A 41-year-old man arrested in connection with the abduction of two boys, 11, from a Larnaca school on Tuesday, has been remanded in custody for two days. The man, who works as a nurse, is suspected of attempting to convince a doctor to lie to police that he had been treating the main suspect, 35, in the case. He was arrested on...
Two boys missing abducted from school found, police say (update 7) Cyprus

Two boys missing abducted from school found, police say (update 7)

September 25th, 2018 Two 11-year-old boys kidnapped from their school in Kamares, Larnaca on Tuesday morning were later found well but in a dazed state. According to CyBC, police found sleeping pills during their investigations at the apartment of the 35-year-old man who was arrested believed to have abducted the boys. The two were taken to Larnaca...
Shots fired during police chase in Larnaca Cyprus

Shots fired during police chase in Larnaca

September 14th, 2018 Police in Larnaca fired shots in the early morning hours to stop a truck that was reported stolen and arrested a 21-year-old man. At around 1:30am on Friday, police said they received information about a suspicious vehicle in the Aradhippou area. After going to the area to investigate, officers saw a small truck that was carrying...
Police find loaded pistol possibly related to arson case Cyprus

Police find loaded pistol possibly related to arson case

August 21st, 2018 Police said Tuesday they found a loaded pistol next to the home of the owner of the kindergarten which was destroyed by arsonists the previous day. After a tip-off, officers searched an empty plot next to the house in Aradhippou at 6pm on Monday and found a loaded pistol which they seized for forensic examinations. Police say it is...
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