Paphos Life

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday dismissed the chief of police over the force's perceived failures to properly investigate the cases of missing women in the past three years who eventually turned out to be victims of a serial killer.The dismissal, which is effective from May 7, was announced i...

It has been reported to police that Marios Constantinou, age 17, has been missing from his residence in Paphos since Thursday morning, May 2, 2019.An alert was issued on behalf of the European Hotline for Missing Children 116000 operated by "Hope For Children" CRC Policy Centre and the Ass...

<r>President Nicos Anastasiades will meet the ambassadors of foreign countries that have a substantial number of citizens working in Cyprus to express regrets for the murders and apologise for possible omissions in the police handling of the cases....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/...

<r>In a repeat of March, April saw small but repeated increases in the retail price of petrol diesel and heating fuel, the Cyprus Consumers Association said.Overall compared to March, the price of petrol 95 at the pump rose by 0.052 cent of a euro per litre. Diesel saw a smaller increase of 0.009 ce...

<r>The steps taken to combat and prevent the use of firecrackers this Easter were effective since no serious injury was reported for the second consecutive year, police said on Thursday.In 2017, one person, a 19-year-old, was injured by the use of firecrackers, and in 2016 two cases of injuries were...

Higher than average temperatures and elevated dust levels have been forecast for the next few days by the met office.On Tuesday morning, levels of small dust particles, those smaller than 10um, were not much higher than the safe level of 50ug/m3 in the Larnaca and Famagusta area, 58.4 ug/m3 and 50.6...

<r>In a written statement issued earlier today Justice mininster Ionas Nicoalou said that he has taken his personal decisions regarding the recent murders that have rocked Cyprus and will be informing President Anastasiades tomorrow Thursday of his decisions....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paph...

<r> Near-zero visibility in the red lake in Mitsero on Monday set back the coordinated efforts by the fire service and the specialist divers of the private company Brasal to retrieve a second suitcase believed to contain the body of one of the seven victims of suspected serial killer Nikos Metaxas.....

For the second year running, Paphos will take part in a charity event next month to raise awareness of the tragedies caused by drink-driving.The second annual "Dr Yiota Demetriou - The Dancing Queen Foundation, I'd Rather Walk than Drink and Drive" charity walk will take place in Paphos in...

<r>Police on Thursday found the body of a woman at a firing range at Orounta after they were led there by a 35-year-old man held in connection with two other murders, as media reports citing police sources suggested that the number of victims linked to the same suspect could be as many as seven....<...

Perpetrators got away with just €10 after they threatened an employee at a Paphos pizzeria at knifepoint and hit him.The robbery was committed around midnight Tuesday on Alexandros Papagou avenue when two people whose faces were covered entered the building. One of them was armed with a knife and th...

<r>The Paphos cat lady has made a desperate plea for help from volunteers after a bad fall has left her incapacitated and unable to look after the one hundred and sixty or so strays she feeds and cares for every day in the old town....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/paphos_cat_...

<r>The proprietor of a hotel in Paphos is threatening to jump off its roof after the administration of Turkish Cypriot properties decided to take back the property, reports said on Tuesday.The man climbed on the roof after members of the administration went to the hotel in the morning to take posses...

Justice minister Ionas Nicolaou was on Monday facing down calls that he step down, on the back of reports that under his watch police bungled investigations into at least two missing Filipino women - since found dead - and following revelations that he disregarded warnings about disappearing domesti...

<r>Much warmer and sunnier weather than Cyprus has experienced lately is forecast for this week, with a low-pressure system giving way to a high-pressure system by Tuesday....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/weather_to_become_warmer_and_sunnier"><s>[url=https://www.paphoslife.co...

<r>Search teams returned to the Mitsero mine and the lake at Xyliatos on Monday to search for a missing six-year-old girl whose mother was found dead in a water-filled shaft with the body of another woman, as police said it would be premature to speculate on the scale of the crime....<br/> <br/> <UR...

<r>Paphos police are investigating a case of attempted murder, after a 21-year-old was stabbed in the chest on Friday.According to the police, the 21-year-old was transferred to the Paphos general hospital where he received surgery, after which doctors said his condition was stable....<br/> <br/> <U...

<r>A 67-year-old Briton was killed on Friday after he was hit by a car, which reportedly veered onto the pavement on Poseidonos Avenue in Paphos.The incident happened at around 2.20pm while the man, who was in Cyprus on holiday, was taking a walk along the main coastal road in Paphos....<br/> <br/> ...

RESIDENTS of Pissouri whose homes are crumbling due to a landslide, and their supporters, are continuing to press for action and are calling on the state to stop wasting time and to assume responsibility....

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<r>Partly cloudy weather will soon give way to rains and isolated storms on Friday, with highest temperatures around 20C in lower areas and 9C in the higher mountains.It is back to sunny weather in the evening, when temperatures will drop to 10C in most places and 3C around Troodos where frost may o...