Koules is crumbling
The Heraklion archaeological services were on full alert after part of the Venetian fortress of Koules gave way - for the second time in...
Leishmania Leishmaniasis
Leishmania
It was at the full moon night party (Feggarovradia) in Paleochora where we heard about leishmaniasis for the very first time. It was two...
Olive Oil Mills Wastewater Treatment
At the moment, evaporation ponds are the only viable solution to olive oil mills wastewater treatment, said olive oil mills owners at a meeting...
Visit the Skinakas Observatory
The Skinakas Observatory is located on the peak of Skinakas at an altitude of 1750 m., a few kilometres after Anogia and 60 km...
Vultures and other birds of prey were freed in Crete
On Tuesday 22 May, the Municipality of Hersonissos, the Natural History Museum and the Aegina Wildlife Hospital freed vultures and other birds of prey in Seli Ambelou, near the entrance to the Lassithi Plateau in Crete
52-year-old gives birth to her daughter’s twins in Crete
A 52-year-old woman gave birth to her daughters’ twins by in vitro fertilization (IVF) at a private clinic in Chania on Mayday. Her daughter,...
Bulgarian woman’s head shaved for resisting prostitution
Heraklion police faced yet another human trafficking case, involving a Bulgarian man who had forced a 30-year-old woman from the same country into prostitution.According...
Cretans in Australia and New Zealand
The first Greeks and amongst them many Cretans who started arriving in Australia in the middle of the 19th century were sailors from the Greek islands working on British vessels
Blue Flag Record for Crete beaches
Crete has most blue flags in Greece
Crete is once again the island with the most Blue Flags in Greece, most of them awarded to...
Robot football team from Technical University of Crete
Robot football team from Technical University of Crete The “Kouretes”, the Technical University of Crete robot football team, made its first, promising appearance...
“El Greco” premiere in October
Yannis Smaragdis’ film “El Greco” will be shown in cinemas in October. Yannis Smaragdis has also directed “Cavafy”, a film on the life of...
Cheaper calls to mobile phones in Greece
From the 1st of June, calls from the OTE landline network to mobile phones are 7% cheaper, as Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation announced new, lower...
Heavy fines under new Greek Highway Code
On 3 June the new Highway Code came into effect in the whole of Greece including Crete. Its main feature is heavy fines running...
Greece has the most unemployed graduates in Europe
Greece is in first place in the 27-member EU as regards unemployed graduates, in spite of the fact that unemployment is down and that...
Greek shores threatened by holiday homes
Mass organised holiday homes in Greece is a new hope for the tourism and economy of Greece, or a threat of irreversible damage to the Greek environment?
Greek fishing fleet the largest in Europe
Greece has the largest fishing fleet in the European Union, with 18,275 fishing vessels (in 2005), 20.4% of the total EU fleet, according to...
Greek population ageing
The population of Greece is ageing, according to a report by the European Statistical Service published in Brussels yesterday. In 2004 people over 65...
Doctor’s Surgery in Keratokambos
Keratokambos in southern Crete has finally got its own District Surgery, something that local residents have been demanding for years.Mr Savvas Petrakis, Chairman of...