The Islands: News archives from Italian islands - Page 8 of 14

Artist's impression of Messina Strait bridge project. Stretto di Messina - Original publication: Stretto di Messina Immediate source: Video e foto del Ponte legal rejection

Messina Strait Bridge work may start this summer

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Work on the controversial Messina Strait Bridge may start this summer, the CEO of the Messina Strait Company, Pietro Ciucci, said on Sunday.

Sardinial flag - today is regional elections

Sardinia goes to the polls for regional elections

February 25, 2024February 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Sardinians are casting their votes today in crucial regional elections. The voting is often seen as a gauge for national politics.

Messina Harbour, one side of the Messina Strait. A bridge is planned to cross the strait

Messina Strait bridge – government signs agreement to build

February 17, 2024February 18, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Meloni’s government sign agreement to build the controversial Messina Strait bridge. The bridge would be the longest suspension bridge in the world.

Giovanni Barecca and his wife Antonella Salamone. Image: social media

Man kills wife and two children

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Giovanni Barreca and two other individuals have been arrested in connection with the murder of Barreca’s wife and two children. Prosecutors are investigating possible links to a sect or religious fanaticism.

Two-year-old migrant girl dies after being rescued from sinking vessel

Two-year-old migrant girl dies as boat sinks off Lampedusa

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Eight people are missing and a two-year-old migrant girl dies after a boat sinks in waters off Lampedusa. Forty-two people were successfully rescued.

Bronze coins found off the coast of Sardinia. Image provided by the Ministry of Culture

30,000 Bronze coins found off Sardinia coast

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A diver’s chance discovery of a metallic object near Sardinia’s coast has led to the remarkable find of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins.

Meloni and von der Leyen visit Lampedusa

September 17, 2023September 17, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Lampedusa on Sunday to see the scale of the migrant emergency.

Lampedusa migrant arrivals total almost 7000 in 24 hours

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The island of Lampedusa is at the forefront of migrant arrivals in Italy. From Tuesday, a flotilla of dangerously flimsy boats delayed by bad weather in Tunisia arrived in a 24-hour period. The total number of migrants in that period was around 6,800.

Road deaths in Sardinia - police shield the bodies of the dead at site of accident.

420 road deaths at weekends in summer alone

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On the weekends between early June and early September alone, there were as many as 420 road deaths in Italy. Many of the victims were very young.

Lampedusa migration centre under stress. EU Commissioner vist and says this is a European issue New anti-immigration measures to be introduced.

Record number of migrants on Lampedusa

August 26, 2023August 26, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

There were 4,121 migrants and refugees in the Lampedusa hotspot mid-morning on Saturday. This follows the arrival on the island of a record 1,918 people in 65 landings on Friday.