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Police arrest pair after drugs find
Paphos police on Tuesday evening arrested two suspects, a 22-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, in connection with the possession of drugs with the intent to supply. At around 8.20pm, police...
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Coranvirus: Bar shuttered, as police crackdown on health code offenders
The Paphos district court ordered a bar to shut down after it was reported by police for violating government orders aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. Police requested the...
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Restaurant review: Kanalli, Pomos
By Sarah Coyne It is that time of year when you yearn to escape the heat and head for the cooler climes. Last weekend I found the perfect spot to escape from the city to. I headed to Kanalli restaurant...
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Paphos parking gets ‘smart’
Paphos aims to become the first town in Cyprus to implement ‘Smart’ parking and a tender for the project was launched at the weekend, according to municipal officials. “The municipality of Paphos...
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Overhead walkway connecting Paphos attractions set for completion
The overhead walkway that has been left partially constructed for the last few years in Kato Paphos looks set to be completed as a new tender has been offered. “The project of unification of the...
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Seventy hotels open in Paphos area but occupancy rate low
Seventy hotels out of 102 are currently open in the Paphos district, according to the Paphos Hotel Association spokesperson Euripides Loizides. Loizides added however that the occupancy percentage of...
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Cyprus’ first retirement village planned in Paphos
Project will allow expats to stay in Cyprus as they age and become less independent By Bejay Browne Construction of the first purpose-built retirement village in Cyprus is due to get underway in Tsada,...
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Fire damages Paphos pub
The fire service on Tuesday evening responded to a fire that broke at a pub, which was closed at the time, and appears to have been started by a cigarette. Police said they received a call about the...
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Review board to discuss Paphos-Polis road on September 15
The tenders review board for the planned new Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road will convene on September 15 following an appeal submitted by one of the bidders, chairman of the Paphos Chamber of Commerce...
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Paphos police hold three drugs suspects
Paphos police arrested three people at around midnight in connection with possession of illegal drugs and obstructing police investigations. Two of the suspects were also found to be residing in Cyprus...
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Paphos mayor slams landlords exploiting immigrants and refugees
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos said people who exploit refugees and immigrants in the city by piling them up illegally in shops and by using them as cheap labour would no longer be tolerated. Phedonos...
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Mass evictions in Paphos could lead to upsurge in homelessness, NGO says
MIGRANT support NGO Kisa has warned that the mass eviction of migrants and refugees in Paphos could lead to an upsurge of homelessness. Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Tuesday went to visit a...
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Paphos forest caused by arson (Updated)
A fire which broke out in the Paphos forest in the early morning on Monday was caused by arson, police and the fire service concluded. The fire started at 5am in three different places in the area...
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Paphos hotels brace for tough autumn
Paphos hoteliers expect occupancies to hover at just 15% in September and with only a trickle of new reservations coming in, are considering closing in autumn, the president of the Paphos branch of the...
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Restaurant review: Chez Mamma Bistro at Casa Mespilea
By Bejay Browne A recent visit to family-run Chez Mamma Bistro at Casa Mespilea in Paphos old town left me in a real quandary. Should I selfishly desist from reviewing this treasure, keeping its...
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Paphos stabbing suspect remanded in custody
A 27-year-old man was remanded in custody on Friday on suspicion of stabbing and seriously injuring his partner in Paphos the previous day. The woman, 36, underwent surgery and was now receiving...
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Paphos mayor looks to attract American tech companies
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos this week met American ambassador Judith Garber to discuss attracting high tech and other innovative companies to the town, with the mayor providing information on...
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Three sought after Paphos home burgled
Burglars stole jewellery, cash and a computer from a home in Paphos on Monday, police said on Tuesday. The owner of a residence reported to police that three people entered his home while he was absent...
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Excavation project at Fabrika Hill in Paphos presented
A mosaic floor that was part of a building of the Hellenistic period is among the important finds from excavations carried out at Fabrika Hill in Kato Paphos. The work was presented to Paphos Municipal...
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Suspect caught driving stolen car, wearing stolen T shirt
Paphos police have arrested a 20-year old caught driving a stolen vehicle and wearing a pink T shirt that a woman had reported stolen from her washing line, the Cyprus News Agency reports. It said that...
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