#pentakomo

The construction of a new port in the Limassol district village of Pentakomo would have “immediate and irreversible environmental impacts”, ornithological charity BirdLife Cyprus’ campaign coordinator Tasos Shialis said on ...

The Social Alliance, a coalition backing sustainable development, has hailed as a victory for nature a court ruling suspending construction of a new port in Pentakomo after environmental groups warned ...

The administrative court issued an interim order to suspend construction work on the new port at Pentakomo over fears that it may impact the area’s native Mediterranean monk seal ...

BirdLife Cyprus said on Friday it is taking the government to court, hoping to halt construction of a port in Pentakomo that endangers the habitat of the endangered Mediterranean monk ...

A roadmap for the future of the “pay as you throw” scheme, wherein people are forced to pay for special issue rubbish bags to have their rubbish collected, was agreed ...

Pentakomo harbour threatens seals, say environmentalists Environmental organisations have called for the immediate termination of works on the Pentakomo harbour, which are threatening the Mediterranean monk seal and the surrounding ...

A contract for a project worth almost €34 million has been signed between the government and a private consortium for the expansion of facilities at Pentakomo in Limassol that will increase ...

Everyone in Cyprus was aware of the Pentakomo waste treatment plant scandal, which now threatens to scupper the appointment of Costas Kadis as commissioner for oceans and fisheries. Kadis, who ...

The agriculture and environment ministry has dismissed a report by Politico regarding the waste scandal at Pentakomo in Limassol, saying that it contains “inaccuracies”. “The owner of the Pentakomo waste ...

Things at Pentakomo waste management plant are getting worse by the day because the environment ministry and the involved departments are “refusing to take responsibility for their actions or inactions,” ...

From the very outset, Cyprus’ flagship waste treatment facility at Pentakomo was beset by official indifference and negligence, says its former manager The “state-of-the-art” municipal waste treatment facility at Pentakomo ...

A few months before leaving office, Nicos Anastasiades toured the country opening new projects, laying foundation stones and making speeches about his government’s contribution to different towns and communities. ...

The Pentakomo operation has lunged from one scandal to another. Now operators have been kicked out the question remains how the facility will continue to operate The continued operation of ...

The management company of waste treatment plant (Oeda) in Pentakomo has been told to vacate the premises within 14 days, a letter from the government revealed on Monday. The operation of ...

The waste treatment plant at Pentakomo is back in the news, after the joint venture running the facility has written directly to President Nikos Christodoulides complaining about a total lack ...

A solution seems to have been found for the waste treatment plant in Pentakomo, the nine communities of Vasiliko announced on Friday, a day after meeting the president to discuss ...

A protest by Vassiliko communities planned for Tuesday against the Pentakomo waste treatment plant (Oeda) was cancelled. According to an announcement from the nine communities living in the area, the ...

The Labour inspection department said on Thursday that air quality in the Pentakomo is “within legal limits” after carrying out inspections in Zygi and Mari. The figures are subjects to ...

Communities in the area of Pentakomo waste treatment plant (Oeda) are prepared to take dynamic measure and block the entrance after another fire on Tuesday sent further toxic fumes into ...

Pentakomo waste management plant has never operated properly, thus creating a problem in the area, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Friday during his visit on-site visit. The minister visited ...

Issues at Pentakomo waste treatment plant persist, the House environment committee heard on Wednesday during a discussion on the impact of municipal waste on the environment and the health of ...

The waste management plant at Pentakomo is a flawed design and is not serving its purpose By Efi Xanthou These past weeks a new waste fire has been a bitter ...

The nine Vasiliko communities called off the dynamic measures they started on Wednesday, after receiving assurances that they would have a meeting with President Anastasiades, but they are being very ...

After the Kalavasos community leader accused the fire service of passivity in their response to the fire that broke out at the waste treatment plant in Pentakomo on Friday, the ...