Hunter trapped in a ravine in Stavrovouni rescued
A hunter trapped in a ravine, in the area of Stavrovouni, was rescued by members of Emak Kofinou, Cyprus’ search and rescue team on Sunday....
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New high-tech drill finds water in Stavrovouni
Water has been discovered during pilot drilling in Stavrovouni with a new high-tech land drilling rig, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. The discovery was...
‘We have the right to breathe fresh air’
Teachers and pupils from the elementary schools in Pyrga and Kornos staged a one-hour protest on Friday morning against a government decision to grant permission...
‘Development should not be at cost of residents of the area’
The Pyrga-Kornos initiative and friends of Stavrovouni Monastery held a demonstration on Saturday to protest a government decision to construct a concrete and asphalt plant...
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...
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...
