Our Travel Journal – Page 25
Minister lists renal objectives ahead of World Kidney Day
A total of 57 people are currently awaiting a kidney transplant, of which three also need a pancreas transplant,…
Property sales up 54% in February
Annual property sales were up by an impressive 54% in February compared to the same month in 2015, according to Land…
Celebrating women
A Paphos-based mosaics artist is celebrating the lives and acts of renowned and ‘unknown’ women in the community with…
‘End the stigma’ of Alzheimer’s
The disappearance earlier in the week of an 85-year-old Alzheimer’s sufferer in Paphos has prompted a new call both…
Larnaca listed number 9 in Europe’s 16 oldest cities
Out of Europe’s 16 oldest cities which have been continually inhabited, Larnaca ranks at number nine, according to an…
Man charged for a grave plot he will not use
A Larnaca man who is refusing to pay his village cemetery levy because he will not be buried there has been taken to…
Marathon flame arrives in Paphos
The historic marathon flame arrived in Paphos harbour on Saturday, despite the windy weather, brought in by a…
More than seven drivers an hour booked in Paphos in 14 hours
The police motorcycle unit booked 104 drivers in the Paphos area on various traffic offences between 2pm on Saturday…
Tributes paid to well-known Paphos journalist
Tributes poured in during the week for well-known Paphos journalist Athos (Arthur) Tilley who died in hospital in…
Why do we pay so much for milk?
Members of the public are paying dearly for the monopolies which dominate the milk and bread industries it emerged…
Ayia Napa municipality well into the black in 2015
Three years after Yiannis Karousos was elected mayor, the municipality of Ayia Napa has a surplus of more than €2…
Cyprus celebrates ‘Stinky Thursday’
Cyprus was celebrating ‘Stinky Thursday’ today with songs, meat on the spit and plenty of drinking while…
EasyJet flies 3 million passengers to and from Paphos
The airline EasyJet is celebrating flying three million passengers to and from Paphos since 2008. Easyjet said Paphos…
Why are so many of us financially illiterate?
Two in three adults worldwide are financially illiterate, according to research on personal finance by financial…
First Cobalt Air flights in June
Cobalt Air chairman Gregory Diakou says the new Cypriot airliner will begin flights in June and will ‘surprise…
New regulations to legitimise use of Turkish Cypriot land
Farmers using government or Turkish Cypriot land will have to apply to legitimise its use by signing contracts and…
North finally signs water deal with Turkey
After months of wrangling, the deal between the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state and Turkey for the management of water…
Paphos clean-up targets ugly billboards
Paphos municipality has launched a war on ugly billboard advertising by ridding the town of all illegal signs and…
Work progressing on Apostolos Andreas Monastery
The first phase of a project to rehabilitate the Apostolos Andreas monastery in the occupied north is nearing its end,…
Around half the drivers haven’t paid road tax, 10 days before the deadline
Some 380,000 motorists out of around 720,000 have paid their road tax ahead of the March 10 deadline, the road…
Casino regulations head to House plenum
Regulations covering the creation of the first integrated casino resort in Cyprus will be voted on by the House plenum…
Cobalt runs training day for pilots
In preparation for its launch, Cyprus-based airline Cobalt organised a training day for its first 20 Cypriot pilots on…
Environmentalists against new golf course stage protest
Wearing masks of the president and government officials, environmentalists staged a demonstration outside the…
MP facing seven speeding charges in court
Controversial MP Andreas Themistocleous has been informed by state prosecutors that he will need to answer seven…