Fire damages truck and excavator in Anarita
A truck and an excavator suffered extensive damage from a fire which broke out in the in Anarita, Paphos district Friday at 1pm in the afternoon. “The fire appears to have started in a pile of plastic...
View ArticleNew church committee elected in Tsada
A new four-member church committee was elected in the Paphos district village of Tsada on Sunday, after the previous committee had been dismissed by the now deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos. The...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Paphos over house burglary and kiosk break-in attempt
Two people have been arrested in Paphos in connection with a house burglary and an attempted break-in at a kiosk, police confirmed on Monday. Officers from the Paphos criminal investigation department...
View ArticlePaphos steps up fight against mosquito surge
Enormous efforts are underway by health authorities in Paphos to bring the mosquito population under control, officials said on Thursday. The identification of breeding grounds and effective ways to...
View ArticleSaturday power cuts in Paphos due to substation maintenance
Power will be cut in various areas in Paphos on Saturday due to maintenance works, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said on Thursday. Power supply will be cut off from 5am to 11am in the...
View ArticleHotels near full as diverted flights bring 2,400 unexpected guests
Hotel occupancy in Cyprus is nearing full capacity after 16 flights were diverted from Israel to Larnaca and Paphos airports, following Israel’s strike on Iran. The roughly 2,400 passengers from those...
View ArticlePaphos water supply stable, but irrigation issues persist
President of the Paphos regional water authority Charalambos Pittokopitis said that the water supply in Paphos was “at a good and manageable level,” though difficulties with irrigation remain. In a...
View ArticleHoteliers fear government tone in Mid East conflict could impact tourism
Hoteliers in the Paphos region have called on the government to “lower the tone” over the escalations between Israel and Iran, expressing their fear that it could affect the tourism industry. The...
View ArticleCleric defrocked for criticising archbishop and patriarchate
Demos Serkelides was defrocked on Wednesday after the Holy Synod voted to depose him for repeatedly disparaging Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus. Serkelides had openly and persistently criticised both the...
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Paphos receives two new bin lorries with modern technology
Paphos received two new bin lorries on Friday as part of the municipality’s plan to modernise its fleet and infrastructure in the cleaning sector. According to a statement from the municipality, the...
View ArticlePaphos banana farmers protest over water cuts
Banana farmers and local growers in Paphos staged a protest on Saturday morning, demanding the release of irrigation water promised by the water development department. The demonstration began at 11am,...
View ArticleAuthorities urge cooperation as water supply issues affect Paphos banana growers
The management of water resources requires seriousness, responsibility, and universal cooperation, the agriculture ministry’s director general Andreas Gregoriou said in a statement to CNA on Sunday...
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Mayor outraged after mosaic destroyed during clean-up campaign
Mosaics outside a studio in Ibrahim Khan in Paphos’ historical centre disappeared last week in what seemed to be a municipality purge to rid the area of posters and flyers pasted to walls, drainpipes...
View ArticleHouse transport committee visits Paphos infrastructure projects
Members of the House transport committee on Friday carried out a visit to various infrastructure projects in the Paphos district to check on their progress. Committee chairman and Dipa MP Marinos...
View ArticleTwo wildfires test Paphos fire services on Sunday
Sunday turned into a day of flames for the district of Paphos, as firefighters faced two wildfires in harsh weather conditions that tested their limits. The first fire erupted early in the morning in...
View ArticlePaphos fires were deliberately set, say officials
All wildfires that broke out in the Paphos district on Sunday were the result of arson, according to the Forestry Department director, Savvas Iezekiel. Speaking on CyBC radio, Iezekiel confirmed that...
View ArticlePaphos joins Limassol and Larnaca in facing lifeguard shortages
Paphos has become the latest district to report lifeguard shortages, joining Limassol and Larnaca in struggling to fully staff towers ahead of the peak summer season, district officer Maria Chrysochou...
View ArticlePaphos municipality calls on residents to donate items for museum collections
Planning to create a municipal museum in the historic centre of the city, Paphos municipality on Monday appealed to residents to donate objects related to the history and tradition of the city for...
View ArticlePaphos wildfire called a ‘crime’ as ancient olive grove destroyed
Tuesday’s wildfire between the villages of Galataria and Pentalia in Paphos has been described as a “crime” by Cyprus’ top forestry official, who said centuries-old heritage had gone up in flames....
View ArticleSixth arrest in Paphos tourist mugging
A sixth person, aged 18, was arrested by police late on Tuesday suspected of being involved in a Paphos robbery on June 29 in which two tourists were injured. In the last few days, five other suspects...
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