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Greece’s COVID “Tourism First” Strategy Is a Dangerous Disgrace

2021-03-15 by Phil Butler

Harry Theoharis

Greek officials divert much needed COVID-19 vaccines to small islands in a bid to make safe destinations for Summer.

Tags: Amphilochia, Arta, Corinth, Coronavirus vaccine, crete, EODY, Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, Greek tourism strategy, Harry Theoharis, Heraklion COVID, island vaccine program, Kastellorizo Island, Lefkada, Mitsotakis administration, PAGNI, PAGNI Hospital, pandemic, panedemic response, Samos, Syros, Tourism Minister Theoharis, TUI, vaccine

Crete Doctor Bids: “Come Tour the Hospital If You Do Not Believe!”

2020-09-08 by Phil Butler

COVID-19 deniers

The director of pediatrics at Crete’s PAGNI Hospital bids protestors to tour the hospital if they do not believe the dangers of COVID-19.

Tags: COVID deniers, crete, Crete doctors, Crete pediatrician, Dr. Eleni Michailidou, Eleni Michailidou, mask protestors, PAGNI, pandemic deniers, Trumpism

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Stories of Interest

Plastira Street

Plastira Street in Chania Faces Two Weeks of Intense Resurfacing

2025-05-12 By Manuel Santos

Plastira Street in Chania will undergo major repaving starting May 12, 2025. Expect these works to last about 15 days.

Flood waters gave the Aposelemis Dam a much-needed bump in storage.

Flood Waters Give A Temporary Lifeline to Aposelemis Dam

2025-05-12 By Iorgos Pappas

Flood waters from the Lasithi Plateau have pushed over one million cubic meters into the Aposelemis Dam, providing a short-term water boost, says OAK Director Aris Papadogiannis.

Sternes Cave, Sfakia

Sfakia Finds Its Place on the International Speleological Map

2025-05-12 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Before Sfakia’s rise as a speleological hotspot, most headlines about the region involved goats, legends, and the occasional sheep with an attitude problem. But nothing puts a mountain village on the map—literally like a spot on the international speleological map—quite like the discovery of a vast underground abyss filled with secrets, mud, and the kind […]

PASOK-KINAL President Nikos Androulakis visited Arkalochori to expose the still-grim conditions of Arkalochori earthquake victims.

Arkalochori Earthquake Victims Left in Limbo Years After Disaster

2025-05-11 By Victoria Udrea

PASOK-KINAL President Nikos Androulakis visited Arkalochori to expose the still-grim conditions of Arkalochori earthquake victims.

Kalokairinou Avenue

€1.7 Million for Kalokairinou Avenue’s Makeover

2025-05-10 By Iorgos Pappas

Heraklion’s Mayor Alexis Kalokairinos confirmed a €1.7 million renovation of Kalokairinou Avenue under the “Crete 2021-2027” program.

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