Road works to improve Paphos’ Eleftherios Venizelos Ave
Paphos municipality announced on Tuesday the start of construction works to improve Eleftherios Venizelos Avenue. According to the announcement, the project includes demolition and reconstruction of...
View ArticleQuarry workers call off strike, pending meeting with minister
The strike announced by quarry workers on Monday was called off following the intervention of agriculture minister Kostas Kadis. According to the Paphos Concrete Production and Quarry Companies...
View ArticleForeign investments in Paphos surpass €15 million
The Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evep) on Wednesday said that foreign investments in the district have exceeded €15 million in total. According to statements made by chamber secretary and...
View ArticlePaphos police investigate 75 yr old, who threatened tenants with a rifle
Police in Paphos on Thursday are investigating a 75-year-old man, who is suspected of threatening two tenants at his daughter’s apartment with a gun over a rental dispute. According to police, two...
View ArticleDog owner wanted by police in Paphos after attack
Police in Paphos are looking for a 35-year-old man who allegedly set his dog on another man, causing it to bite him. According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, the alleged victim of the...
View ArticleTwo men in Paphos arrested for burglary
Police in Paphos arrested two men, aged 24 and 25, after they were caught stealing items from a flat in Yeroskipou. Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou said the 57-year-old owner of the flat...
View ArticleMan to go on trial for murder after hit and run
A 45-year-old man, suspected of premeditated murder after he was involved in a fatal hit and run, was on Monday referred to a direct trial before the Paphos criminal court. Paphos CID chief and police...
View ArticlePaphos police looking for female suspect in statue theft
Police in Paphos are looking for a 32-year-old woman wanted in connection with the theft of the bronze statue “The girl with hula hoop.” According to the police, testimonies and evidence may link the...
View ArticleCycle police get tough in Paphos
Cycle police in Paphos handed out a total of 94 out-of-court traffic fines in January, according to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nicolaou. In addition to that, he said the same unit provided...
View ArticleWoman wanted for abduction of minor
Police in Paphos on Monday are investigating a case of abduction of a minor by a person exercising joint guardianship, as well as theft. According to the spokesman and Head of CID, Michalis Nikolaou,...
View ArticleFourth arrest in Paphos bronze statue theft
Police on Monday arrested a fourth suspect in connection with the theft, dismantling and sale of the bronze statue ‘Girl with hula hoop’ from a public space in Paphos. The 43-year-old woman was taken...
View ArticlePaphos chamber of commerce pleased with economic performance in 2022
Paphos’ economy performed well during 2022, both in terms of its tourism sector and real estate and market, according to Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evep) secretary and director Marinos...
View ArticleCyprus property sales close to €6 billion, apartment prices and rents shoot up
The Cyprus real estate market enjoyed a strong second half of the year, pushing the total value of all property sales to €5.8 billion for 2022, according to a report released this week by the Council...
View ArticleFifth arrest for stolen statue
Paphos police have arrested a fifth person in connection with the burglary of the Girl with Hula Hoop bronze statue in Paphos, authorities said on Friday. According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis...
View ArticleUnprecedented number of whales found beached in Paphos
Beached Cuvier’s beaked whales, also known as goose-beaked whales, or ziphius (Ziphius cavirostris) were found in various Paphos locations over the past two days but all, even those helped back into...
View ArticleThird arrest for possession of burglary tools
Paphos police on Sunday arrested a third person for possession of burglary tools. According to police , last Friday police on patrol stopped a vehicle in which two men and a woman were traveling. The...
View ArticleFaulty chimney causes fire in three-storey Emba house
Fire broke out on Monday shortly after 9pm in a three-storey house in Emba village in Paphos. The police and the fire services arrived at the scene and brought the fire under control within 25 minutes....
View ArticleMan charged for obstruction of police work
Police on Monday arrested a 58-year-old man for obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duties. According to the police, around 5 pm while in search of a wanted person, officers from the...
View ArticleCyprus Business Now
The association of large investment projects (SMA) this week welcomed the decision by the cabinet of ministers to approve the creation of a marina in Paphos, a major project for the district,...
View ArticlePaphos real estate sector saw double-digit increase in sales in 2022
The real estate sector in Paphos experienced a double-digit increase in sales during 2022, with the volume of transactions rising by 31 per cent year-on-year, according to PwC Cyprus’ latest edition of...
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