Development minister in discussion with mayor about the prospects of Apokoronas
In a meeting with the minister for the Economy, Development, Shipping and Tourism, Giorgos Stathakis on 29 April, the mayor highlighted the main points of […]
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Apokoronas council to reduce rates
Apokoronas council decided to reduce rates by 10% to 50% in recognition of the financial difficulties facing residents and businesses in the area in recent […]
Kalyves art exhibition in memory of local artist Elias Raftopoulos
World renown paint-by-mouth artist Elias Raftopoulos was born in 1958 in Kalyves and he spent most of his life there. He was taught to paint […]
British Airways returns to Crete with a Gatwick – Heraklion route
British Airways returns to Crete this summer after many years of absence. The first flight of the new route will arrive to Heraklion at 1pm […]
Another death on the Cretan highway
A 35 year old man died in a fatal accident shortly after 8 a.m., in Minothiana village, close to Kolimbari, Chania, when a car collided […]
Apokoronas Water works in Kalyves for the next two weeks
Additional works to the sewage and drain network have started on Tuesday in Kalyves, by the Water Services of Apokoronas. The work will last for […]
6.1 magnitude quake strikes off Crete, no injuries
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck under the Mediterranean seabed east of Crete on Thursday, but local authorities said there were no immediate reports of injuries or […]
10 million euro for BOAK road safety improvements
Last Wednesday Crete governor, Stavros Arnaoutakis, approved a 10 million € budget for safety improvements along 27 km of danger spots on the North trunk […]
Minoan Lines to enforce ID checks on all routes
Minoan Lines announced that from 1st April 2015 all passengers on domestic sailings will require to show a photo ID before boarding. All passengers will […]
Minoan’s Crete resort project nears exit of regulatory labyrinth
Travel company Minoan Group PLC on Wednesday said it has gained approval for its resort project in Crete. Minoan shares were up 20% to 10.95 […]
Grimaldi holds Anek ferry Olympic Champion
Olympic Champion, Anek’s flagship passenger ferry, has been held in the port of Patras following legal action from the Grimaldi Group. According to reports, the […]
Ryanair’s O’Brien in Chania: Greece’s lack of airline connections fail tourism
Giorgos Stathakis, Development minister and his tourism minister Elena Koundoura, met Ryanair’s Chief Commercial Officer, David O’Brien last Tuesday morning at the Chamber of Commerce […]
Apokoronas council to improve refuse collection
The new council of the municipality of Apokoronas is almost six months in office and in that time refuse collection has become an issue, with […]
German Fraport asks Greece to respect agreement on regional airports.
The finance director of Fraport, Matthias Zieschang , expressed his optimism that the new Greek government will respect the 1.2 billion euro agreement regarding 14 […]
“Work at Chania airport terminal should be completed by 25 March”
Chania airport management decided to close half of Chania airport passenger terminal to speed up the airport upgrade. The airport management hopes to have some […]