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First-ever Chinese cultural festival taking place in Paphos
The first-ever Chinese cultural festival, which opened on Saturday night in Paphos, was continuing on Sunday. Hundreds of people visited the festival to watch traditional dances and songs from the...
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Paphos due to be officially twinned with Herzliya in Israel
THE official twinning of Paphos with Herzliya in Israel will take place at Paphos town hall on Wednesday. According to a spokesman for the municipality, the ceremony will take place at 6pm. “This is...
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Paphos wants to host hotel training school
MAYOR Phedonas Phedonos announced on Friday that the municipality has officially expressed interest for the Higher Hotel Institute (HHIC) to be relocated to his town. The mayor said he is convinced...
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‘A good idea being badly executed’
Paphos shopkeepers are losing patience with delays in reshaping the town By Bejay Browne ONGOING works in Paphos are pushing shopkeepers to the end of their rope as great chunks of the old town are...
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Man arrested on suspicion of molesting girl aged six
A 36-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Wednesday after he was reported for allegedly sexually abusing a six-year-old girl. The girl’s parents reported to the police that their daughter told them...
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Only a few stalls left for Christmas night market
A FLOODLIT Christmas night market which will help to feed needy families in Paphos will take place in December and only a few places for stall holders are left, according to organisers. Spaces at the...
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Arrest after hunting guns stolen
A 23-year-old man was arrested on Saturday in connection with the theft of four hunting shotguns from a Paphos shooting club last week. The theft was reported last week by a shooting club’s manager....
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Big push to increase visitor numbers to Paphos
AS the summer season ends, efforts to increase tourism for the coming months are being ramped up in Paphos. The head of the Paphos regional board of tourism, Nasos Hadjigeorgiou, said that along with...
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Monkey on the loose in Paphos – Update 1
Paphos police confirmed on Saturday that they have been trying to capture a monkey that has been roaming the town centre the past week but so far they have had little success. According to media...
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Greek woman reports rape at Paphos workplace
A 35-year old woman from Greece reported on Saturday that she was raped last week by a 45-year-old compatriot and colleague of hers in their Paphos workplace. According to the police, the 35-year-old,...
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Thousands of hunters take to the Paphos countryside
Thousands of hunters took to the countryside early on Sunday as hunting season began. According to Charalambos Pittokopitis, President of the Paphos Federation of Hunting and Wildlife, they expected...
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Remand in Paphos for man suspected of raping co-worker
A man was remanded for three days by the Paphos court on Sunday after a female co-worker accused him of raping her in the toilets of the restaurant where they both worked. The man, aged 45, is...
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Paphos mayor and council appear on marble factory charges
ARREST warrants were issued for two Paphos councillors who failed to appear before the Nicosia district court on Monday as part of an ongoing case against the entire council and the mayor, brought by...
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Danny the monkey still on the lam
A Green monkey continued to give Paphos’ authorities and residents the slip despite several attempts to catch it, after it was let out of its cage last week apparently during an attempt to steal it....
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Danny still on the run
Danny the monkey continued to elude capture on Thursday, more than a week after it was let out of its cage in Paphos, apparently during an attempt to steal it. On Thursday, the Green monkey was spotted...
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Paphos pub arson
Police suspect a fire, which broke out early Thursday in a Paphos pub and was put out by neighbours was the result of financial differences. The fire at the pub, which is situated in Agapinoros street...
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Bar review: Palia Ilektriki, Paphos
Ongoing upgrading works in Paphos old town are suffocating many businesses in the area but it’s well worth a trek through the melee of dug up roads to visit Palia Ilektriki as once you enter the...
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Tourist’s life saved ‘thanks to extended lifeguard hours’
Extended lifeguard hours, a move that was long overdue, may have been huge factor in saving the life of a 72-year-old Norwegian tourist earlier in the week in Paphos, officials say. The tourist was...
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Paphos drugs arrest
A 36-year-old Paphos man was remanded in custody for five days on Friday in connection with possession of 190 grammes of cannabis. The man was arrested on Thursday after a search of his house found a...
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Arrest in Paphos pub arson
A 55-year-old Paphos resident was arrested Tuesday in connection with an ongoing investigation into a fire that broke out last week, damaging a pub. An arrest warrant for the man had been pending after...
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