A happy end for Irma the Court House stray
There have been a lot of reports lately in the local press about cases of horrendous animal abuse, abandonment and mistreatment of companion animals. In […]
US destroyer arrives at Souda ahead of Exxon-Mobil operations in Cyprus EEZ
On Friday a US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the USS Ross arrived at Souda becoming the second 6th fleet destroyer to be deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, […]
Apokoronas deputy mayor’s statement on the management of strays
Apokoronas council has appointed a new member responsible for the management of stray animals, deputy mayor Niki Niolaki. Mrs Niolaki issued a press statement outlining […]
Mayor Koukianakis: Apokoronas will continue with its animal welfare programme
Following the removal of Mrs Terezaki from the position of animal welfare deputy mayor in Apokoronas, a meeting was held attended by Mayor Koukianakis, Mrs […]
Kalives – Tsivaras link road upgrade to relieve village traffic problems
A Facebook post from Apokoronas mayor Charalambos Koukianakis announced last Friday the long-awaited upgrade, repair and resurfacing of the Kalyves -Tsivalas link road. The road […]
New low to bring more storms to Greece affecting Crete
The National meteorological service issued a weather warning for the whole of Greece for Monday and Tuesday with a new low affecting most of the […]
FYROM parliament approves country’s name change
Reuters – A total of 80 deputies in the 120-seat FYROM parliament Friday voted in favour of renaming the Balkan country Republic of North Macedonia – just […]
Animal welfare organisations meet police chief to act on animal abuse
Press release — The regional chief of police in Crete Konstantinos Lagoudakis, met with the president of the national federation of animal welfare organisations Mrs […]
Italy’s coalition submits controversial draft budget to EU
Italy on Monday, like all other eurozone countries, submitted its draft budget to the Commission for approval, after the country’s lawmakers voted for it in […]
Greece draft budget submitted to the Commission without pension cuts
Greece on Monday submitted its draft budget for 2019 to the EU Commission for approval. Reports have the budget set a primary surplus of 3.6 […]
Crete connection to the mainland grid given final go-ahead
After nearly 50 years of discussions, announcements, proposals and feasibility studies the cable connection that will link the electricity network of Crete to the mainland […]
Greece reopens question of WWII reparations and forced occupation loan
Reuters – Greece is to seek reparations for its victims of World War Two and repayment for a loan it was forced to make to […]
Reusable cloth shopping bags to help pay vet bills
A couple of newly designed reusable cloth shopping bags with a difference have been made available to the shoppers in Chania from September. According to […]
Kallikratis, a martyred village
On Wednesday 3 October, the small village of Kallikratis in Sfakia municipality was officially designated a martyred village. The ceremony following a memorial service at the small village church was attended […]
Primera Air: Passengers stranded as airline collapses
Reuters – Nordic budget airline Primera Air has become the latest European carrier to go bust, telling staff that all flights were being halted and […]