Friends of Akamas call for dangerous road to be closed, not improved
The dirt road leading from the Baths of Aphrodite to Fontana Amorosa needs to be closed to private vehicles before more accidents happen, conservation group...
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‘Urgent measures’ needed to secure Akamas road
Urgent steps must be taken to ensure the safety of drivers in the Akamas, the local community leader said on Tuesday after two people were...
Akamas group questions coastal protection delays
For years the government has done nothing to safeguard the coastline of the Akamas peninsula, Friends of Akamas said on Friday, calling on the interior...
€8,500 fine for illegal fishing
Two men were fined €8,500 each after caught fishing illegally in the Akamas area. According to the fisheries department, a patrol boat caught two people...
Workable plan urgently needed in wake of Akamas boat ban
A workable plan is urgently needed in key Akamas coastal regions following a proposed boat ‘ban’ this week, which will leave businesses struggling and could...
Fisheries department calls on public to take care on turtle nesting beaches
The fisheries department has called on people to be especially careful in areas where turtles lay eggs, especially the Lara-Toxeftra beach in the Akamas peninsula,...
Couple injured after car plunges into the sea in the Akamas
A couple was injured after their car fell from a height of 30 metres into the sea in the Akamas on Friday morning shortly after...
Boats set to be banned from areas of Akamas coast
The agriculture ministry has proposed banning boats and fishing in key Akamas regions from April to October. The draft decree would grant Fontana Amorosa, Blue...
Man taken to hospital after found in makeshift shelter in Akamas
A 62-year-old man was found living in makeshift accommodation in the Akamas and taken to hospital on Sunday evening. Police officers went to investigate after...
Environment commissioner calls for support of Akamas region
On a visit to the area on Saturday and participating in a beach clean-up in the Limnis area of Polis Chrysochou, Environment Commissioner Klelia Vasiliou...
Polis strives to create an identity of its own
Images of the area are widely used to promote Paphos but this creates a false impression locals claim The mayor of Polis Chrysochous district...
No evidence to suggest foul play after post-mortem on Akamas body
Pathologists on Wednesday found no evidence to indicate foul play during a post-mortem on a decomposed body of a man found in the sea off...
Body found in the sea off Akamas (Update 1)
The body of a man was found floating in the sea in the Akamas areas on Tuesday. The body was reportedly found in a decomposed...
Police still looking for missing 28-year-old man
Police are still looking for a missing 28-year-old man, Demetris Antoniou, in the Akamas peninsula area, where he was reportedly last seen on March 26....
Greens oppose new campsite in sensitive area
Last a year an illegal campsite was dismantled in the Natura 2000 Akamas, only to be rapidly replaced by a legal one By Bejay Browne...
Akamas park to be realised by 2022 says President (updated)
With the completion of the architectural competition, the results of which were recently presented to the Droushia community, a major step towards the creation of...
Two groups of migrants arrive on Sunday (update 4)
A boat with around 30 migrants was spotted off the north coast of the Akamas early on Sunday morning by the police, who led it to...
Important step taken towards creation of Akamas park
An important step towards the implementation of the sustainable development plan of the Akamas national forest park has been taken, with the completion of the...
Akamas National Park to be ready by 2022 says minister
The Akamas National Park will be ready by 2022, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday Kadis said deadlines are tight but they are keeping...
March on Saturday to protest Akamas inaction
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...
