Paphos awards grant to doctorate student
Paphos municipality has awarded a grant of €8,000 to a doctoral student of the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Cyprus, it...
Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos
“I will not be intimidated” by police, says Phedonos
PAPHOS mayor Phedonas Phedonos has hit back at the police’s intention to charge him for spreading fake news, saying that it smacks of intimidation. Police...
Restored ‘Resistance Bus’ handed over to Paphos mayor
The National Guard on Monday handed over to Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos a restored Bedford bus, which had been used to transport resistance fighters from...
Paphos creates ‘consular space’ for Indian nationals
Indian nationals living in Paphos will be able to undertake necessary consular affairs at a special office donated by the municipality, according to a spokesman....
Paphos municipality reports Co-op for deposit grab
Paphos municipality has reported to authorities what it calls the unlawful seizure of its deposits at the Cyprus Cooperative Bank, calling for a criminal investigation...
Paphos Aphrodite festival better than ever, says mayor
The annual Aphrodite festival in Paphos has now gained a permanent place on the cultural map of Europe, the town’s mayor Pheodonas Phedonos said this...
Edek leader denies helping relative get Turkish Cypriot property
Edek chairman Marinos Sizopoulos denied wrongdoing on Tuesday over accusations voiced by Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos that he had intervened to help a relative, a...
Drones used to smuggle phones and drugs into prison, says mayor
Outspoken Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos claimed on Monday that drones were being used by criminals to smuggle mobile phones and drugs into prison. In what...
Mayor says police ignored his evidence against shooting suspect
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos accused the police on Monday of doing nothing about a suspected underworld figure despite him personally informing the leadership and the...
Paphos mayor and ministry tussle over beach licences
A spat has broken out between the interior ministry and the mayor of Paphos over licensing rights to a Paphos beach, with each accusing the...
Phedonos requests defamation ruling against him be cancelled
Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Tuesday filed a request to have a court judgement passed in his absence cancelled. Earlier, the Larnaca District court ruled...
Paphos mayor says his municipality involved in Tepak scandal
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has provided the authorities with evidence indicating that an EU fund misappropriation scandal implicating people linked to the technical university (Tepak)...
Phedonos calls for legal adviser’s removal
Paphos’ legal adviser Polykarpos Philippou has come under fire from mayor Phedonas Phedonos who called for the former’s immediate removal in a letter on Tuesday....
Paphos municipality hands out cheques to charities
Paphos municipality has handed out thousands of euros to local charities as part of its annual support for the town’s social welfare institutions. “Around 20...
Paphos passport bribe arrests the tip of iceberg says mayor
The arrests of an interior ministry employee tasked with repossessing illegally gained Turkish Cypriot properties and two men involved in arranging a passport for a...
Paphos readies for presidential inauguration of projects
President Nicos Anastasiades will inaugurate five urban regeneration projects in Paphos this weekend, according to Paphos municipality. A spokesman said that Anastasiades would visit Paphos...
House rushes to fix sewerage fee bill
The House interior committee on Monday accepted the president’s veto on the recently passed sewerage fee bill, and is working on amendments so that a...
Paphos mayor stands by football match-fixing claims
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Friday insisted on his allegation that a football club paid off the other with €65,000 to throw the Cyprus football...
Police investigate mayor’s latest corruption claims (Updated)
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos may give another statement to the police regarding matters of corruption, following the one he gave on Tuesday night, he...
Mayor puts onus on public to speak out against corruption
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos urged people on Monday to speak out against corruption, as the rumour mill went in overdrive during the weekend after he...