Thirty Cypriots repatriated from Thailand
Thirty Cypriots who were stranded in Thailand amid the coronavirus pandemic have been repatriated, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Friday. Among the repatriated passengers...
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Karousos backs up Syllouris’ pledge to give cash for new parliament to Covid-19 fight
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos stepped in on Wednesday to back House President Demetris Syllouris who has said the budget for the building of a new...
Improvements to psychiatric hospital to begin immediately, minister says
The first phase of the new Athalassa psychiatric hospital is expected to be completed in 28 months, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos announced on Tuesday after...
Cyprus and eight EU counterparts object to new rules for trucks
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and his Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Polish, Lithuanian, Maltese and Romanian counterparts, met Tuesday with the EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans...
Bids expected in 2020 for slew of Paphos projects, Karousos says
This year, bids are bids are expected to be launched for a slew of projects in the Paphos area, Transport and Public Works Minister Yiannis...
Traffic lights to be upgraded, stricter laws for rentals
The traffic control system software called ‘SCOOT’, a network used to maintain safe movements on roads, will be upgraded, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has said....
Napa mayor warns noise pollution damaging tourism, blasts lawmakers
The decision of the House to postpone a vote on regulations governing noise pollution is a huge blow not only to tourism in Ayia Napa...
Napa mayor wants to turn town’s unsightly roofs ‘green’
Ayia Napa Mayor Yiannis Karousos is contemplating a pilot programme to ‘green’ the resort by introducing a scheme to hide unsightly roof-top water tanks with...
Napa mayor calls for emergency meeting over local authority reforms
AYIA Napa Mayor Yiannis Karousos has asked for an emergency meeting of the Union of Municipalities in a bid to put a halt to the...
Our View: Municipalities objecting to mergers not thinking of residents
A day rarely goes by without some mayor declaring that his municipality should not be merged with another as part of the reform of local...
Ayia Napa ‘too successful’ to be merged under reforms, mayor says
By Lizzy Ioannidou The Ayia Napa municipality is expected to have a budget surplus of €3.6m in 2019, according to Mayor Yiannis Karousos, who said...
Bridge becomes latest Ayia Napa public work of art
The bridge linking two Ayia Napa parks, the sculpture park and the cactus park, has been turned into a work of art called the Argo...
Cyprus has failed to cultivate repeat tourism, Napa mayor says
By Andria Kades After years of booming tourism, Cyprus has failed to learn how to keep its visitors coming back and continues to rely on...
Noise pollution hitting tourism says Ayia Napa mayor
Ayia Napa Mayor Yiannis Karousos urged the government to suspend a recent law on noise pollution because it was unenforceable and was hurting tourism. In...
Club 18-30 closure welcomed in Ayia Napa
The mayor and tourism board of Ayia Napa on Tuesday welcomed news that Thomas Cook will axe its once popular Club 18-30 holidays, describing as...
Not even the mayor can sleep in noisy Napa
By Andria Kades Legislation passed by parliament on noise pollution has gaps which allow club owners to blast music as loud as they want without...
Ayia Napa honours tourists who have visited 30 times
A couple from the UK have been honoured by the mayor of Ayia Napa for visiting the resort 30 times. Tony and Shirley Noon were...
Water sports operators close in protest
Some 70 water sports operators across Cyprus will be closed on Wednesday to protest against tender specifications for operating water sports in Ayia Napa. In...
Water sports operators out in protest
The Water Sports Association was on Monday protesting over the ongoing saga against the tender bids in Ayia Napa. Standing outside the town hall, the...
Revised planning permit approved for Ayia Napa marina
The highly-anticipated start of construction works for the development of the Ayia Napa Marina is a step closer following the approval of a revised permit...
