Forget the Akamas you hoped to see
Roads, kiosks and houses all spell disaster By Efi Xanthou The Akamas peninsula is the last pristine area left in the non-occupied area of Cyprus....
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Newly-formed Akamas municipality ‘off to promising start’
Akamas’ newly formed municipality, which includes the existing Peyia municipality and six other communities, is off to a promising start, Peyia community leader Marinos Lambrou...
25 illegal buildings registered in Akamas
Illegal alterations to shepherds’ huts in the Akamas region were confirmed by the interior ministry on Tuesday, as an investigation uncovered 25 such cases. Five...
Our View: Akamas plan must not break the bank
After years of consultations, which included quarrels, protests, and stand-offs between the Akamas communities and the successive governments, the Akamas plan was approved by the...
No sunbeds on Lara bay as Akamas local plan confirmed
Sunbeds and umbrellas will never be accepted on Lara beach, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said while announcing the much-anticipated Akamas local development plan, which was...
Cyprus: the price of abuse of political power
It hurts the economy, society and the environment Under the democratic system of Cyprus the executive and legislative branches of government are elected by the...
Akamas communities call for fund to compensate them
A six-point proposal to deal with the issues faced by Akamas communities – which includes calls for a green fund to compensate landowners – was...
Calls to extend objection period for Akamas plan
The Polis Chrysochous mayor on Tuesday called for an extension of the four-month objection window for the local Akamas plan. The deadline is set for...
Inia insists no holiday home conversions in protected Akamas
Reports of the conversion of shepherds’ huts into holiday homes in the Akamas region have emerged, sparking outrage, although the mukhtar of Inia on Tuesday...
High temperatures ‘not normal’ at this time of year, official says after Akamas fire (Updated)
Over one hundred firefighters worked to put under control a fire that broke out near Akamas this weekend, authorities said on Sunday. The fire threatened...
