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A particularly strange traffic accident was witnessed by drivers and passers-by at the intersection of Sarakina. A car was nose first in a ditch, which made one wonder how it ended up like that. How the car arrived at that point it has not been clarified, however it made a …

An employee of the Ionian Islands Social Welfare Center (former ODAZ) was found to be positive for the coronavirus. All the measures taken for the protection of the guests were taken immediately. According to information from the administration of the Center, the employee had not come in contact with a …

A man was arrested, early in the morning yesterday (30.08.2021), in Zakynthos, by police officers of the Security Department, for drug trafficking and for the crime of trafficking counterfeit notes. In particular, after proper use of information for drug trafficking on the island of Zakynthos, a police operation was carried …

The busy beach of Tsilivi is the only one in Zakynthos that has a lifeguard. Within the last ten days of August, our island was faced with serious issues in regards to the safety of bathers and of those who have already lost their lives at sea. The problem of …

Two Greeks broke into a parked vehicle and stole cash and a mobile phone. The cash they found in a car that they had broken into while it was parked in an area in Zakynthos last Friday night, was not enough for the perpetrators who stole a mobile phone, which …

Programmed Power cuts for Monday and Tuesday   Monday 30th August 07.30 -14.30 Machairaido Revera   Tuesday 31st August 08.00 – 14.00 Agios Dimitrios Village   Source DEDDHE

A 55-year-old was hiding on Mount Skopos, as a conviction was pending against him. The 55-year-old was sentenced to a pre-trial detention on the charge of arson, with the consent of the investigator and prosecutor. According to police sources, the 55-year-old seems to be responsible for the big fire, last …

The announcement from the Headquarters of the Coast Guard about the incident:   The Port Authority of Zakynthos was informed yesterday afternoon that the boat “ILIAS PETRITIS” N.Z. 350 was damaged, while it had departed from the port “Porto Vromi Anafonitrias”, with nine (09) passengers and returned independently, due to …

Zakynthos remains shocked by the tragic death of the 9-year-old resident. The little one was electrocuted by the air conditioner of a hotel on the island.   The unfortunate child was playing “hide and seek” with his friends in Zakynthos, when he decided to hide behind a central air conditioning …

In the early morning hours, in Laganas, Zakynthos, a foreigner was arrested by the Security police for illegal possession of laughing gas cylinders. It all happened on the main street of Laganas, known as the “strip”, where there are nightclubs in the area. Police located the foreigner who owned, for …