Quantcast
Channel: Paphos – Cyprus Mail
Browsing all 2120 articles
Browse latest View live

Teenager saves young boy from possible drowning

A quick-thinking teenager from Paphos saved a young boy from possible drowning in choppy waters on Sunday, coinciding with the first ever, “World Drowning Prevention Day.” Fifteen-year-old Eliana Dryer...

View Article


83-year-old man arrested for assaulting woman

An 83-year-old Paphos resident was arrested after allegedly assaulting and injuring a 51-year-old woman, police said on Tuesday. The incident was reported to the police when the woman visited Paphos’...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Paphos hotels fret over August occupancies                                 

By Stavros Nikolaou Occupancy rates are expected to remain low at around 50 per cent of capacity in August, the president of the Paphos Hotels Association Thanos Michaelides told the Cyprus News Agency...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Coronavirus: Paphos tourism still waiting for UK market

While remaining popular for domestic tourism, increases in arrivals from abroad during August to October will dictate how successful year Paphos will have, head of the Paphos regional board of tourism...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Two new parks inaugurated in Paphos

Two new parks named after  two distinguished people of the arts were inaugurated in Paphos on Friday. “The municipal council recently decided to give the parks the names of two spiritual people, the...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Kili residents protest, say entitled to fire compensation

Scores of residents of Kili village gathered on Tuesday outside government buildings in Paphos to protest against their exclusion from compensation to be given to people whose properties were damaged...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Cyprus, Greece and Italy plan to promote St Paul cultural route

  Paphos aims to form part of a certified religious route for travellers dedicated to ‘the footsteps of Saint Paul’, as part of a European programme which will also include areas in Greece and Italy....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Paphos lifeguards brace for holiday weekend

Paphos lifeguards are bracing for thousands of visitors to descend on the district’s beaches this coming weekend, the busiest holiday period of the year locally. Paphos is the top holiday area for...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Paphos tourism ‘irrevocably hurt’ by pandemic fallout

As a tourist destination, Paphos has been irrevocably hurt from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the trade and industry chamber said. Marios Stylianou told the Cyprus News Agency...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Cyprus Business Now

Pegeia mayor Marinos Lambrou is pushing forward with development projects worth a total of €7 million. According to statements made to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Lambrou said the first project...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Cruise ship makes brief stopover off Paphos

A cruise ship, the Portuguese-flagged ‘World Navigator’, anchored on Sunday off Paphos for a short stopover. According to the port police, it arrived from Heraklion, Crete and carries 115 crew and 78...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

More projects set to make Paphos greener

More green areas are set for Paphos as two linear parks and a €3.7 million park of colours are in the works. According to an announcement by the municipal council of Paphos, the new 32,000 square metre...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Fire in Paphos district under control (Updated)

A fire that broke out on Monday near Androlykou and Prodromi villages in the Paphos district was brought under control around 3pm, the fire service said. The flames broke out around 1.30 pm, burning...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Paphos fishermen want state to tackle alien species

Paphos professional fishermen urged for action on Tuesday over the increase of alien fish species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, which endangers the marine ecosystem but also their livelihood. The...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Police seeking abduction suspect in Paphos

Paphos police were seeking a 26-year-old man on Tuesday on suspicion of abducting a domestic worker earlier this month. The incident was reported to police on August 12 by the 42-year-old female...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Appeal for relatives after British woman’s body remains unclaimed in morgue

Authorities in Cyprus and the Isle of Man are desperate to find family members of a British woman whose body has lain unclaimed in the morgue of Paphos hospital since her death seven months ago in...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Paphos last in recycling in Europe as it doubles down on landfill

A recycling programme has yet to be implemented there: it is burying almost all its solid waste   Recycling in Paphos is falling dismally short of what is expected in Europe and is using a ‘small...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Paphos mayor calls off decision to paint neoclassical school grey

By Paul Lambis and Jonathan Shkurko A public outcry forced the Paphos municipality to abandon plans to paint historic neoclassical buildings in the centre of town a dull grey as part of their...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

New head of Paphos police takes over

New head of Paphos police Nicos Tsappis took full charge on Wednesday, taking over from Nikos Pentaras, who had been in the post since 2017. “My aim is to produce tangible results in the fight against...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

‘It was a huge shock to find out she’d died’

Relatives of British woman whose body lies in Paphos morgue have been found The relatives of a British woman whose body has lain unclaimed in the morgue of Paphos hospital since her death in January...

View Article
Browsing all 2120 articles
Browse latest View live


<script src="https://jsc.adskeeper.com/r/s/rssing.com.1596347.js" async> </script>