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...
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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...
Romanian tourist killed in beach buggy accident
A 29-year-old Romanian woman tourist was killed in a traffic collision late on Tuesday evening in Protaras. The fatal accident occurred at around 11.15pm on...
Missing diver rescued off Protaras
A Cyprus port and marine police boat on Tuesday night rescued a diver who had gone missing at sea in Protaras, Famagusta. According to a...
Dead man in sea identified as tourist, lifeguards urge compliance with the rules (Updated)
The 52-year-old Russian tourist, found floating dead in the sea on Wednesday off Protaras, died from multiple injuries, police said on Thursday. The man’s...
Charging tablet sets hotel room on fire
A hotel room in Protaras was damaged by fire on Monday after a tablet, which was placed on a bed, caught fire while it was...
Greens denounce works at Sirena Bay in Protaras
The Green Party and the Initiative for the Preservation of Natural Coastal areas on Thursday denounced the destruction of the natural environment at Sirena Bay...
