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Largest housing project ever in Cyprus will help low-income families

Jonathan ShkurkoJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoJuly 9, 2020July 9, 202002958

Limassol municipality and the Land Development Corporation (KOAG) reached an official agreement on Thursday regarding the establishment of the largest housing project ever undertaken in...

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Mayors issue flooding SOS, plan to seek state help on Friday

Staff ReporterNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019

By Staff ReporterNovember 1, 2019November 1, 20190835

NINE mayors from the greater Nicosia area on Thursday called for drastic action to protect their districts from flooding after bad weather caused numerous problems...

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Limassol mayor defends actions after flooding chaos

Peter MichaelOctober 25, 2019

By Peter MichaelOctober 25, 201901240

By Peter Michael and Annette Chrysostomou Mayor of Limassol, Nicos Nicolaides fired back on Friday at criticism that the municipality was absent after heavy rain...

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Limassol aspires to become the ‘city of jasmine’

Lizzy IoannidouMay 23, 2019May 24, 2019

By Lizzy IoannidouMay 23, 2019May 24, 201901257

The Cyprus Sustainability Institute and the Limassol municipality have begun to boost efforts for the transformation of the seaside district into ‘the city of jasmine’,...

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Limassol mayor says sea pollution levels fell in 2018

Kristian ChrysostomouSeptember 21, 2018

By Kristian ChrysostomouSeptember 21, 20180126

Cruise ships dumping their waste in the sea off Limassol significantly contribute to sea pollution, city mayor, Nicos Nicolaides, said on Friday, adding that...

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Animal Party protests Limassol mayor’s dog ban

Kristian ChrysostomouAugust 27, 2018August 27, 2018

By Kristian ChrysostomouAugust 27, 2018August 27, 2018079

The Animal Party strongly criticised Limassol municipality on Monday for banning dogs from the Molos area of the city. At least 100 people showed...

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Limassol launches ‘rapid response’ service

Evie AndreouJuly 24, 2018July 24, 2018

By Evie AndreouJuly 24, 2018July 24, 20180116

Limassol municipality announced on Tuesday that it has set up an emergency service tasked with, among other things, removing fallen branches and debris from streets...

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Limassol mayor acknowledges concerns over city’s tall buildings

Andria KadesJuly 9, 2018

By Andria KadesJuly 9, 201843 653

People’s concerns over the growing number of tall buildings are perfectly understandable as the high-rises were presented to the public without the necessary planning or...

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Court of Appeals declines vote recount for 2016 Limassol mayoral race

Staff ReporterApril 23, 2018April 23, 2018

By Staff ReporterApril 23, 2018April 23, 20180141

A court of appeal has upheld a decision by a court of first instance that rejected a recount of votes in the municipal elections in...

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Limassol port’s anchorage confirmed as area’s main polluter

FORMER STAFFJuly 25, 2017

By FORMER STAFFJuly 25, 20176 180

The Limassol port’s anchorage is the main source of pollution along the city’s coast, professor Costas Costa, head of the Technical University team that conducted...

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Limassol mayor condemns Tepak attack

FORMER STAFFMay 8, 2017

By FORMER STAFFMay 8, 20170166

Limassol Mayor, Nicos Nicolaides on Monday condemned Friday’s attack by far-right extremists against a gathering of left-wing organisations at Limassol’s technical university (Tepak). “The episode...

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Supreme Court gives green light for Limassol recount

George PsyllidesApril 11, 2017

By George PsyllidesApril 11, 20175 140

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request for disclosure of a number of ballots but gave the go ahead for the process to determine...

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Mayor’s lawyer said Limassol recount should be rejected

George PsyllidesMarch 31, 2017March 31, 2017

By George PsyllidesMarch 31, 2017March 31, 20170122

Lawyers argued on Friday that an application relating to an appeal against the result of last December’s mayoral election in Limassol lacked specificity and should...

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Court urges progress in mayor recount case

George PsyllidesMarch 29, 2017

By George PsyllidesMarch 29, 20172 101

The court hearing the application for a recount of the votes in the Limassol mayoral election last December urged parties on Wednesday to try and...

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Akel files for ballot recount in Limassol mayoral election

George PsyllidesFebruary 7, 2017

By George PsyllidesFebruary 7, 20175 139

Akel and other supporters of runner up Andreas Christou on Tuesday filed a request for a recount of the ballots cast in December’s mayoral elections...

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Local elections overshadowed by Cyprus talks and voter apathy, Limassol contest billed as mother of all battles’

George PsyllidesDecember 18, 2016December 19, 2016

By George PsyllidesDecember 18, 2016December 19, 201614 201

By George Psyllides GREEK Cypriots go to the polls today to vote for their local authorities in what could be the last municipal election in...

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Elections: acrimony in Limassol, tranquility in Nicosia

Evie AndreouDecember 15, 2016December 16, 2016

By Evie AndreouDecember 15, 2016December 16, 20162 130

With municipal elections looming this weekend, there has been a striking difference in the tones set during the campaigns in the islands’ two biggest cities,...

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Mayor urged to reveal contents of auditor general’s letter

Evie AndreouNovember 26, 2016November 26, 2016

By Evie AndreouNovember 26, 2016November 26, 201612 157

Disy’s Limassol municipal councillors on Saturday urged mayor Andreas Christou to reveal the content of the letter he received last week from the auditor-general. They...

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Ruling Disy backs former Edek deputy for Limassol mayor

FORMER STAFFSeptember 21, 2016September 21, 2016

By FORMER STAFFSeptember 21, 2016September 21, 20165 58

Amid objections by members eyeing the party’s blessing as candidate mayor in the Limassol municipality, ruling Disy’s political bureau has decided to support former Edek...

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Municipal elections could see tough match in Limassol

FORMER STAFFJune 14, 2016

By FORMER STAFFJune 14, 20162 128

Former EDEK MP Nicos Nicolaides may run for Limassol mayor opposite incumbent Andreas Christou in December’s municipal elections, it emerged on Tuesday. Nicolaides, who had...