Arriving in Souda Bay, Crete in 1961
John Sooklaris /You Tube –Anthony Sooklaris was a trend setter in his day, and in 1961. He shot this 8mm movie as the boat was arriving […]
Month: July 2016
Strong earthquake west of Crete
Reuters — A quake measuring 5.1 struck off the coast of the Crete on Saturday 20:26, Athens Geodynamic Institute reported, but there were no reports […]
Wolfgang Schäuble bails out Spain, Portugal
Politico.eu — Ahead of last Wednesday’s meeting of the EU’s 27 commissioners, Spain and Portugal looked to be headed for the eurozone’s version of politically […]
‘Healthy Seas Fashion Project’ starts in Crete
Tornos News — Clothes made of recycled ‘ghost’ fishing nets will be on show at the CretAquarium in Crete, one of the biggest and most […]
Commission awards 11 mln euros in emergency funding to Greece and Italy
eKathimerini — The European Commission said Friday it has awarded an additional 11 million euros in emergency funding to Greece and Italy to strengthen the migrant […]
Bogus Cretan olive oil sold in northern Greece
eKathimerini — The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) and the police’s financial crime squad have uncovered a ring distributing adulterated olive oil in northern Greece labeled as […]
14,000 pipes delivered to Greece, Albania for TAP pipeline’s construction
Trend News Agency — The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) Consortium said July 29 that 14,000 pipes have already been delivered to Greece and Albania for […]
Protests break out in Greek migrant camp after woman dies
Deutsche Welle — Protests broke out at a camp in the Greek city of Thessaloniki on Thursday following the death of a Syrian woman. The […]
Four popular Attica beaches blacklisted
eKathimerini — Inspections by representatives of Greece’s National Center for Ecological Research (PAKOE) on popular beaches in Attica have found four to be unfit for […]
Turkish coup ‘increases’ migration flows to Greece
EurActiv — Migration flows from Turkey to Greece have intensified since the failed coup attempt in Ankara, according to official Greek data. But the European […]
How to avoid being caught in rip current when swimming
As the death toll on Cretan beaches is rising a useful post was published on Facebook by Kenny Jewell ( thanks to Hezel Bridgewater/ Living in Crete). Kenny […]
Baby girl attacked by Rottweiler on Crete transferred to Athens
eKathimerini — A 20-month old girl was transferred from Crete to Athens on board a Greek air force plane late Wednesday in order to undergo […]
IMF admits disastrous love affair with the euro, apologises for the immolation of Greece
The Telegraph/Ambrose Evans-Pritchard — The International Monetary Fund failed to demand debt relief as part of Greece’s 2010 bailout despite widespread staff views that this was […]
Taxi driver stabbed by tourists on Crete
eKathimerini — Three Serbian tourists were detained for allegedly beating and stabbing a taxi driver after refusing to pay for a ride in the area […]
Another man dies on Kavros beach
Chania Post reports another death by drowning in Apokoronas. The tragedy happened in Kavros on Wednesday afternoon. It is reported that a 55 year old […]