Paphos Life

The value-added tax, or VAT, is something President Donald Trump has targeted as one of his justifications for imposing his so-called “reciprocal tariffs” on goods imported from other nations. Trump has called VATs that other countries charge on consumption “exorbitant.” Citing internal estimates, t...

Seems President Trump agrees with you , indeed he is incensed by just one charge of VAT so best we keep quiet lest Cyprus gets hit by 200% tariffs !!

Just as an FYI this from the Irish Independent newspaper CurrencyFair, the Irish fintech, has been warned by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) that its payment services could be stopped for up to a year if several regulatory concerns are not resolved. Lloyds Bank wouldn’t send my money to CF and the...

Thanks Dee, I phone her office but it looks like they can’t help . They think i will have to fly down and go in person . So advice for others. Change your licence the moment you return to the UK just in case you lose it. Also despite what you hear driving on an EU licence is a red rag to a bull to i...

Thanks, I have been trying to phone but without luck
Is Gwenny still doing her cut red tape business does anyone know?
Cheers
Mike

I left Cyprus in 2021 to return to the UK but decided to keep using my Cyprus licence until it expired in 2024 . On a recent trip to the USA I managed to lose it . I have been onto the DVLA here ( who by the way have now recovered from Covid and are meeting their targets ) as the Cyprus Min. Of Tran...

We came back to the UK on May 14th , the queues at Terminal 5 were light as the automatic passport scanners are now working and they automatically link to your locator form so nobody has to check it . We have rented a cottage just south of Stratford upon Avon while we look for somewhere to live. . U...

Let's hope the hot weather will again work it's magic. Certainly the majority of parties I witnessed were all outside and the large groups on the beach on each day of the holiday were also at least outside but with no social distancing as always. Still the latest research in the USA is more and more...

Only Pfizer in Limassol , no AZ here at all. But all vaccine stations closed for May Day and Easter Sunday according to 1474 information but Chatsworth you say they are open today?
Could you give me the names of the AZ outlets in Paphos please .

Cheers Mike

Josef K. Do you mean Palia Ilectriki as that’s all I can find in Paphos and it’s a restaurant ?

A bereavement meant I need to get back to the UK but second AstraZeneca jab due on May 29th . Then manna fell from heaven and the government announced cutting 12 weeks to 8 weeks for 2nd jab. But clearly Easter has got in the way of that plan and the eagerly awaited SMS with a new date. So what to d...

Well new cases drive hospital admissions and hospital numbers drive deaths . Certainly in most countries the three are directly related and people like SAGE in the UK model it on a regular basis. The hope that younger people might catch it but not need hospital treatment doesn’t appear to be happeni...

Define businessman or indeed businesswomen I guess. Certainly my neighbour who works for Keo/Carlsberg and drives a car around the various bars, restaurants, kiosks, small stores etc calls himself a businessman but imagine if by chance he as a young guy picked up the virus at one of the many parties...

Normally if it just sand/dust in the pool the sand/dust will be spread fairly evenly over the bottom of the pool until you flock it ( phew I spelt that right thank goodness or Google would have had a field day Domenic )! If it’s a problem with the filter then the sand would be piled up under the ret...

From the BBC ( so it must be true ) . Can I use my UK licence in the E.U. ? “Yes. From 1 January, most UK drivers will still be able to use their normal driving licence to drive in EU countries. There are some exceptions and what is called an International Driving Permit (IDP) may be needed. An IDP ...

You need a Cyprus SIM card to be able to SMS 8998 and so it’s rather a mute point for the majority of tourists . I’ve noticed the number of tests conducted at the airports has jump up as have the number of positives though I’m intrigued where they are all coming from clutching their clear test certi...

What dirty minds those folks at Google have Domenic !!

Yes I was and must have been unlucky as it went to English and always ended with phones overloaded. This morning with renewed vigour I went back on the phone and after 15 calls at 0920 the message said stay on for more information and after 12 mins of hanging on a live voice . He offered the afterno...

Absolutely weird , I started at 8 a.m. phoned every 15 mins until 4.45 pm and the same recorded message on all three offices . 26822400 ?

Thanks Dee that’s brilliant, I have checked the weather and Wednesday and Friday morning look favourable for such an operation . It’s a real pity Thursday is a holiday as it is going to rain all day but heigh ho . Anyway I’ll have everything with me including the veritable kitchen sink and let’s see...