Father and son found guilty of tourist’s swimming pool death
A 63-year-old man and his son, 33, were jailed for four and three months respectively on Monday over the death of a tourist who drowned...
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Suspect in Napa shooting remanded for eight days (Updated)
A man suspected of shooting up a café in Ayia Napa at the weekend was remanded for eight days by the Larnaca district court on...
Four injured in attempted murder in Ayia Napa (video, update 4)
Police have launched a manhunt following an attempted murder in the Famagusta district at 2am on Sunday after the gun thought to have been used...
Fire damages Ayia Napa shops
Fire and smoke extensively damaged two shops in Ayia Napa early on Saturday. According to the police, the fire started at around 1.30 am in...
Club chairman, referee remanded on suspicion of match-fixing (Update 2)
The chairman of a second division club has been accused of attempting to bribe an opposing team €10,000 to lose a game, as he and...
Christos Zannetou new Ayia Napa mayor
Christos Zannetou was elected Ayia Napa mayor on Sunday with 59 per cent of the votes in his favour. Zannetou, who served as deputy mayor,...
Ayia Napa elects new mayor on Sunday
More than 3,000 residents of Ayia Napa are eligible to vote on Sunday to elect the holiday resort’s new mayor following the appointment of Yiannis...
Many legal deficiencies in Napa rape claim trial process
I have been following the media reporting on the prosecution of the teenager from Derbyshire on a charge of public nuisance. I must state, in...
Let the British girl walk. Let her go
By Alper Ali Riza The British teenager convicted of knowingly making a false statement to police in Cyprus about being gang raped by a group...
Cyprus justice in the dock
Proper procedures would have protected both suspect and police in Napa rape claim case By Evie Andreou The guilty verdict this week of a young...
UK media blitz over verdict against British teen
THE case of the British teenager found guilty of lying about being gang-raped in Ayia Napa by 12 Israeli men, has been the main news...
Two candidates run for Ayia Napa mayor
Two candidates submitted their applications to run as mayor for Ayia Napa on Monday, following the appointment of the previous incumbent Yiannis Karousos as transport...
Save our Forest group welcomes rejection of golf course
The Facebook group ‘Save our forest – Ayia Napa’ on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the Ayia Napa municipality to reject the construction of a...
Ayia Napa supermarket robbed
Three men robbed an Ayia Napa supermarket at knifepoint on Monday evening, getting away with €600. The 22-year-old female employee reported that at around 9.10pm,...
Napa deputy mayor announces candidacy to replace Karousos
Ayia Napa deputy mayor Christos Zannetos announced on Saturday he was running as an independent candidate in the coastal resort’s mayoral elections. The municipality will...
Ayia Napa leading the way in blockchain technology
Ayia Napa will be the first municipality in Cyprus to use blockchain technology, the town’s mayor said on Monday. The municipality partnered with the University...
Stray animals’ welfare plan to return to Ayia Napa
For the second consecutive year, the Ayia Napa municipality will launch its Abandoned Animal Welfare Plan on Wednesday, an initiative aimed at improving the conditions...
Radio masts to be removed from Cavo Greco
High-power masts at Cavo Greco will be removed early next year following pressure from local authorities, the Ayia Napa municipality said on Tuesday. Removal of...
Elderly tourist pulled out of the sea dead
A pensioner from Austria was found dead in the sea at Maistrali beach in Ayia Napa on Thursday morning. According to media reports, the 80-year-old...
