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Salvini at Messina Strait Bridge presentation. The CGIL is calling on the EC to block the Messina Bridge project. The project received final governmental approval on 6th August 2025

Messina Strait Bridge Project Updated to €13.5 Billion

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The planned bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy across the Messina Strait now has an updated cost of €13.5 billion.

CAr in sea after flooding hits Sicily. Credit;: vigil del fuoco on X

Flooding strikes Sicily: cars swept into the sea near Catania

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Flooding in Sicily saw cars tumbling through streets of Torre Archirafi, near Catania. Some were swept out to sea as torrential rain continued to batter Sicily.

Flood in Sicily

October 19, 2024October 19, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Heavy rains have caused the Salso River in Sicily to flood in several areas of Licata, Agrigento. The flooding has prompted residents to evacuate their homes as a precaution.

Fatal traffic accident in Palermo. Credit: Vigili del fuoco

Palermo head-on collision – 3 dead

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Three people lost their lives in a traffic accident on the Palermo-Sciacca highway. Three children were seriously injured and rushed to hospital under code red emergency status.

Statue of Archimedes of Syracuse, Ortigia, Sicily. Credit: Deborah Cater

A short tale about Archimedes of Syracuse

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Archimedes of Syracuse: part genius, part slightly dotty scientist, and 100% the chap you’d want on your side during a siege. Born around 287 BC, he spent his life in Syracuse, tinkering with everything from geometry to war machines.

andrea camilleri, author of the Commissario Montalbano series. Image: Sandro Michahelles

On this day in history: author Andrea Camilleri born

September 6, 2024September 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 6th September 1925, Andrea Camilleri was born in Porto Empedocle, Sicily. Today, he is best known as the creator of Inspector Montalbano, the beloved Sicilian detective.

The sinking of the Bayesian superyacht, pictured prior to the accident, is being investigated by the Italian authorities. Image: EPA

Prosecutors open file on Bayesian sinking

August 25, 2024August 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The sinking of the Bayesian superyacht off Sicily last Monday was sudden and unexpected, prosecutors said. British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and five others died when the yacht sank within a minute.

Divers have recovered 5 of the 6 missing bodies from the Bayesian wreck.

Five bodies discovered in Bayesian wreck

August 22, 2024August 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Five bodies were discovered Wednesday inside the Bayesian, the superyacht that sank off the Porticiello coast near Palermo on Monday morning.

DIA seize €100million in assets in anti-mafia investigation

€100million of assets seized in anti-Mafia investigation

August 21, 2024August 21, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

DIA anti-Mafia investigators have seized assets worth 100 million euros from Antonino and Carmelo Paratore, father and son, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.

Porticello Harbour. The luxury yacht which sank was anchored outside the harbour.

Search continues in Sicily after yacht sinking

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

One man has died, and six people are missing after a luxury yacht sank in severe weather off the coast of Sicily. The 56-meter British-flagged yacht, Bayesian, was carrying 22 people, 12 passengers and 10 crew, when a powerful storm, which generated waterspouts, struck early Monday morning.