CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 10 January 2026

A serious case of poaching is being investigated by the hunting service in Paphos in cooperation with the police. A poacher did not hesitate to turn a Flaubert-type shotgun against gamekeepers in order to escape, managed to escape and is being sought, while a second person, a 66-year-old Greek Cypriot, who was with him, was arrested.

According to the police, members of the hunting service who were patrolling last night shortly after eight o'clock in the area of Achelia, detected light from a light in a fenced orchard. They approached quietly and saw two faces chasing game during the night using a lantern and Flaubert. When the gamekeepers tried to stop them, the poacher with the hunting gun turned it towards them and threatened to shoot them and they started running.

TWO MINORS STILL MISSING - ATILE MEHMET & EMILIYAN YORDANOV

 Filenews 10 January 2026

Two minors aged 15 and 16 continue to be missing from their places of residence, with the Police asking for the public's help in locating them.

Specifically, the Police are asking for information that can help locate ATILE MEHMET, 15 years old, who has been absent since 31/12/2025, from her place of residence in Nicosia.

KAZ'S KITCHEN AFTERNOON TEA - Sapphire Bar & Diner - 7 March

 KAZ'S KITCHEN AFTERNOON TEA - Celebrating International Womens Day

Sapphire Bar & Diner

7 March - from 1-4pm

€25pp - €10 deposit per person payable by 1 March.

Booking essential - Karen 97 791441

ALMOND BLOSSOM FESTIVAL - Gioulou Square - 15 February

 ALMOND BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Gioulou Square

15 February - 11am

Invitations to participate in the festival to the Council by 26 January.  Priority will be given based on whether the stall is related to almonds.  Information - 26 632472

CAPACITY OF KOUKLIA DESALINATION PLANT TO BE EXPANDED BY SUMMER

 Cyprus Mail 9 January 2026 - by Johanna Pauls

The long-planned expansion of the desalination plant in Kouklia, increasing the unit’s capacity to 25,000 cubic metres is set to be completed by this summer, Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis said on Friday.

Efforts to increase water capacity were to proceed immediately, with President Nikos Christodoulides having given relevant instructions, he added.

CYPRUS BUSINESSES INVITED TO EXPLORE EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES IN CHILE

 Cyprus Mail 10 January 2026 - by Kyriacos Nicolaou

Enterprise Europe Network, whose coordinator in Cyprus is the Chamber of Commerce (Keve) has announced an international webinar to be held on January 16, 2026, aimed at informing Cypriot entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) about the intellectual property protections and market opportunities available under the new Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and Chile.

FAMAGUSTA GATE TO REOPEN AS CULTURAL VENUE FOR EU COUNCIL PRESIDENCY

 Cyprus Mail 9 January 2026 - by James Morphakis

Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou

Famagusta gate in Nicosia will be brought back into active use during the EU council presidency, Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Friday.

Speaking at the inauguration of the historic monument’s renovation, Kassianidou said the gate would be utilised in a range of ways during the presidency, as Cyprus prepares to host thousands of visitors and officials.