#lifeguard

Cyprus is overhauling how lifeguards are certified, with the process moving to a professional standard overseen by the human resources development authority (Anad). Speaking on Politis Radio, Oekydy-SEK secretary-general George ...

The shortage of lifeguards became a big issue after a 35-year-old mother drowned on Saturday while swimming with her two daughters. It was the fifth drowning in the last two ...

Closing lifeguard towers at 6pm during the summer months is “criminal”, lifeguard federation chairman Polys Pallikaros said on Monday, following a drowning incident at CTO beach in Larnaca. Speaking to ...

A couple from Nepal were rescued from drowning off Limassol on Sunday after the man got into difficulty and, in panic, grabbed hold of his wife, putting both their lives ...

The interior ministry on Monday said that issues with filling vacant lifeguard positions remain, citing particular difficulties for positions limited to three and four month contracts. “In Nicosia, because the ...

Lifeguards on Wednesday complained of severe understaffing on beaches across Cyprus, and warned of the potential safety implications that may entail, as they downed tools for a 24-hour strike. Limassol ...

Lifeguard coverage at Cyprus beaches will be hit on Wednesday due to a 24-hour strike by hourly-paid government workers, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. Additionally, all museums, archaeological sites ...

Lifeguard shortages continue to affect Cyprus’ beaches, with the most acute staffing gaps reported in Limassol and Paphos, the interior ministry said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (...

The persistent shortage of lifeguards at Cyprus’ beaches constitutes a serious safety risk for beachgoers and cannot be tolerated, trade union Oekdy-Sek warned on Wednesday. “This need for proper staffing ...

A remote-controlled lifejacket system has been introduced to help improve rescue operations for bathers at Ta Bania beach, the Paphos municipality said on Wednesday. “This specific initiative constitutes practical support ...

Beach safety must remain top priority, unions warned on Monday, calling on the government to ensure there are enough lifeguards on the beaches this summer. In a joint statement, trade ...

An urgent appeal for lifeguards was made on Monday by the municipality of Paralimni-Deryneia as it struggles to staff local beaches over the summer. The municipality said that since 2022, responsibility ...

Paphos has become the latest district to report lifeguard shortages, joining Limassol and Larnaca in struggling to fully staff towers ahead of the peak summer season, district officer Maria Chrysochou ...

Only 11 of 19 lifeguard towers in Larnaca have any lifeguards, district supervisor of Larnaca lifeguards Savvas Ioannou, said on Monday. Ioannou said this was not due to lack of trying; the ...

The Paphos municipality’s beaches committee is set to install two new lifeguard towers, according to the committee’s chairman, Evkleidis Ambrosiadis. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Ambrosiadis said ...

The first three smart lifebuoys, donated by the Paphos Regional Board of Tourism (Etap) to assist lifeguards on Paphos’ choppy beaches, are only the beginning, but the state must do ...

The Sek and Peo unions said on Tuesday that a lifeguards’ strike has been called off. The 24-hour strike had been scheduled for Thursday, but the unions said it was ...

Parties from across the north’s political spectrum roundly condemned the lifeguard who had said earlier in the week he had banned Pakistanis and “blacks” from the beach at which ...

Around 150 professional lifeguards from all over Cyprus protested outside the interior ministry on Thursday morning, demanding an increase in permanent positions, the implementation of the national plan ‘Salamis’, and the ...

The interior ministry has announced that it is in the process of examining and evaluating the entire lifeguard system to ensure it is managed more efficiently. This announcement came just ...

The lifeguards branch of the Isotita trade union has called for an end to the “illegal” practice of long-term contracts being cancelled and subsequently renewed each year. The representatives met ...

The lifeguards’ branch of Isotita union on Friday announced a two-hour work stoppage. The reasons for the work stoppage, set for Monday morning, according to a statement, is to demand ...

The interior ministry has responded to trade union claims of a lifeguard shortage, saying it recognises the issue exists, but that it is working to solve the problem. Their comments ...

There is insufficient lifeguard coverage on Cypriot beaches, labour union Pasyek Peo warned on Tuesday. As the summer season reaches its peak and visitors from both home and abroad flock ...