Hundreds protest against government green light for asphalt plant near Stavrovouni
Over 200 people living in the area around Kornos and Pyrga protested on Saturday against the government’s decision to licence an asphalt concrete plant in...
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New protest against Stavrovouni quarry to be held Saturday
A new demonstration against the construction of an asphalt plant in the Pyrgos-Kornos area will be held on Saturday morning after the government’s decision to...
Disy, Diko leaders ‘trying to quash opposition to asphalt plant’
The leaders of Disy and Diko, Averof Neophytou and Nicolas Papadopoulos respectively, were accused on Tuesday of political interference in trying to quash opposition to...
Claims that president tried to bribe asphalt plant protesters denied
The government on Monday denied allegations that President Nicos Anastasiades had personally tried to “buy out” activists opposed to the planned construction of an asphalt...
Demonstrators against asphalt plant threaten to step up action
Priests from a nearby monastery and residents of Pyrgos and Kornos held a peaceful demonstration outside the presidential palace on Sunday against a decision by...
Monks to join residents in protest over asphalt plant
MONKS from Stavrovouni monastery are joining forces with residents of Pyrga and Kornos in mobiliaing against the planned construction of an asphalt production and recycling...
Environment department says new facility poses no dangers
The asphalt production and recycling plant in the Pyrga-Kornos area which was recently authorised by the environmental department, setting off a wave of reaction from...
Monks to join protest against Pyrga quarry plant
Monks of the Stavrovouni monastery will join residents of Pyrga and Kornos in a demonstration on Saturday to protest the environmental department’s approval for the...
Fire on Stavrovouni road under control
A fire that broke out around noon Sunday on the road to Stavrovouni monastery has been brought under control, the fire services said. It took...
Waste drivers protest in Larnaca
By Angelos Anastasiou The Phinikoudes beach in Larnaca was cut off during a protest on Thursday by professional non-hazardous waste lorry drivers protesting over the...
