Messina Province
Messina - a decision and a question
Last week the Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Altero Matteoli, announced that work on the Messina Bridge will begin on December 23rd this year and finish in 2016. The Bridge Project has always been contentious and is particularly so in the aftermath of the Messina Disaster of the night of 1-2 October.
Read MoreMudslides kill 24 in Messina
Friday saw an inordinate amount of rain in Messina which caused mudslides going through several small villages in the east of the island. So far 24 bodies were found with 39 still missing. 29 people are recovering in hospital while at least 600 people have lost their homes.
Read More"We are full" - Russian billionaire Abramovich gets refused a table at exclusive Panarea restaurant
The Russian billionaire Abramovich is having a hard time in Italy. Last year a restaurant in Forte dei Marmi told him he couldn't have dinner as they were full and now the "Bridge Sushi Bar" in Panarea - Sicily did the same thing.
Read MoreBridge cash 'could make land quake-proof'
The amount of money earmarked for the government's Messina Bridge project would be enough to make the region it will be built from earthquake-proof, Calabria Governor Agazio Loiero said Wednesday.
Read MoreMessina bridge project to employ 40,000
A total of 40,000 people will be employed in the proposed building of a bridge across the Messina Strait, linking Sicily to the mainland, Public Works Minister Altero Matteoli said on Friday.
Read MoreRussian flagship sails to Messina
Russia's flagship cruiser Moskva set sail Friday for Messina to mark the anniversary of the Russian fleet's participation in an international aid effort after a devastating earthquake in the Sicilian city.
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