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...
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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’...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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‘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...
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