Our View: Communities of Vassiliko area have every right to protest
It’s hard to blame the residents of the nine communities in the Vasiliko area for going out to protest on Monday at the place where a mountain of tyres ...
Vasiliko fire caused by mobile unit’s malfunction, shredding company says
Enerco Energy Recovery Ltd a company affiliated with the Vasiliko cement factory has said the fire that broke out on Saturday in the storage area for cutting of old tyres ...
Vasiliko carries out emergency response exercise
The chairman of the board of directors at the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) Antonis Stylianou said last week’s security exercise at the port area of Vasilikos was a huge ...
Vasiliko residents protest over plans for asphalt plant (updated)
Residents of nine communities in the Vasiliko area staged a protest on Monday and warned they would step up measures unless plans to relocate asphalt plants to the Kalavasos industrial ...
Energy ministry denies claims of buried chemicals at LNG site
The energy ministry on Wednesday denied that buried chemicals would further delay the construction of the LNG terminal at Vasiliko, saying that the area was cleaned up by May 2020 at ...
Vasiliko communities step up action against asphalt plants
The leaders of the nine communities near Vasiliko will stage a demonstration next Saturday to protest the imminent relocation of two asphalt plants to the area.
During the protest on ...
Residents in Vasiliko area stage demo over relocation of asphalt plants
The nine communities living near Vasiliko staged a demonstration on Friday morning to protest the imminent relocation of two asphalt plants to the area, which the government has scheduled three ...
Nine communities warn they will take drastic measures over relocation of asphalt plants
Nine communities around Vasiliko area on Tuesday warned they would take dynamic measures, including protests and road closures, if a cabinet decision to relocate the two Dali asphalt plants to ...
Communities in Vasiliko area welcome moves to address safety concerns
Vasiliko area communities on Tuesday welcomed moves to address their safety concerns. including through increased government oversight of projects underway there.
The decisions were taken at an urgent meeting convened ...
Recent short power outages due to upgrades, EAC says
The recent power outages at the Vasiliko power station have a good reason, as two important projects are being carried out at the same time, spokeswoman of the Electricity Authority ...
Larnaca fed up of being ‘dumping ground’ for every inconvenience
Larnaca municipality and local communities on Tuesday expressed their opposition to the relocation of the two Dali asphalt plants to the coastal district.
“Residents are tired of Larnaca being the ...
Asphalt plants’ move does not solve problem say villagers
The Dali asphalt plants’ relocation to Vasiliko simply shifts the air pollution problem from one community to another, the nine communities surrounding the area said on Friday.
Following long-standing complaints ...