Huge island wide clean-up campaign gets underway
An island wide clean-up campaign was launched by Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis in Anavargos village in Paphos on Friday. The campaign, “See it clearly,” is organised by the ministry in...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hundreds expected to take part in Paphos for ‘global freedom rally’
A second peaceful protest, a global ‘freedom rally,’ against the violation of fundamental human rights and tyranny in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will be held in Paphos on Saturday. The event...
View ArticleGood deals as state support helps hotels slash prices
Hotels hope to entice domestic tourism with prices capped at €60 Hotels in Cyprus are enticing permanent residents to holiday at home this year with an incentive scheme that caps bed and breakfast...
View ArticlePaphos hospice on track to reopen this year
The Friends Hospice in Paphos, which had to close its doors last year, is on track to reopen at its new premises before the end of the year, according to officials. “Next week we are due to sign off on...
View ArticlePandemic leaves cat lady with extra mouths to feed
Volunteers and donations have dried up while the cats are multiplying The cat lady of Paphos says she is overwhelmed with dozens of stray cats and kittens that are being dumped on her doorstep and is...
View ArticlePaphos Municipality in save water appeal
Paphos Municipality on Tuesday urged the public to use water sparingly because of a technical problem and warned there may be limited supply on Wednesday. The municipality said that because of required...
View Article199 people booked in Paphos for traffic and other offences
Nearly 200 people were booked in Paphos over the weekend after a police campaign to prevent road accidents, burglaries and thefts, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. It said that as part of...
View ArticleHave you seen this woman?
Police on Thursday appealed for information regarding the whereabouts of a 32-year-old woman who has been missing from her residence in Paphos for a week. In a statement, police said Ekaterine...
View ArticlePaphos mayor and Polish ambassador strengthen ties
The expansion of close ties and further co-operation between Paphos municipality and the Polish Embassy was the main topic of a meeting at the town hall on Friday morning. “The enrichment and expansion...
View ArticleHotels’ occupancy rates up over Kataklysmos weekend
Paphos Hotels saw occupancy rates of close to 60 per cent over the long weekend, a significant jump from the 15 per cent averaged over the month of June, Thanos Michaelides, president of the Paphos...
View ArticleOfficials start counting the cost of Saturday’s fire (update 3, photos)
Three houses were destroyed and four damaged by the fire in Tala on Saturday, officials said on Sunday as estimates of damage began after instructions given by Interior Minister Nicos Nourris, Paphos...
View ArticleBig trouble at little Latchi harbour
Disgruntled boat owners lash out at port authority over ‘absurd’ ban on repairs Boat owners at Latchi harbour are despairing over the port authority’s continued ban on vessels being taken out of the...
View ArticleFirefighters bring Nicosia and Paphos fires under control (Update 3)
The fire service and the forestry department on Wednesday responded to several calls for large and small blazes in all districts with authorities warning that the risk of fires is very high due to the...
View ArticleTwo held for burglary from Paphos home
Paphos police arrested two men aged 33 and 27 on suspicion of breaking into and stealing €17,000 worth of clothing and other items from an Emba home. The burglary was reported to the police by the...
View ArticlePaphos welcomes cruise liner Seabourn Ovation
Paphos on Tuesday welcomed the Seabourn Ovation cruise liner that docked off Kato Paphos harbour. The 420-crew liner with 305 passengers on board, in their majority Americans, arrived at the Kato...
View ArticleBiker hospitalised after Paphos collision
A 20-year-old motorcyclist is being treated for head injuries in the ICU of Paphos hospital after he was involved in a traffic collision in Paphos, police said on Wednesday. The man was on his...
View ArticlePaphos social insurance and labour offices to get new home in Paphos
The renovation of a listed building and construction of an adjacent one is set to get underway in Paphos to bring all of the offices of the social insurance and labour departments that are currently in...
View ArticleEndangered Konia pine a symbol of all trees, say Greens
The fight to stop a lone pine in Konia from being chopped down has become a symbol for the Paphos Greens in their struggle to save trees. “This pine tree symbolises all trees for us and should not be...
View ArticleBritish survey says Paphos seventh cheapest holiday destination in Europe
Paphos is the seventh cheapest holiday destination in Europe for British travellers, according to the latest British Post Office Travel Money survey. The survey covered 16 destinations in Europe, 13 in...
View ArticlePolice launch investigation as two dogs get covered in tar
Paphos police on Monday launched an investigation after two small dogs were found covered in tar near the district’s municipal market. The dogs were found stuck in the tar late on Sunday by a passerby,...
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