Larnaca administration says it had not been informed about family living in a shack
Larnaca district administration on Wednesday said it had not been notified about the living conditions of a family in Pervolia who were reportedly reduced to...
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Missing diver rescued off Pervolia
A missing diver was rescued by helicopter on Saturday afternoon by a team from the Larnaca joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC). According to the JRCC, they...
Officials surveying extent of latest storm damage
Officials are surveying damages caused by Saturday night’s storms, interior ministry spokesman Loizos Michael said on Monday. Heavy storms hit several parts of the island...
Storm causes extensive damage, elderly couple’s roof blows away (Update 2)
Storms hit many parts of Cyprus overnight on Saturday, causing damage to houses and a hotel in Pervolia, uprooting trees and causing power cuts in...
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...
Man’s remains swept ashore near Pervolia (Updated)
Human remains found on a beach in recent weeks belong to a man, police spokesman Christos Andreou said on Tuesday. According to Andreou, the bones...
Thieves make off with €1,300 from kiosk
Shortly after midnight on Sunday thieves broke into a kiosk in Pervolia and stole €1,300 before they escaped in an unknown direction. The unknown perpetrators...
Metres of Larnaca beaches have been lost to erosion
Beach erosion in the Larnaca district has become extremely serious, especially in Pervolia and Voroklini where 23 metres of beach has been lost over...
Owners of shot pet plead for end to hunting in residential areas
The owners of Gandhi, a three-year-old cat that returned home in Pervolia in Larnaca this week covered in blood and with his body peppered with...
Telly thieves strike Kiti, Pervolia
Police say they received reports of a number of televisions stolen from the communities of Kiti and Pervolia in Larnaca district over the weekend. Thieves...
Man drowns off Pervolia
A 38-year-old man drowned off the coast of Pervolia on Saturday evening. Kyprianos Gonatas from Nicosia was swimming near the journalists’ village area as his...
Pensioner to be sentenced next week after killing wife
The sentence of 80-year-old Yiangos Katsaris, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after he killed his 77-year-old wife in her Pervolia home in March, is to...
Pensioner pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife killing
AN 80-year-old man pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, after he killed his wife in her Pervolia home last month. Asked by prosecutors if he...
Man remanded after shooting wife
The Larnaca District Court on Friday ordered the eight-day remand of Yiangos Katsaris, 80, who murdered his wife Zoe on Thursday morning outside her home...
Man kills wife in Larnaca (update 2)
An 80-year-old man murdered his 77-year-old estranged wife at her home in Pervolia, Larnaca, following a heated argument over financial matters, police said on Thursday....
Rowdy ex boyfriend held over for trial on assault charges
A man, aged 31, was in custody on Tuesday, held over for trial until September 1, in connection with allegations of domestic violence, illegal entry...
Pensioner dies in apparent drowning
A 79-year-old man, Costakis Sofokleous from Pervolia, was found floating in the sea at the Kiti area on Tuesday. Reports said that Sofokleous was spotted...
Busy day for the drug squad
Two brothers, 22 and 27, were arrested in Paralimni on Friday in connection with possession and trafficking of cocaine and cannabis. Police were also seeking...
Three drowned in two days (Update three)
By Constantinos Psillides AN 84-year-old woman from Nicosia collapsed and drowned in shallow water shortly before noon on Monday at the Pyla beach along the...
Eight years for robbery of jewellers
A Pontian Greek man has been sentenced to eight years in jail by the Criminal Court which convened in Larnaca on Friday for his part...