Tag Archives: Zakynthos local news

We remind you that recently the  church of Agios Haralambos, Zakynthos,  was burgled around 11 o’clock at night on Wednesday, August 31. The perpetrators, broke into the church from the side door and entered the sanctuary from where they removed two carved silver candlesticks and a gospel, with a total …

At this time of year, turtles are nesting on beaches in the National Marine Park. Parts of the beaches are restricted and you will see nesting sites indicated by wooden structures, with labels on.  Whilst we all love to go to the beach and have fun, there are rules in …

In August every year, the island celebrates St Dionysios, the patron Saint of Zakynthos. There seems to be some confusion when it comes to the name and this year is no exception. Many, including local businesses, are calling it the celebration of St Dennis when actually it’s the Celebration of …

In regards to the problems Zakynthos is facing during fire danger period, Konstantinos Tsiopos, Commander of the Fire Services Administration of the Prefecture of Zakynthos and the Head of the Department of Civil Protection for the Region of Zakynthos Maria Mouzaki, spoke to our local newspaper HMERA “We are at …

Initially, -2- foreigners who tried to travel abroad illegally were arrested. Two forged travel documents were seized. On the afternoon (07.08.2022), at the airport of Zakynthos, three foreigners (two women and one man) were arrested by police officers of the Security Department, as the case may be, for facilitating the …

It’s been announced that Greece has received approx. 3,477,900 visitors through its airports in June 2022. It’s a positive increase in visitors in comparison to June 2021, when only around 1,1 million visitors were recorded. The Minister of Tourism, Mr Kikilias confirmed the details and said that the results are …

The Minister of Citizen Protection, Takis Theodorikakos, in an interview he granted to the MEGA television station, referred to the incidents of domestic violence and the actions of the Greek Police to effectively deal with them. As of October 2021, 6 Domestic Violence Offices have been set up and are …

The Zakynthos Lawyer’s Association takes a position on the recent sad incident of femicide on our island, with a written report to the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, the Minister of Citizen Protection, the Plenary of Presidents of Lawyer’s Associations of Greece, the Appeals Prosecutor of Patras and the Misdemeanor …

Zakynthos once again in shock to hear the news of a young man being beaten as one local reporter states:- Before the ink dries – even from the Athenian media – about the episode of beating a foreigner in Laganas and the meeting called by the Municipality about the deviants …

Today, Matthew Lodge, the new British Ambassador to Greece visited Island FM radio and joined Bobby Gee for an exclusive interview. Mr Lodge has replaced Kate Smith CMG as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic in Greece and has been in post since August 2021. Mr Lodge has an …