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A tragedy is all that can be said in regards to an accident that happened yesterday. At approximately 3.50p.m a 67 year old and her few month old granddaughter were found dead. A car struck them while walking on the sidewalk. The accident happened in the Kamares area just outside …

Police arrested two nationals in Lagana on Saturday, 24th August, early hours of the morning. The two nationals 20 and 16 years old, occupied their victim whilst thieving. Their victim was an 18 year old vacationer. After reporting the incident to the Police, the two were immediately recognised on the …

Yesterday four people arrested after an incident involving Roma – “After their arrest they threatened us in front of the police that they would burn us alive if we did not withdraw the lawsuit,” the business owner tell the newspaper protothema.gr Audacity showed a group of Roma in Zakynthos whose …

The Vice President of the Hoteliers Chamber of Commerce, Greece and the President of the Lagana Hoteliers Association, Christina Tetradis, commented about the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Haris Theocharis, on the reduction of VAT on tourism to 13%. Press Release “The people within tourist industry welcomes the announcement by the …

Yesterday was the highlight of the Saint Dionysios celebrations. The litany took place a little after 7.30p.m and the streets full of people paying tribute. At 9.00p.m as the Saint went back into his church a fireworks display bagan. A video below shows the evenings events. Click on link. https://zantetimes.gr …

As our patron saint and protector made his way back to the church, a display of fireworks light the sky. In a true festive atmosphere the fireworks were so impressive and could even be seen around the outer villages. Here are some impressive photos from tonight’s display by Dimitris Stravolemos. …

As most of our members know, this weekend Zakynthos celebrates the Patron Saint of Zakynthos, St Dionysios. Every year on the 24 August St Dionysios’ remains are taken from the main church in Zakynthos Town and processed through the town. It’s very important and traditional time of year and a …

This morning at 7.30a.m the church service in tribute of our Holy Saint took place. Ionian Channel broadcasting the service live is now available on video. This morning service is in preparation for the Litany today, which will start at 7.30p.m tonight. Just a reminder that police will close roads …

The Volunteer Group Of Zakynthos were out this morning. In an effort to make the celebration day of Saint Dionysios a little more cleaner! Unfortunately, the down side of every event is the rubbish it leaves behind. In this case within our our harbour and surrounding area. Members of the …

You may recall last week a fire ban. The road closed to shipwreck point. https://zakynthosinformer.com Restrictions in place. The Civil Protection Department of the Ionian regional offices, on advice from Vice-Governor Mr. Niotopoulos, have implemented a ban on all traffic to the shipwreck. This means the road to the shipwreck …