Man arrested in Paphos for speeding and drugs
Paphos police on Tuesday arrested a man for speeding, driving under the influence of and possession of illegal class A and B drugs. According to police spokesman, Michalis Nikolaou shortly before...
View ArticlePolice attempting to chart route taken by deceased missing Briton
Police on Thursday are continuing their efforts to clarify the exact events that lead to the death of 79-year-old Ann Naisbitt, a UK national who was reported as leaving her residence around 10 am on...
View ArticleHotel cleaner charged for illegal work in Peyia
Police on Thursday arrested a 26-year-old woman for working illegally at a Paphos hotel. According to police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, members of the immigration service went to the hotel to...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspects in investigated road assault case in Paphos
Police on Sunday took into custody two people on charges of conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, possession of a knife, assault with actual bodily harm, threats and malicious damage. According to Paphos...
View ArticleTwo accidents involving fall from a height in Paphos
Paphos police on Monday reported that a 58-year-old man in Pano Arodes fell from a ladder and was injured. The 58-year-old had been up three meters high, cleaning the exterior windows of his house,...
View ArticlePolice seeking man suspected of interference in theft case
Police on Tuesday arrested an 18-year-old man for theft of money and interference in judicial proceedings. According to police spokesman and head of Paphos CID Michalis Nikolaou, on February 15, a...
View ArticleScrap metal yard robbed, employee assaulted in Paphos
Paphos police on Tuesday are investigating a case of conspiracy to commit a felony, robbery, assault with actual bodily harm, malicious damage and theft. According to the police, on Tuesday morning the...
View ArticleBoy aged four found dead in Paphos swimming pool
A four-year-old boy has died in Paphos, with first reports pointing towards a drowning, police said on Tuesday. According to Paphos CID head and spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, around 10.45am on Tuesday...
View ArticleCruise ship makes Paphos port of call
Cruise ship Europa 2, flying the Maltese flag, arrived on Tuesday morning at Kato Paphos port with 477 passengers. Port authorities said the cruise ship is on a journey through the Mediterranean and...
View ArticleTwo arrests at Paphos supermarket
Police in Paphos on Tuesday took into custody two burglary suspects, found in possession of tools and suspected stolen items. According to the police, at 6.40pm a tip off was received about two...
View ArticleSuspect arrested over stolen metals
Police on Tuesday arrested a 43-year-old man in Paphos for a case of theft and dealing in stolen property, and are seeking to establish the whereabouts of a second suspect in the case. According to...
View ArticleTC property mismanagement leads to threats and arrest (update)
Serious administrative mistakes were made by the Turkish Cypriot property management service which handed over a home to a non-eligible 46-year-old in Paphos, Chairman of the house refugee committee...
View ArticleAkamas fire under control
Over one hundred firefighters worked to put under control a fire that broke out near Akamas this weekend, authorities said on Sunday. The fire threatened houses and destroyed 300,000 square metres of...
View ArticleDrunk arrested for creating disorder in Paphos
A 52-year-old man has been arrested drunk in Paphos for disturbing the peace and causing public disorder, police said on Monday. According to Paphos police chief Nicos Tsappis, on Sunday at 8pm...
View ArticlePolice investigating spate of burglaries in Paphos, two arrested
Paphos police on Tuesday arrested two people for illegal possession of burglary tools. According to the police, officers stopped the two suspects in their vehicle on Ikaros street at which point they...
View ArticleArgaka, Gialia and Pomos beaches certified as ‘Blue Flag’
The beaches of Argaka, Gialia and Pomos received an award for quality, it was announced on Wednesday. In total, Paphos beaches have been awarded 18 Blue Flag certifications the tourism development...
View ArticlePaphos gears up for Kataklysmos festivities
Preparations are underway in Paphos on Thursday for the four-day Kataklysmos festivities. The traditional annual celebration of the Flood will take place from Friday, June 2 through June 5, in the Kato...
View ArticleMotorcyclist in serious condition following accident in Paphos
A 21-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured on Thursday in a traffic accident in Paphos. According to police, the accident happened at around 9pm on Democracy Avenue when, under circumstances...
View ArticleArgaka, Gialia and Pomos beaches receive European award (corrected)
The beaches of Argaka, Gialia and Pomos received a European award for quality, it was announced on Wednesday. As a result, Paphos won the 2022-23 “European Silver Quality Coast” award and is included...
View ArticlePaphos tourism sector targets Baltics to boost seasonality
Paphos regional board of tourism (Etap) representatives, along with a group of Cypriot hoteliers from the district, visited various Baltic countries this week, in order to participate in regional...
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