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Tourism industry hopeful for winter visits
But it all comes down to air connectivity and airlines keeping winter flights in place October was this year’s best month by far for tourism as hotels experienced their highest occupancy rate with an...
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‘Miracle’ needed for Paphos’ Bar street
A clean-up campaign for the once vibrant if seedy nightlife hub has fallen flat as buildings stand empty By Bejay Browne Five years ago in 2016, bulldozers and other machinery moved into the main...
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Christmas plans in disarray for South African Cypriots
Omicron travel ban has separated families and disrupted business Like dozens of South African Cypriots, Michalis Polyviou was appalled by the government’s decision last Friday to ban all flights from...
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Christmas appeal for Paphos refugee children
Donations of gifts, toys and chocolate are desperately needed to fill up gift bags for children of families connected to the Learning Refuge that are living in the district of Paphos and want to...
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Covid taints Christmas for second year
It’s not a lockdown this year, but the spread of Omicron has scuppered many family festive reunions As people are forced to spend yet another Christmas blighted by Covid-19, the latest restrictions...
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Chlorakas: A tinderbox waiting to explode’
As tensions rise in Chlorakas, Syrian nationals living in a particular development who have been given just days to leave and find new homes following ongoing problems in the village, have called on...
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Paphos lifeguards brace for holiday weekend
Paphos lifeguards are bracing for thousands of visitors to descend on the district’s beaches this coming weekend, the busiest holiday period of the year locally. Paphos is the top holiday area for...
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A war of politics, not the people
Russians and Ukrainians in Cyprus speak out Ukrainian residents in Cyprus are now desperately worried about what the future holds for their family members and friends living back home, following...
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Banks asking for loan payments on collapsing Pissouri homes
‘It’s like rubbing salt on an open wound,’ say homeowners By Bejay Browne Even though homes in Pissouri that have either been destroyed or seriously damaged by an ongoing landslide are still...
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Angels on motorbikes
Motorcycle group encouraging more women to put on the leather and get on a motorbike It’s proving hard to scrub that old machismo veneer off the popular conception of the biker, but a group promoting...
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Call for recipes to help feed the needy
Participants required for international cookbook Fifty women in Cyprus will see their favourite recipes published in a book, alongside a photo and a short biography to raise money for good causes....
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Paphos on its way to becoming higher education hub
American University of Beirut campus a massive boost Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos is bursting with pride that a campus of the prestigious American University of Beirut is coming to the city. He’s...
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Two-day music festival to mark summer’s end in Paphos
The End of Summer Beach Party, a two-day music festival, will take place in Paphos this weekend at Mandria Beach. Organisers of the two-day, dog friendly, rock music festival are hoping to establish it...
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Hospice care could have prevented killing of Briton’s wife
A new hospice is due to open in Paphos, but it came too late to help terminally ill Janice Hunter Just over a year ago, Paphos resident David Hunter, killed his terminally ill wife of 56 years and...
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Transformation of Paphos port
After decades of illegalities at Paphos harbour, the area is currently undergoing a massive cleanup, with the aim of presenting a far cleaner, tidier and uniform image. Pergolas, awnings, illegal...
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Has timeshare in Cyprus had its day?
A Paphos holiday timeshare resort is closing at the end of the month with owners who invested thousands losing out Hundreds of disgruntled timeshare owners at Paradise Kings Club in Paphos, which is...
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Swimming pool law damaging Cyprus property and tourism
Both tourism and the property market in Cyprus are being damaged by outdated and unworkable laws governing swimming pools, which have seen many complexes closing theirs over the last few years. The...
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Cyprus celebrates Coronation of King Charles
As the UK goes full-on pomp and ceremony on Saturday in Cyprus some more low key events will be held to mark the crowning of the new monarch finds Bejay Browne With Coronation fever sweeping the UK...
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Is it back to square one for Pissouri landslide homeowners?
Stabilisation works on houses delayed as shortcomings of government report revealed By Bejay Browne Twelve years on, there is still no respite for Pissouri homeowners, as further work to stabilise the...
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