76 year old dies in sea off Protaras
A 76-year-old man from Paralimni has been pronounced dead after he was found floating unconscious in the sea in Protaras just after seven o’clock in...
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Ayia Napa, Protaras hoteliers bracing for bleak autumn
Hoteliers in Ayia Napa and Protaras, already reeling from the pandemic, anticipate even tougher days ahead after changes in the classification of countries as regards...
French frigate off the coast of Protaras
The French frigate La Fayette sailed along the eastern coast of Cyprus in an area off Protaras on Tuesday. The frigate is scheduled to stay...
Ayia Napa police enjoying a quieter summer
The plunge in tourist arrivals this year in Ayia Napa and Protaras has offered just one bright spark out of all the doom and gloom:...
Coronavirus: Protaras and Paralimini preparing for summer season
Protaras and Paralimni are preparing for the summer season, while Ayia Napa tourism businesses are unsure whether they will operate or not this year. According...
Man jailed for cutting women’s hair along promenade
A 23-year-old man was jailed for 20 months on Friday for cutting tufts of women’s hair in Protaras between June 2017 and July 2019. The...
Protaras’ Konnos bay a fire hazard, says mayor
By Lizzy Ioannidou Konnos bay in Protaras was declared a fire hazard by Paralimni mayor Theodoros Pyrillis on Monday because It has only a single...
Two injured when car hit bus in Protaras
Two people were slightly injured on Saturday when their vehicle was involved in an accident involving another car and a bus in Protaras, in the...
Holiday fraudster caught on video doing ‘Gangam Style’ while ‘ill’
A British holidaymaker to Cyprus who was granted £6,000 in compensation after claiming he suffered food poisoning at his Protaras hotel was ordered by a...
Woman, 65, found dead in sea off Protaras
A 65-year-old woman from Paralimni, was found dead in the sea off Protaras on Tuesday morning. “This morning, a 65-year-old woman went swimming with her...
Race to complete works on popular Protaras thoroughfare
By Evie Andreou A race is underway for the completion of redevelopment works in one of the most popular tourist areas, Pernera Avenue in Protaras,...
Excavator spotted at Konnos beach worries conservationists
By George Psyllides POLITICAL parties and conservationists on Thursday censured local authorities in the Famagusta area after a photo emerged on the internet of an...
Tourist arrested driving dangerously in Protaras
Police arrested a tourist in Protaras just before midnight on Wednesday who had been driving dangerously under the influence of alcohol and was in possession...
Nepalese domestic worker drowned, post mortem showed (Updated)
The death of the 22-year-old female domestic worker from Nepal who was found floating unconscious in her employers’ swimming pool in Protaras on Sunday, was...
Tourist dies suddenly on beach in Protaras
A 65-year-old Russian tourist died suddenly on Monday while at the beach in Protaras, police said. The man was on shore and collapsed at around...
Two fires that threatened houses brought under control (update 1)
Two blazes in the Nicosia and Famagusta districts that threatened houses and severely damaged an auxiliary building have been brought under control, the fire service...
Man found dead in sea thought to have had heart attack
A man of around 60 years believed to be a foreign national located on Saturday morning floating unconscious off Protaras’ coast was pronounced dead upon...
How Protaras’ green beaches went brown and dusty
Paralimni municipality is turning the Protaras coastline in a series of car parks without consulting residents By Philip Beardwood For at least five years, the Protaras...
Customs confiscate over 4,000 counterfeit items from shops
The customs department announced Friday the seizure of over 4,000 counterfeit items in operations carried out in the Famagusta district a day earlier. Six shops...
Restaurant review: Vangelis Taverna, Protaras
While Protaras is not the booming town in terms of tourism that it used to be, it still has a certain charm and charisma that...
