Police arrest 23-year-old jewellery thief in Paphos
Police arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with an ongoing burglary case in Paphos, it emerged on Sunday. The Paphos district court later in the day ordered his remand for five days. According...
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Water loss threatens 1.3 million cubic metres from dam after leak discovered
The potential loss of 1.3 million cubic metres of water from the Mavrokolympos near Paphos remains a real threat following a leak detected on Sunday, according to Agriculture Minister Maria...
View ArticleUS air force team at Paphos airbase to enhance Cyprus’ interoperability
The US air force’s 435th Contingency Response Group assessment team will be at Andreas Papandreou airbase in Paphos this week to make recommendations to enhance Cyprus’ interoperability with the United...
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Draining Mavrokolympos dam only way to solve leakage problem
The Mavrokolympos reservoir is to be fully drained of its 1.4 million cubic metres of water over the coming days to allow access to a corroded vent – the only available option due to the way the dam...
View ArticlePaphos police officer arrested for fraud
Police on Wednesday are investigating a member of the force for a case of fraud, involving unlawful acquisition of property, bribery of a public official, and other offenses related to money...
View ArticleMavrokolympos reservoir to be drained by Friday
The damaged Mavrokolympos reservoir in the Paphos district is expected to be emptied by Friday, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. With the door to evacuating the reservoir opening on...
View ArticleTepak Paphos campus workers to strike over travel expenses
Faculty and other staff at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak)’s Paphos campus are to strike on Thursday over unpaid travel expenses. The workers said an agreement had been signed by the...
View ArticleEOA head calls for new dams to be built after Mavrokolymbos leak
The Mavrokolymbos reservoir was to be completely drained by Thursday or Friday, according to the agriculture ministry while the Paphos district authority is calling for the construction of two new...
View ArticlePaphos village’s senior citizens participate in Erasmus project
Senior citizens in the Paphos district village of Steni are to participate in a European Union Erasmus project aimed at empowering elderly people to fight against climate change. The contract to allow...
View ArticlePaphos mayor and French ambassador discuss new partnerships
The Mayor of Paphos, Phedon Phedonos, welcomed the French Ambassador to Cyprus, Clélia Chevrier Kolačko, at the municipal hall today. The ambassador was accompanied by her team, and the meeting focused...
View ArticlePaphos-Polis road to be complete ‘by 2030 or 2032’
The highway connecting Paphos and Polis Chrysochous will be complete by either 2030 or 2032, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Friday. Speaking during a visit to Polis Chrysochous with the...
View ArticlePaphos crematorium faces new delays, completion expected next year
The construction of a new crematorium in Paphos may not be complete until next year, according to reports on Monday. News website Reporter wrote that while the initial plan was for the crematorium,...
View ArticlePaphos banana farmers anxious over water supply
Banana farmers in the Paphos district are anxious over the district’s water supply and the impact it may have on their bananas after the draining of the Mavrokolympos reservoir to fix a corroded vent...
View ArticleMedieval fountain restored in Paphos village
Τhe medieval fountain in the centre of the Paphos village of Choulou has been fully restored, mukhtar Marios Lazarou said on Tuesday. The fountain was restored by the antiquities department at a cost...
View ArticlePolis loses up to €200k from municipal beach
The Polis Chrysochous has lost between €150,000 and €200,000 from the operation of its municipal beach, mayor Yiotis Papachristofi said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said the...
View ArticleParked car set on fire in Paphos
A fire broke out in a parked car in Paphos on Wednesday night. The fire broke out around 11pm in a car belonging to a 27-year-old man. The car had been parked outside his residence. The fire brigade...
View ArticleBanana farmers to make demands to govt as water struggles continue
Banana growers are preparing a memorandum of demands amid ongoing fears over their crops following the draining of the Mavrokolympos reservoir last week and the driest January since 1997. With the...
View ArticlePaphos confirms end of Menendez ties after former senator sentenced
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Thursday confirmed that his town no longer has any ties to disgraced former United States Senator Bob Menendez, after the latter was sentenced to 11 years in prison on...
View ArticlePaphos launches road safety campaign
The Paphos tourism promotion company (ETAP) has launched its road safety campaign for the fourth consecutive year. Titled “Let’s Share Our Roads Safely,” the campaign aims to educate both cyclists and...
View ArticlePaphos to acquire more waste compactors
Paphos has signed a contract for the installation and management of additional mobile rubbish compactors to boost sustainable waste management, the municipality announced. The contract was signed on...
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