Argostoli

The board of directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) on Wednesday announced it had received only one bid in a tender for the concession of port operation services (berthing and other services) and the right to use, operate, manage and develop Argostoli Marina. 

Two people onboard a small private helicopter were lightly injured when they were forced to make an emergency landing on the island of Kefalonia, western Greece, on Thursday morning, the local press reported.

The two passengers, both Greek nationals aged around 60, are reportedly in good health but were transferred to the Argostoli Hospital for a medical examination. 

The 2030 regional development plan for the Ionian islands includes over 260 projects budgeted at 1.3 billion euros, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Corfu on Wednesday. 

He noted that funds for the program will come from the EU's NSRF, the Public Investments Program, the "Antonis Tritsis" program and the Recovery Fund. 

A spate of bad weather at the end of last week struck parts of the country particularly hard, with residents of Cephalonia struggling over the weekend to deal with widespread damage wreaked by torrential rain that left parts of the Ionian island covered in mud.

With two cruise liners anchored in the port of Argostoli, the streets of Kefalonia's capital were packed with tourists. "Thankfully it's a bit quieter here," Professor Roderick Beaton said as we walked into a seaside restaurant on the Ionian island where he was on holiday with his wife.

Lawmakers on Monday are to discuss a draft law for breaking up five municipalities into smaller constituencies ahead of local elections in May.

A high school was evacuated by local authorities on the island of Cephalonia on Thursday after a second fire broke out in grassland between the villages of Pastra and Katelio in the southeast.

Deputy regional governor Panagis Drakoulogonas ordered the evacuation of the school, located in Pastra, for precautionary reasons, according to state-run news agency ANA-MPA.

A boat carrying 80 refugees, among them 20 children, reached the Ionian island of Kefalonia safely Thursday after being intercepted by coast guards shortly before it arrived on the shores of Aghia Ierousalim beach.

A 3,9 magnitude earthquake was felt off the west coast of the Ionian island of Kefalonia on Tuesday morning. According to the Athens Geodynamic Institute, the tremor struck 18km west of the town of Argostoli. No damage or injuries were reported.

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the island of Kefalonia off the west coast of Greece, Wednesday at 11.15am. The tremor occurred to the south of Lixouri and the epicenter was located 14km from Argostoli and had a depth of 5km. No damage was reported. Kefalonia and the Ionian islands are one of the most seismogenic zones in Greece.