NBC — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that business executives and shareholder representatives should “be 100% behind” him or face termination.“Business Executives and Shareholder Representatives should be 100% behind Donald Trump! Anybody that’s not should be FIRED for incompetence!,” the former president wrote in a post on his social media website, Truth Social.His … Read more
A fire that broke out just before midnight on Thursday in Paphos, between Kelokedara and Trachypedoula villages, is “manageable”, with residents saying last night was “nightmarish”.At 1am Trachypedoula, about 20km from Pissouri, was evacuated and the residents, assisted by civil defence, were taken to the village square for safety. They later returned home. At 5.30am … Read more
Firefighters were battling ‘continuous and intense’ flare-ups between the communities of Polemi and Kourdaka, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Wednesday afternoon.The fire that broke out on Tuesday near Polemi is estimated to have destroyed eight square kilometres of land, including houses and animal farms. “The flare ups are being dealt with. Ground forces … Read more
Charalambos Pittokopitis, the newly elected President of the Paphos Provincial Autonomy Organisation, described a wildfire engulfing a large area of Paphos as a “tragedy.” Pitokopis said he visited the firefront, speaking with the Director of the Department of Forests. He questioned why the Director, an experienced firefighting professional, was at the Crisis Management Centre in … Read more
Firefighting forces were mobilised around 10 p.m. on Monday (10/06) after a fire broke out in Koilani, Limassol. According to the Police, approximately 4 acres of wild vegetation were burnt, and during the fire suppression efforts, a burnt-out car was found in a ravine. The causes of the fire are under investigation..
Italy were crowned European under 17 champions after beating Portugal 3-0 in front of a bumper crowd of 7,120 at the Limassol Arena on Wednesday night.The Azzurri started like a house on fire, spurred on by a large Italian fan contingent populating much of the end behind the goal they were defending in the first … Read more
Fact: A 34-year-old man was arrested by the police for setting fire to a cultivation through negligent and reckless actions in the village of Apsios in the Limassol district.
The illegal construction of a church in the Natura 2000 Network in Cape Greco, despite the reaction of relevant government departments, shows that the violation of environmental legislation is deeply rooted in corruption.
A 74-year-old man was arrested by police on suspicion of causing a fire in Farmakas that burned 15 hectares of trees and dry brush, requiring the intervention of four helicopters, a plane, and 21 fire trucks to extinguish.
Cyprus has rented six additional aircraft to help combat forest fires, with four planes coming from Australia and two from Latin America.