Paphos Life

It said that at 5.30 am on Wednesday, members of the Game Service stopped two cars in Paphos forest for checks. Hunting is prohibited in Paphos forest....

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<r>After years of waiting, Tala residents expressed their relief on Wednesday that a collapsing hillside development on the outskirts of the village is finally being demolished.So dangerous had the buildings become that a crucial access road to the village below the complex had to be closed to the g...

With the help of the Paphos Philharmonic Orchestra and the School of Fine Arts, it's the Christmas Light Switchon at Kennedy Square!

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<r>Weak low pressure is expected to affect the area.Wednesday will be initially mainly fine but by the afternoon will become partly cloudy with the possibility of isolated showers, mainly in the west and north.Temperatures will rise to 22 C inland and on the coast and 12 C in the mountains....<br/> ...

A 40 year old man was sentenced to six months in jail on Tuesday after he was found guilty by Paphos district court of interfering with the judicial process....

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<r>A British teenager who claims she was raped by a group of young Israeli tourists at Ayia Napa???s Pambos Rock Hotel in July spoke publicly for the first time about her ordeal on Tuesday....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/british_teenager_details_to_court_her_rape_by_israeli_...

More than five decades after the barriers were erected, the Green Line has become an unofficial open-air sanctuary - safe from human activity - for hundreds of species of plants and animals.This rewilding, albeit unplanned by conservationists, is now literally a green line, an area of biodiversity a...

<r>Paphos police have arrested a 40 year old man for drunk driving, causing a traffic accident and assault causing real bodily harm, the Cyprus News Agency reports.It said that the 40 year old, who is a Romanian national, had stopped at the traffic lights on Apostolos Pavlos street in Paphos when he...

<r>Residents of Yeroskipou on Sunday morning planted 600 trees within municipal limits to help fight climate change.The planting was held in co-operation with 100,000 trees in Paphos, the municipality and the research centre Akti.The event started at the central Ayios Spyridonas church and included ...

<r>The European Commission has sent a formal notice to Cyprus for failing to follow assessment procedures when it comes to plans for Natura 2000, it was reported on Friday....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/ec_warns_cyprus_over_impact_of_development_in_natura_2000_sites"><s>[ur...

<r>The Akamas National Park will be ready by 2022, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on FridayKadis said deadlines are tight but they are keeping up with them so far....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/akamas_national_park_to_be_ready_by_2022_says_minister"><s>[url=https://...

THE re-zoning of forest and agricultural land in Kouklia, Paphos, has made millions for a certain businessman, MPs heard on Thursday....

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<r>The government will step up measures to protect the Akamas, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis told the House Environment Committee including increased surveillance to avert arson after a spate of fires.The government aims, he said, to make the national park fully operational before the end of 202...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has been critical of he police for years and with good reason....

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The government's aim is to finalise and sign a contract on developing the necessary infrastructure and the supply of natural gas in the Cypriot market within 2019 Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis has said.Lakkotrypis was speaking during an event held to present the annual report for 2018 of the E...

<r>Eight NGOs will organise a protest march this Saturday in Paphos following recent arson attacks in the Akamas, urging relevant authorities to take the necessary steps to protect the area.According to the organisers, over the last three years about 80 malicious fires have been recorded in and arou...

The embattled Paphos general hospital was on Tuesday criticised over "appalling working conditions for staff" and "pandemonium" as renovation works led to nurses sweeping the floors.Paphos resident Liz Delaney said she went with her husband to the A&E department on Monday onl...

The Berlin trilateral meeting ended on Monday with a promise by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to continue efforts towards an agreement on the terms of reference so that proper negotiations can resume.The UN chief reiterated, however, that this time attitudes must be different. He described h...

Bank of Cyprus on Tuesday announced a third-quarter net profit of €19m, and €119m for the first nine months of the year, as it continued to repair its balance sheet....

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<r>A German tourist was hit by an air gun pellet as he was out cycling in the Polis Chryochous area, the Cyprus News Agency reports.It said that the 50 year old man was cycling on the road from the camp site to Polis Hospital when he heard a loud noise from a double cabin truck that was coming in th...