Numerous complaints are coming in from the province of Trapani regarding high prices in tourist spots, particularly in popular destinations like Favignana. Specifically, a reader reported the exorbitant cost of two granitas and two brioches,...
Todo comenzó hace exactamente 40 años, el 28 de julio de 1984, con mi partida como misionero hacia América Latina. Joven, lleno de sueños de...
“No problem. Tourists are not leaving.” The president of Federalberghi of Agrigento, Francesco Picarella, seeks to reassure with respect to the tam tam following articles in the international press to give an...
In three weeks' time "there will be no water for agriculture" in central and southern Italy, the national association of the agricultural water board ANBI warned on Thursday in its weekly bulletin. The report said the...
Sicily has lost its last lake, as the Fanaco reservoir near Palermo has dried up completely. This follows the disappearance of lakes Pergusa and Ogliastro earlier this year, leaving the island without any natural or...
An empire worth over a billion euros built in just a few years, from his hometown Alcamo, a buffer city between the provinces of Palermo and Trapani. Vito Nicastri, who died a few days ago, was one of the most talked-about...
Protests are growing in Sicily over poor water supply amid a drought that has hit the island. In Caltanissetta, citizens organized on Monday a demonstration called "We want water". One of the initiative's...
Josè Rallo, from Marsala and owner and CEO of Donnafugata winery, has been selected by Forbes Italia as one of the top 100 successful women of 2024. Forbes is a...
An urgent ordinance signed by the President of the Sicilian Region, Renato Schifani, prohibits work during the hottest hours and days for certain high-risk sectors. This order, effective immediately and valid until August 31, 2024, applies to workers in agriculture, horticulture, construction, and related sectors who...
The government will on Tuesday present to G7 trade ministers its controversial plan for the world's longest suspensions bridge linking the southern island region of Sicily to the mainland via the Strait of Messina, foreign...
A 52-year-old Carabinieri officer serving in the court escort service in Palermo passed away last night at Cervello Hospital after being bitten by a violin spider. Franco Aiello, 52, spent last Sunday in the countryside. Upon returning home, he...
The most recent report from Legambiente highlights a dire situation: 43.6% of the Sicilian coastline is classified as high risk, while 32.9% is at very high risk. Coastal erosion, which has accelerated in recent years,...
The Palermo gup (judge for preliminary hearings), Clelia Maltese, has sentenced Rosalia Messina Denaro, sister of mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, to 14 years in prison on charges of aggravated mafia association and...
Daring adventurer Jaan Roose set out to conquer what nobody had done before: walking the Messina Strait, a body of water that runs between the island of Sicily and mainland Italy, on a 1.9cm thin slackline. For the feat,...
A severe drought in Sicily has almost dried up the only lake on the Mediterranean island that serves as a resting place for birds migrating between Africa and Europe, Reuters reported, citing from BTA. Rainfall in Sicily has been below normal...
