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Paphos municipality and Tepak pave the way for local tourism and hospitality industry

Paul LambisOctober 7, 2021

By Paul LambisOctober 7, 20210500

Paphos Municipality, Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) and the Cyprus government have finally reached a significant milestone concerning the establishment of a school of tourism...

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Appeal dismissed against Paphos municipality for dismantling beach cafe

Bejay BrowneJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 2021

By Bejay BrowneJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 20210229

The operator of a beach cafe in Kato Paphos has seen his case dismissed by the Paphos court, which found the local municipality had acted...

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Paphos court finds in favour of Church in land dispute

Bejay BrowneJanuary 22, 2021January 22, 2021

By Bejay BrowneJanuary 22, 2021January 22, 202103731

The Paphos district court has found in favour of the Church in a lawsuit in which it accused the municipality and other authorities substantially reducing...

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Paphos municipality offers free electric bus to hospital

Bejay BrowneOctober 26, 2020

By Bejay BrowneOctober 26, 202001270

Paphos’ new electric bus will now carry patients and elderly citizens to and from Paphos General Hospital for free, according to a municipality spokesman. “As...

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Paphos municipality said ‘sick trees’ needed cutting, everything done legally

Bejay BrowneOctober 2, 2020

By Bejay BrowneOctober 2, 20200923

Paphos municipality and its mayor have rejected accusations levelled by the Paphos greens that the cutting dozens of trees and “indiscriminate deep pruning” on others...

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Municipal wedding officers ousted, only mayors and their deputies can officiate

Bejay BrowneSeptember 4, 2020September 4, 2020

By Bejay BrowneSeptember 4, 2020September 4, 202003271

Municipal staff are no longer able to perform marriage ceremonies in Cyprus following a decision by the ministry of the interior to only permit mayors...

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Paphos municipality bans use of pool to two feuding sports clubs

Bejay BrowneSeptember 1, 2020

By Bejay BrowneSeptember 1, 202001555

Paphos municipality has banned two sports clubs from using the municipal swimming pool, until they sort out a conflict between them, a spokesman told the...

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Coronavirus: Mayor calls on doctor to pay salary of municipal worker

Bejay BrowneMay 19, 2020

By Bejay BrowneMay 19, 202002941

An employee of Paphos municipality will see their salary cut following the intervention of the local mayor, who was suspicious of a medical certificate that...

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Civil marriages resume in Paphos

Bejay BrowneMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020

By Bejay BrowneMay 13, 2020May 13, 202001005

The office of civil marriages is resuming operation, according to an announcement from Paphos municipality. “The office is open for the submission of applications and...

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Coronavirus: Paphos municipality offering Easter coupons for basic necessities

Bejay BrowneApril 13, 2020April 13, 2020

By Bejay BrowneApril 13, 2020April 13, 202001944

Paphos municipality has announced help for those in need over the Easter period. “The municipality of Paphos, in the context of its social policy and...

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Anonymous donor gives €10,000 for Paphos needy

Bejay BrowneApril 8, 2020

By Bejay BrowneApril 8, 202001761

A permanent resident of Paphos, who wants to remain anonymous has donated €10,000 to Paphos municipality to help those in need. The gift was made...

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Coronavirus: Paphos municipality launches team to ensure coronavirus restrictions being met

Bejay BrowneMarch 20, 2020March 20, 2020

By Bejay BrowneMarch 20, 2020March 20, 202004267

Paphos municipality has called on citizens to report any businesses or gatherings that go against measures announced by the state to limit the spread of...

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Coronavirus: Paphos, mountain areas announce support for elderly (updated)

Bejay BrowneMarch 17, 2020March 17, 2020

By Bejay BrowneMarch 17, 2020March 17, 202001910

A series of measures to assist any elderly or vulnerable groups living in Paphos will include a department set up specifically for the purpose of...

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Paphos rubbish collectors announce strike

Gina AgapiouFebruary 21, 2020February 20, 2020

By Gina AgapiouFebruary 21, 2020February 20, 202001396

Paphos rubbish collectors on Thursday announced a one-day strike for next month to protest against the privatisation of the town’s waste management system. The strike...

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Contract signed in Paphos for first electric bus in Cyprus

Bejay BrowneDecember 19, 2019

By Bejay BrowneDecember 19, 201901034

The contract to supply the first electric bus in Cyprus was signed in Paphos on Thursday, a positive move towards establishing the area as a...

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Paphos municipality database to undergo overhaul

Bejay BrowneNovember 2, 2019

By Bejay BrowneNovember 2, 20190624

Paphos municipality is consolidating and updating its databases in order to better serve citizens directly, they announced. As part of continued efforts to create a...

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Huge new park for Paphos

Bejay BrowneJuly 15, 2019August 22, 2019

By Bejay BrowneJuly 15, 2019August 22, 201905440

The first step towards creating a large new park in Paphos got underway early Monday morning, as a large amount of rubbish, undergrowth and illegal...

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Paphos authorities to charge over €100 to clear unsightly private plots

Lizzy IoannidouJune 7, 2019

By Lizzy IoannidouJune 7, 201901208

The Paphos municipality council decided on Friday to raise the fee to €100 plus VAT for incidents where municipality crews are obliged to intervene for...

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