Posts tagged with "Limassol"

Umbrella demo against high rents in Limassol Cyprus

Umbrella demo against high rents in Limassol

December 15th, 2018 Scores of Akel members and party-affiliated youth and student organisations holding umbrellas symbolising house roofs gathered on Saturday in a central area of Limassol to protest over high rents and demand rent regulation. The protest was organised by Akel, its youth organisation Edon and student body Proodeftiki which is affiliated...
Twelve men wanted in connection with burglaries Cyprus

Twelve men wanted in connection with burglaries

December 13th, 2018 Police on Thursday published the photos of 12 men wanted in connection with burglary and theft offences committed in Limassol between 2017 and 2018. Anyone with information on their whereabouts should contact Limassol CID on 25805057, or their nearest police station or the public hotline 1460.
Limassol plans to construct low cost housing units Cyprus

Limassol plans to construct low cost housing units

December 11th, 2018 The interior ministry on Tuesday announced its support for a Limassol municipality plan to build 500 low-cost housing units to address the problem of the high rents there. The matter was discussed at a meeting between Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides and Limassol Mayor Nicos Nicolaides. The municipality proposed to develop...
TNT found in Limassol Cyprus

TNT found in Limassol

December 7th, 2018 Police on Friday found five sticks of TNT weighing 675 grammes in an open space in Limassol. The explosives were found near the Karmiotissa football ground in the Polemidhia area following a tip-off. The TNT was seized by the bomb squad who will carry out a forensic examination.    
Numbers of homeless rise, unable to afford spiralling rents Cyprus

Numbers of homeless rise, unable to afford spiralling rents

November 26th, 2018 Lawmakers on Monday harangued the government for not doing enough to support vulnerable people as housing becomes ever more unaffordable due to rising rents. MPs were shown data, according to which rents in Cyprus were comparable to - sometimes even higher than - some of the most expensive cities in Europe, like Amsterdam and...
Cash and jewellery worth almost €20,000 stolen in Limassol and Paphos Cyprus

Cash and jewellery worth almost €20,000 stolen in Limassol and Paphos

November 25th, 2018 Authorities are investigating the theft of cash and jewellery worth over €12,500 from two Tala homes in Paphos on Saturday as well as that of a bag with €6,000 in cash in Limassol. Police said that two residents of Tala reported that cash and jewellery worth more than €12,500 was stolen from their homes, in both cases, sometime...
Limassol police step up patrols after third luxury shop burglary Crime

Limassol police step up patrols after third luxury shop burglary

November 21st, 2018 Police said on Wednesday they were stepping up patrols in Limassol after yet another burglary at a luxury goods shop in the early hours of the morning. It was the third time in a month expensive items were stolen from shops on Limassol’s beachfront. While on Friday and on October 25 fur coats were targeted, this time the...
Red double-decker sightseeing buses come to Limassol Cyprus

Red double-decker sightseeing buses come to Limassol

November 18th, 2018 The international chain, City Sightseeing, has begun operating in Limassol and plans to expand to other towns on the island. The red double-decker open-top tour buses officially made their apperance in the coastal town on Saturday, CNA reported. Four buses are set to operate in the city and Limassol region. Limassol Mayor Nicos...
Limassol group battling evictions warn against allying with Elam Cyprus

Limassol group battling evictions warn against allying with Elam

November 12th, 2018 By Lizzy Ioannidou A grassroots Limassol-based movement against evictions warned on Monday against striking alliances with other initiatives, particularly with the far-right political party Elam. “We need to have the most vulnerable groups in mind when dealing with issues of evictions and homelessness, and that includes migrants,...
Demonstrators camp outside district office to protest high rents Cyprus

Demonstrators camp outside district office to protest high rents

November 11th, 2018 Demonstrating their anger over rising rents in Limassol, The Movement for the Right of Housing held a protest over Saturday night outside the Limassol District offices. Tents in the area were occupied by both the homeless – including a family with three children – and citizens who wanted to symbolicaly show their support, while...
Man causes road crash, arrested for drink driving Cyprus

Man causes road crash, arrested for drink driving

November 10th, 2018 Limassol police arrested a 27-year-old man early on Saturday after he crashed his car while driving under the influence of alcohol. The man was travelling on Amathounda Avenue at around 3am when he apparently lost control of the vehicle, climbed over the median and into the opposite side of the road, and crashed into the steel fencing...
Explosion outside Limassol restaurant. Cyprus

Explosion outside Limassol restaurant.

November 6th, 2018 A Limassol restaurant was slightly damaged after an explosive device went off early in the morning. The blast outside the premises happened around 1.30pm. Police said it had been caused by a low explosive improvised device. The restaurant is owned by a 59-year-old resident of Limassol.
Suspect in 64kg cannabis seizure remanded Cyprus

Suspect in 64kg cannabis seizure remanded

November 1st, 2018 A 54-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday on suspicion of trafficking close to 64 kilos of cannabis, found in a warehouse in Limassol the previous day. The drugs were seized during a large-scale police operation at the Ayios Athanasios industrial estate. The suspect was present at the warehouse when the...
Police seize drugs, arrest suspect during large operation in Limassol (updated) Cyprus

Police seize drugs, arrest suspect during large operation in Limassol (updated)

October 31st, 2018 Police said Wednesday seized some 64 kilos of cannabis in a warehouse in Limassol during a largescale operation that saw one man arrested. Police said a 54-year-old suspect found at the warehouse has been arrested. The warehouse in Ayios Athanasios had been put under surveillance by the drug squad following a tip-off. The...
Worker injured in high-rise fall Cyprus

Worker injured in high-rise fall

October 30th, 2018 A construction worker was being treated for back injury on Tuesday after he fell from a scaffolding while working on a high-rise building in Limassol. Reports said the man’s condition was not serious. The worker was working on a floor some 65 metres above ground level when he lost his balance and fell 1.5 metres to the floor...
Cyprus jolted by quake Cyprus

Cyprus jolted by quake

October 29th, 2018 A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook Cyprus on Monday, the independent organisation EMSC said. The temblor was recorded at 14.09 pm. Its epicentre was in the sea 53km southeast of Limassol at a depth of 10km, EMSC said. The Cyprus geological survey department said the quake measured 4.4 and was at a depth of 5km. There were no...
Worker in serious condition after fall from roof Cyprus

Worker in serious condition after fall from roof

October 27th, 2018 A 47-year-old worker remains in serious condition with head injuries at the Nicosia general hospital after falling off a three-metre construction site, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred at around noon on Friday, when the man was installing a metal structure on the roof of a building in Limassol and he fell off. The...
Limassol action group organises demo against high-rises Cyprus

Limassol action group organises demo against high-rises

October 27th, 2018 A Limassol action group have called on the public to attend a demonstration on Saturday against the social and environmental consequences of the mushrooming high-rise buildings and soaring rents in the city. The demonstration, organised by the Active Citizens of Limassol Initiative, will take place on Saturday at 11am, starting from...
Hemp grower remanded for growing THC-rich plants (Updated) Cyprus

Hemp grower remanded for growing THC-rich plants (Updated)

October 25th, 2018 A hemp farmer and another man were on Thursday remanded in custody for six days, after a large number of plants on a property in Limassol were found to exceed the legal limits of THC, the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis. Police said the pair were arrested after police searched two properties in Pelendri used by a 32-year-old...
Fur coats worth €200K stolen from Limassol shop. Cyprus

Fur coats worth €200K stolen from Limassol shop.

October 25th, 2018 Fur coats estimated to be worth €200,000 were stolen from a shop located on Limassol’s coastal road early on Thursday. Police are looking for a person who has been recorded by a security camera in connection with the case. According to police, the perpetrators broke the glass entrance of the premises at around 3.40 am and left...
Cannabis arrest Cyprus

Cannabis arrest

September 16th, 2018 A 41-year-old man was arrested in Limassol for a case concerning the possession of more than three kilogrammes of cannabis, police said on Sunday. The man was arrested after police secured a testimony implicating him in a case concerning the discovery of 3.2 kg of cannabis last month. The drugs were found on a 35-year-old man during a...
Police fire shot during Limassol car chase Cyprus

Police fire shot during Limassol car chase

September 7th, 2018 Police in Limassol fired a warning shot in a bid to stop two suspects in a stolen vehicle early on Friday morning. The vehicle had been spotted by a police patrol at 3.30am near the town’s old port. Officers saw that it had been reported stolen in June in Nicosia and tried to intercept it but its driver accelerated and tried to...
Police arrest man in arson investigation Cyprus

Police arrest man in arson investigation

September 6th, 2018 A Portuguese national was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday on suspicion of setting fire to the home of a 54-year-old woman in Ypsonas, Limassol. The 33-year-old suspect was arrested early on Thursday following allegations he had been threatening the British national who had hired him as a caretaker. The blaze caused...
Four new ‘green points’ for Limassol district Cyprus

Four new ‘green points’ for Limassol district

August 30th, 2018 The contract for the management of four ‘green points’ in the Limassol district have been signed and they are expected to start operating within a month, an announcement said on Thursday. The points will operate in Fassoula, Parekklisia, Kolossi and Pissouri, while a mobile one will also be created. Green points are areas for...
Police seize 3.2 kilos of cannabis, arrest two men Cyprus

Police seize 3.2 kilos of cannabis, arrest two men

August 23rd, 2018 Two men, 30 and 35, were remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday in Limassol in connection with possession of 3.2 kilogrammes of cannabis Police said the drugs were found in the possession of the 35-year-old who had been intercepted by the drug squad on the Limassol to Apesha road travelling on a motorcycle. The...
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