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The opening hours of the supermarkets will change from Saturday. The new national time frame for food supermarkets is as follows: for the days Monday to Friday 07:00 to 21:00, while on Saturday 07:00 to 20:00 According to a decision by the Minister of Development and Investment, Adonis Georgiadis, the …

According to today’s information from the Infections Committee of the General Hospital of Zakynthos, 71 samples have been taken. From the beginning of the pandemic, samples have been taken on possible cases of COVID-19 of which 6 were positive for coronavirus. 1 death of whom had an underlying illness. 63 …

PRESS RELEASE Checks to implement measures to limit the spread of coronavirus The Ionian Islands continued inspections by the Police Directorates of Corfu, Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Lefkada for violations of the measures to avoid and limit the spread of coronavirus. During the period, from Good Friday, April 17 to Easter …

A press release by OAED states that he electronic procedure for the payment of the extraordinary financial aid of 400 euros will start. Payment to 168,000 long-term unemployed starts on April 23. until May 3, to the IBAN confirmed or registred of the beneficiaries.   PRESS RELEASE The electronic process …

The announcement of the Local Council for the decisions taken at the last meeting are as follows:- The council’s 3rd meeting of 2020 was held in the hall of the Cultural Centre located in Solomos Square. The meeting took place behind closed doors, due to the measures against the pandemic …

April Meteor Shower The Lyrid Meteor Shower is usually active between April 16 and 25 every year. It tends to peak around April 22 or 23. The peak can be seen in Zakynthos The table is updated daily when the Lyrids are active and shows the position of the radiant …

This week, Jackie Boots from Nefis Travel, appeared on TV in Holland to talk about Zakynthos, how Covid 19 lockdown was affecting the island, and to explain a little more about how life is currently, for islanders.  The television broadcast was with MAX TV, one of the biggest TV channels …

Perhaps those who have lived here for many years can remember the tradition of stealing shope signs on Good Friday. The tradition is in relation to the chaos that took place during Christ’s arrest. The idea was to steal any signs from as many shops, doctor’s, lawyer’s offices anywhere you …

In a scheduled teleconference with the Minister of Tourism Mr. Ch. Theocharis, the Deputy Minister of Tourism Mr. M. Konsolas, the ND MPs of the Ionian Islands Mr. S. Gika (N. Corfu), A. Kavvada (N. Lefkada) and P. Kappato (N. Kefallinias), as well as the Regional Governor of the Ionian …

The Volunteer Group Of Zakynthos helping our COVID-19 front line workers.   The volunteer Group  of Zakynthos has donated face shields to doctors and nursing staff. To help fight the coronavirus and in a safe environment the Volunteer Group of Zakynthos decided to  gift the hospital staff. Head of the …