Concerns raised in Peyia over loss of ATMs affecting residents
Concerns have been raised in Peyia over the absence of ATMs and bank branches, with calls for the immediate installation of at least one cash machine in the area to ...
Peyia residents without water for third day running
Peyia residents will remain without water for a third day on Friday, due to a fault in the Akamas municipality water supply network.
According to a press release, the water ...
Four more arrests as police probe fatal stabbing in Peyia
The police arrested four more men on Monday, aged 34, 31, 25 and 28, over the fatal stabbing of a 41-year-old man in Peyia, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to ...
Justinian-era harbour uncovered at ancient Peyia
Evidence of a vast harbour, alongside more than 700 kilograms of Late Roman amphora fragments, has been uncovered during excavations at the ancient port of Peyia, the antiquities department announced on ...
Authorities to take legal action over works at Paphos sea caves
All relevant authorities have been informed about recent earthmoving works on a plot near the sea caves in Peyia, Paphos district, environment department director Theodoulos Mesimeris said on Friday.
He ...
Greens sound alarm over “continuous abuse” of Peyia sea caves
The Green Party on Wednesday raised serious concerns over ongoing work at the Peyia sea caves, describing the site as under “continuous abuse.”
“They have not had enough of destroying ...
Carob festival stage in Ayios Georgios to be relocated after controversy
The stage planned for the upcoming carob festival in Ayios Georgios, Peyia, on Friday will be relocated following criticism over its initial placement in a protected area, after reports emerged ...
Love is Blind on the island of love
Netflix on Wednesday released the new season of UK reality show Love is Blind, in which participating couples were sent to a pre-marriage honeymoon at the Cap St George Hotel ...
Mobile desalination units begin easing Peyia water woes
Two small mobile desalination units are expected to start operating this week in Potima, aiming to solve long-standing water shortages in the Peyia area. The news comes as two additional ...
Peyia municipal stadium car park to be fitted with solar panels
Solar panels are to be “immediately” installed at the Peyia municipal stadium’s car park, the Akamas municipality said.
The installation will cost a total of €456,350, with the panels set ...
Two fatal work accidents within hours
Two persons were being held by police for questioning on Thursday after the death of a worker, who was crushed to death by falling timber at a Paphos construction site.
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Worker dies in Peyia after being crushed by falling timber
Police on Thursday are investigating a fatal work accident which resulted in the death of a 34-year-old construction worker in Peyia.
The man, named as Aldahdouh Housain from Syria, a ...
Fury over Peyia dam plan as Akamas mayor warns of flood danger
A row is brewing in western Cyprus as a controversial dam proposed in Peyia sparks alarm from the Akamas mayor, who warns of disaster if it goes ahead.
A private ...
Water cuts underway in Peyia as authorities scramble for a solution
Water from privately owned boreholes is being gradually inducted into the municipal water supply, Akamas mayor Marinos Lambrou said on Wednesday, adding that urgent solutions needed to be found to ...
Builders stumble on bomb in Peyia
A mortar shell about half a metre long was unearthed on Tuesday by builders working on a construction site in Peyia.
Police cordoned off the area took possession of the ...
Man sentenced to 25 years for brother-in-law’s murder in Peyia
A 50-year-old man accused of murdering his brother-in-law last summer in Peyia was sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Paphos criminal court on Friday, Paphos deputy head of operations ...
Man admits to murdering brother-in-law in Peyia
A 50-year-old man accused of murdering his brother-in-law last summer in Peyia has pleaded guilty to the charge of murder. The admission came on Friday before the Paphos criminal court.
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Former Russian MP jailed for masterminding Peyia murders
A former Russian MP has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for masterminding the murder of three Russian nationals in Peyia in 2004.
The decision at a St Petersburg court on ...
Second arrest made in Peyia animal cruelty case
A 61-year-old man was arrested on Monday in connection with the ongoing investigation into an animal cruelty case in Peyia, Paphos.
According to assistant police director of operations in Paphos, ...
Peyia man remanded in case of attempted murder of wife
A 57-year-old man arrested in Peyia after seriously wounding his wife with two gunshots, was remanded for eight days by the Paphos district court on Monday.
He is being investigated ...
Peyia murder suspect to answer charges on January 31
The suspect in a murder case committed on July 3 in Peyia on his brother-in-law is to answer the charges at the Paphos Criminal Court on January 31.
The 50-year-old, who had ...
Peyia’s expat cemetery full to bursting
Concerns have been raised by long term residents of Peyia about the state of the municipality’s “foreign” cemetery. Residents contacted the Cyprus Mail this week seeking answers about the ...
Man to stand trial for death of brother-in-law
The 50-year-old man held for killing his brother-in-law in Peyia is going straight to trial for manslaughter after he admitted to the crime.
Paphos deputy operations chief Michalis Nicolaou on ...
Murder suspect released from hospital, rearrested
A 50-year-old man suspected of killing his 43-year-old brother-in-law in Peyia was released from Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital, rearrested and remanded for six days, police said on Saturday.
Police in Paphos ...