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As the social media with pictures of a drilling platform being pulled across out waters, spread like “wildfire,” concerns that drilling for oil in our area became the converation for fake news. Zakynthos Informer was also plagued with the fake news and our team immediately tried to find out the …

In a Police report another fatal accident occured on our roads Friday afternoon, the report reads below:- Road accident with fatal injury to a foreign national, in Zakynthos Last Friday (21-06-2019), in the afternoon, on the Provincial Road of Koiliomeno, Zakynthos, a four-wheeled vehicle (ATV) driven by  a 19-year-old a …

Coast Guard inspections have been intensified in recent weeks, due to increased incidents of marine pollution by effluent. In particular, on Wednesday afternoon, at the main port of the island during a long inspection, which lasted six hours, it was found that a boat with a containment tank did not …

As the problem of Marine Pollution has been the number one issue for Zakynthians, the Ionian Regional Council memebers at this monment are in conference. The council members are expected to discuss the issue in a few moments, which not only has been a major concern for Zakynthians over the …

Still missing is the 73year old British National, John Tossell, as search and rescue teams combed the Mountain of Skopos again yesterday till night fall. Police, Port Authorities, the Fire Department and also the 6th Special Disaster Response unit from Patra, have all joined forces to help locate the unfortunate …

A huge operation involving the Police, Port Authorities, Fire Department and also a special disaster response unit, who has also arrived on our Island, to try and help locate a 73 year old British National.   The search started yesterday morning after his wife reported him missing to the police …

An urgent plea has come to our attention! The FB page, “Zakynthos fire Station friends” posted just recently that a 63 year old British National from Wales has gone missing., and needs our help. His name is John Tosselll. He has been missing since yesterday 10.a.m that morning, he was …

Intensive measures to prevent road accidents during the Holy Spirit’s three-day long weekend, throughout the Ionian Islands, thus including Zakynthos, were carried out by traffic police. In a recent press release by the police department,  traffic violations that took place over the period of the long weekend were as follows. …

A press release from the Hellenic Police Department’s office was issued, stating that on Monday 17th June, 2019, an eighteen year old foreigner was caught red handed during a routine patrol of the area Tsilivi. The eighteen year old along with a 40 year old foreigner, who police are still …

The Land Registry department has been organised and is completed here on Zakynthos Island, known as “Ktimatologio”. The collection of declarations has already begun today in Zakynthos and if you have ANY property within the areas listed below, it is imperative that you declare your property. The deadline for submitting …