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Kamares residents say they’re plagued by mosquitoes
Residents in Larnaca are complaining the local municipality is not doing anything to combat the number of mosquitoes in Kamares area by the Salt Lake. Anna Shiakalis, said that authorities had only...
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Larnaca announces Zenobia underwater video competition
Larnaca is organising an underwater video competition having as a theme the marine life of Zenobia, a ship that sank off Larnaca in 1980, considered one of the best wreck dive sites in the region. The...
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Hotel prices down year-on-year in May
Hotels in Cyprus for May compared to last year “are more affordable” with a fall in prices since last year in all areas except Nicosia and Larnaca, the latter of which were already among Europe’s...
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Development spending in Larnaca
By Andri Kades Eight to ten million euro is to be spent on building new breakwaters in Oroklini and Larnaca. The funds will see the creation of seven new breakwaters in Oroklini and five in Larnaca,...
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Airport fuel suppliers suspend planned strike
Employees at BP Eastern Mediterranean Ltd, fuel suppliers to the island’s airports, suspended a two-hour strike they planned on Thursday at Paphos and Larnaca. “Their decision was taken after a...
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Knife-wielding man arrested
An unidentified man wielding a 12-centimetre knife threatened passers-by outside Larnaca’s GSZ stadium around noon on Wednesday, a police report said. Later on Wednesday, the stadium will host the...
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Driver crushed by his own car
A 34–year-old British permanent resident died after he was crushed by his own car on the road from Alaminou towards Mazotos village in Larnaca just before midnight on Monday. Authorities said he was...
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Bar review: Fort pub, Larnaca
By Andreas Vou Nearly every Larnaca resident has walked past it at one point or another but has probably never even batted an eyelid. The Fort Pub remains relatively hidden away in an area that is...
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No room for disabled AEL fans at cup final
By Evie Andreou The Cyprus Football Association’s (CFA) decision to exclude disabled AEL fans from watching the cup final with APOEL on Wednesday by choosing a stadium with no adequate seating for...
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Fuel reserves relocation to be completed by mid-July
The relocation of strategic oil reserves from the Larnaca seafront to existing facilities in Vasilikos is expected to be completed by mid-July, energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Monday. So...
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Paedophile jailed for three years (updated)
A 48-year-old man from Larnaca was jailed for three years on Tuesday after he was found guilty of sexually exploiting an underage boy. The offences were committed in January 2014. The man, from a...
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Larnaca fire under control (updated)
A fire that raged out of control in Larnaca near Phaneromenis Avenue has been put under control, authorities announced late on Tuesday. The blaze started at 5pm near Kamares, Larnaca, threatening to...
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Possible mosquito plague link to Larnaca fire
By Evie Andreou THE FIRE that broke out in Larnaca near Phaneromeni Avenue on Tuesday could have been deliberately started, but it was up to the fire service to determine, the town’s mayor Andreas...
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Roundabout crash victims moved to Limassol hospital
THE 54-year-old man who was injured in a car accident near Larnaca on Friday was rushed to the intensive care unit of the Limassol General Hospital on Saturday, according to the Cyprus News Agency. The...
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Swedish man found guilty of raping a minor
A 23-year-old man from Sweden has been found guilty of raping and taking sexual advantage of a minor, also from Sweden, on July 19 last year. The hearing took place at Larnaca criminal court behind...
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Rape suspect remanded
A 36-year-old man from Egypt living in Larnaca was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday for allegedly raping his 15-year-old step-daughter. The man was arrested on Wednesday after the girl...
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Zenobia Week promises a host of interesting events
A conference on artificial reef management will take place during this year’s Zenobia Week in Larnaca which kicks off on June 23, the Larnaca Tourism Board said on Tuesday. The conference will be...
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Bar review: ReBuke, Larnaca
By Andreas Vou The Makenzie strip in Larnaca has taken over as the number one spot to be in the summer months. While, up until just a few years ago, there were only a few established beach bars in the...
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Police avert triple murder (updated)
Police appear to have averted a triple gangland murder in Larnaca, deputy police spokesperson Nikoletta Tyrimou said on Thursday. Authorities have detained a 55-year-old man from a village in the...
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Rape trial set for October
Five men aged between 23 and 37, will go to trial in Larnaca in October for the alleged rape of a British tourist in Ayia Napa on May 30. According to the complaint made to police by the British...
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