10,000 sign petition seeking justice in Oroklini cat abuse case
More than 10,000 people have signed a petition aiming to bring to justice a man suspected of killing several cats in Oroklini last winter. Post-mortem...
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New eco-friendly lifeguard tower for Oroklini
A new eco-friendly lifeguard tower is being built in Oroklini, the community’s leader Neophytos Fakontis said on Tuesday. The tower will have sanitation facilities, electricity...
Animal Party to protest dog ban on Sunday
The animal party will hold a protest march with dogs on the Oroklini coastal road on Sunday against the decision of the community council to...
Oroklini leader calls on people to stop polluting its lake
Community leader of Oroklini Neophytos Fakontis has urged people to stop polluting Oroklini Lake after municipality workers informed him of a spike in rubbish being...
Man arrested with large amount of pesticides
A 66-year-old man has been remanded for four days in connection with the possession of a large amount of pesticides and refrigerant gas cylinders on...
Autopsies on dead cats in Oroklini show signs of abuse
Post-mortem examinations on ten dead cats found in Oroklini have confirmed signs of abuse, police sources told the Cyprus Mail on Friday. They added that...
Bids invited for Larnaca wave breakers
The Transport Ministry is inviting bids for the construction of 16 wave breakers to protect the Larnaca coastline. The ministry said that it has launched...
Work to construct breakwaters in Oroklini and Pervolia to start next year
Works for the construction of breakwaters at the Pervolia and Oroklini bays are expected to start at the beginning of next year, Transport Minister Yiannis...
Police find loaded pistol on plot of land
Acting on a tip-off, Larnaca police on Thursday found a loaded pistol in a plot of land in Oroklini. Officers found a well-hidden loaded revolver,...
Man sentenced to six years for rape
A 23-year-old man was sentenced to six years in jail on Tuesday for the rape of Danish woman in Larnaca in 2018. The defendant, a...
Man found guilty of rape two and half years ago
The Larnaca Criminal Court on Tuesday found a 23-year-old man guilty of raping a woman, also 23, almost two years ago in Oroklini. The rape...
Pole from protective barrier ends up in man’s leg in car crash
A 25-year-old man from Larnaca will be operated on at Nicosia general hospital following a traffic accident which saw a pole that formed part of...
Larnaca attracts another international hotel chain
The Larnaca Tourism Board (Etap) on Thursday announced the arrival of another renowned hotel chain, Indigo of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Indigo is one...
British man found dead in Livadhia, foul play ruled out
A 36-year-old British national was found dead in his home in Larnaca on Thursday, with initial police investigations ruling out foul play for the time...
Injured woman found in Oroklini diagnosed with brain haemorrhage
By Christophe Hadjigeorgiou A woman, 38, who was found injured outside an apartment building in Oroklini in Larnaca on Tuesday evening was diagnosed in hospital...
Man remanded after threatening to kill two unless they paid protection
A man who told the court he was the leader of a “mafia gang” in Poland was remanded in police custody on Sunday for five...
Man stabs father to death in Larnaca (update 2)
Police on Thursday arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of stabbing his father to death during an altercation the previous night. George Steven Joannou, 34, was...
Over €85,000 in cash stolen from Oroklini apartment
Over €85,000 in cash was stolen from a box safe at the Oroklini home of a British woman between January 17 and 20, police said...
Gun found believed to have been used in attempted murder
A hunting gun located on Tuesday in a sewerage pit in Oroklini, Larnaca is believed to have been used in the murder attempt against a...
Sawn-off gun may have been used in attack last week
A sawn-off hunting shotgun found on Monday evening in the Livadia area was undergoing tests on Tuesday to see it was the weapon used to...