Unusual 5,000-year-old burial excavated in Paphos
A six-year-old child buried face-down was among notable discoveries made during recent excavations at the Chalcolithic settlement of Chlorakas-Palloures, in the Paphos region, the department of...
View ArticleEarthquake hits Paphos overnight
An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck the Paphos sea area overnight, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at 12.29am, with a...
View ArticlePhedonos hails new university campus in Paphos
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Wednesday hailed the opening of the American University of Beirut’s new campus in his town, describing it as “one of the most important projects” Paphos has undertaken...
View Article87-year-old British man found dead at Coral Bay
An 87-year-old British man was found dead in the sea at Coral Bay, Peyia, Paphos, on Friday, police reported. The man went for a swim around 1.30pm and was later discovered floating unconscious....
View Article27-year-old rescued after seizure while swimming in Peyia
A 27-year-old man was rescued while swimming in the Peyia sea caves area in Paphos on Friday afternoon after suffering a seizure, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) reported. The rescue...
View ArticleFour drivers in Paphos found driving under the influence of drugs
Four drivers were caught in Paphos driving under the influence of drugs, police said on Saturday. According to the police, a driver of a roadside assistance platform and a moped driver are among the...
View ArticleFour nightclubs in Paphos charged for noise pollution
Four nightclubs in Paphos were charged with noise pollution during a coordinated police operation, authorities said on Saturday. According to the police, three of the establishments are located in the...
View ArticlePaphos teen arrested for hunting in restricted area
A 19-year-old has been arrested in Paphos for conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, hunting in a restricted area, transporting an assembled hunting rifle and failing to comply with a game warden’s...
View ArticlePaphos man arrested for hunting in prohibited area
A 27-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Monday after having allegedly been hunting birds in an area where hunting is prohibited. Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou...
View ArticlePaphos police investigating car fire near supermarket
Police in Paphos on Wednesday morning were investigating a vehicle fire that broke out in the early hours mobilising the fire department. According to the assistant police chief, Michalis Nikolaou, the...
View ArticlePaphos motorcyclist in serious condition
A motorcyclist was hospitalised in serious condition on Friday after an accident involving a car in the Mouttallos area of Paphos. According to police, the accident happened shortly before 6pm on...
View ArticleFormer Greek President to unveil Paphos monument to Greek revolution
Former Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will officially unveil the new monument built to the Greek revolution of 1821 in Paphos, the town’s municipality announced on Friday. The unveiling will take...
View ArticleNine Paphos companies charged with noise pollution
A coordinated operation to combat noise pollution conducted in Paphos over the past two days resulted in charges filed against nine establishments. According to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis...
View ArticlePaphos police investigating fires in car and shed
Police in Paphos are investigating two incidents of fires being started in the village of Prodromi, one in a car and one in a shed, Paphos police’s assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou said...
View ArticleCourt rules on Paphos-Polis road
The Supreme Constitutional Court on Tuesday backed a previous court decision that threw out mass appeals by affected property owners along the planned route of the Paphos-Polis road after the...
View Article€125m in loans for Tepak and dormitories in Limassol, Paphos
Loans reaching a total of €125 million for Tepak facilities in Limassol and Paphos were signed on Friday between the finance ministry, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Tepak. One loan of €108...
View Article18 new ‘smart signs’ installed in Paphos district
The Paphos district tourism development and promotion company (Etap) has installed a total of 18 “smart signs” for tourists across the district, it announced on Saturday. The signs have been placed in...
View ArticleCourt case over Paphos gubernatorial election begins
The court case filed by Kostas Konstantinou against narrow defeat in the Paphos district gubernatorial election began at the town’s electoral court on Monday. Konstantinou lost the election to...
View ArticlePaphos mayor tests new dormitories
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos is testing out the city’s new dormitories on Monday evening, to make sure they are up to standard. Accompanied by Tepak rector Panayiotis Zaphiris and board chairman...
View ArticleMinors arrested in Paphos after been caught driving
Two minors were apprehended by members of the Paphos traffic police while driving on Monday evening. Additionally, one of the two tested positive for drugs after a test. According to Paphos police...
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