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Municipal Cleansing Services Announcement: No more refuse collection - don΄t put your rubbish in the bins!
CORFU. Refuse and waste should be kept at our homes and businesses - guidelines for dealing with the accumulation of rubbish.
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US Navy warship in Corfu Port constructed from steel salvaged from the Twin Towers in New York
Inside the USS New York (Photos: Vassilis Doukakis)CORFU. Steel salvaged from the World Trade Center after its destruction on September 11, 2001 was used in the construction of the ship΄s bow. This is why it was christened New York (2008) and was built to take part in "the war against terrorism".

Regional Governor refuses to meet with visiting American officers because of Gaza
CORFU. The Ionian Islands Regional Governor, Theodoros Galiatsatos, informed the US Embassy in Greece that he would not meet with the officers from the US Naval vessel which is due to visit Corfu in the next few days as a symbolic gesture.

Karousades: An evening of live music
CORFU. The Karousades ΄Dinos Theotokis΄ Choir is organizing an evening of live music on Sunday 20th May.

International Museum Day at the Museum of Asian Art
CORFU. The programme at the Museum of Asian Art for International Museum Day 2018.

Corfu athlete Katerina Romaiou performs well in the USA
KANSAS, USA. Katerina Romaiou took part in this year΄s US Regional College Championships.

International Museum Day at the Capodistrias Museum
CORFU. The Capodistrian Studies Centre is celebrating International Museum Day with activities for children and adults, free of charge! International Museum Day, established by the International Council of Museums (ICOM), is celebrated every year on 18th May.

Voluntary blood donation in Kastellanous Mesi
CORFU. Kastellanous Mesi Cultural Society is organizing a voluntary blood donation on Sunday 20th May, 11:00 - 13:00 at the local committee office.

Open letter of protest about Roda-Acharavi road and Agios Stefanos beach
CORFU. Proposed measures from the Friends of Agios Stefanos, Episkepsi Beach Group – Next step: the prosecutor

Russian journalists meet with Mayor of Corfu
CORFU. Russian journalists from specialist yachting tourism magazines met with the Mayor at the Old Town Hall on Monday afternoon.

Chinese Ambassador to Greece meets with Corfu Mayor at Old Town Hall
CORFU. The Ambassador will donate 20 silk costumes from his personal collection to the Corfu Museum of Asian Arts to add to its exhibits.

Opening of new permanent exhibition of Uzbekistan Folk Art.
CORFU. Yesterday saw the opening of both the exhibition and conference, which hope to develop relations between Corfu and Uzbekistan. The exhibits have been donated by Yiannis Sartzetakis and Ruth Dayton

The Art of Uzbekistan Carpets and Textiles at the Museum of Asian Art
CORFU. Bukhara, the lucky city of Uzbekistan, has become identified with the carpet cottage industry.

AM Hoch to give a talk ΄In/Visibility of Women in the Arts΄ at the Public Library
CORFU. The Central Public History Library in cooperation with the Ionian University and the Educational & Cultural Department of the US Embassy Athens is organizing a talk in English ΄In/Visibility of Women in the Arts΄ by the New Yorker AM Hoch.

Corfu Museum of Asian Art: Photography exhibition ΄The Unruddered Ship΄
CORFU. The exhibition is part of the 2nd Corfu PhotoMarathon 2018.

Ionian School of Music students in concert
CORFU. Concert with students from the Middle and Advanced classes at the Ionian School of Music.

Tension between Temploni residents and work contractors
CORFU. Residents were alerted when a contractor΄s refuse truck entered the Temploni landfill this morning and emptied the rubbish onto the mountain of waste at Unit 3, which residents had wanted to blockade.

Restrictive conditions imposed on man charged with death of Eleni but he is not remanded in custody
CORFU. The man charged with the death of the woman at the celebration in Ag. Ioannis about ten days ago has not been remanded in custody.