The Greek government is considering a new financial aid package for Santorini businesses if seismic activity continues after the Easter holiday. Local media reports suggest that the proposed assistance would support businesses and employees, as modeled after the COVID-19 relief measures. This comes amid growing concerns about the impact of persistent tremors on the island’s …
[Intime] Greek pole vault champion Emmanuil Karalis broke his national indoor record twice on Saturday, only this time exceeding 6 meters. The bronze Olympic champion had promised he would try to make this milestone at the National Indoor Track and Field Championship over the weekend and he succeeded. With a jump of 6.01m, “Manolo” achieved …
Two immigrant workers at a Greek-American restaurant in Minnesota, who are brothers and worked as cooks, were arrested in an ICE raid at their workplace. According to CBS, the incident occurred in Rochester, MN, in the parking lot of one of two Greek Mediterranean restaurants named Nupa, owned by businessman Ted Paizis. He reported that …
[Intime] Olympiakos has maintained its two-point advantage over AEK at the top of the Super League table, thanks to its home win against PAOK, while Panathinaikos suffered the season’s biggest upset, going down at bottom team Lamia. The Reds missed many chances at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, but still saw off PAOK 2-1 on Sunday. …
Metlen is set to announce two more investment moves at Capital Markets Day (CMD), to be held at the LSE premises in London on April 28, and will mark the start of its third-in-a-row – since 2017 – transformation, code-named “Big 3,” the Athens-listed company’s head Evangelos Mytilineos announced during the presentation of the 2024 …
[Hellenic Police] The Hellenic Police announced on Sunday the arrest of a Greek citizen who had attempted to sell an ancient amphora online. According to the police, the suspect was arrested early Friday morning in Athens and was charged with multiple offenses, including violations of laws protecting antiquities and cultural heritage. The investigation was launched …
Professor Efthymios Lekkas, head of the state-run Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization, warned on Sunday that seismic activity in Santorini is expected to continue for an extended period. “It will be a prolonged sequence lasting several weeks, possibly even a few months. This type of seismic activity does not subside easily,” he stated in an …
A 58-year-old man in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, allegedly struck a traffic officer with his vehicle after discovering he had been issued a parking ticket. Amid insults and threats, he got into his truck, hit the officer in the leg, and then attempted to injure him two more times. He also knocked over the officer’s service motorcycle, …
The Half Note Jazz Club (17 Trivonianou) hosts a tango night featuring talented dancers Leonardo Gomez and Zoe Pouli on February 26. Accompanying them on stage will be a live orchestra with a violist, pianist, bandoneonist and singer, delivering an authentic tango experience to the Athenian crowd. Tickets start from 12 euros at more.com. Source …
[Prime Minister’s Office via Intime News] Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly review on Facebook, highlighted his government’s efforts to address the increased seismic activity in the Cyclades, including the creation of an emergency evacuation port in Santorini and an emergency grant for the islands affected by the tremors. “The state is here, standing …