Visitors to Ayiou Antoniou Street-Bar Street- in Kato Paphos have been lamenting on what a dump the street has become. Bar and club owners of the area are aware of the dire situation and have been concerned to know how to move forward. Following a summer season fraught with problems, Costas Arsinas, the President of the Bar and club owners of the street said that they had taken matters into their own hands.

“We decided to take action, as we need the backing of the authorities to solve the problems we're facing. We are inviting the mayor of Paphos, the police, the Cyprus tourism organisation, the district office and the tourism department of the chamber of commerce to meet with us, and listen to our suggestions. We have many ideas on how to improve matters," he said.

Arsinas believes that constant negative publicity has had a severely adverse effect on his business. But that the situation can still be turned around and the street can be as it was before, popular, vibrant and alive. Paphos' bar street runs parallel to the newly upgraded seafront road, which has just undergone a multi million-euro upgrade.