POST OFFICE BOXES RENTAL RENEWAL

  

POST OFFICE BOXES

Please note that rent for the period 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 is due and should be paid by 28 February 2026.   Rent can be paid for 1, 2 or 3 years.

As from 1 March 2026, PO boxes for which renewal has not been made will be automatically released.

Payment can be made on www.jccsmart.com/post-office/

CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 29 December 2025

An hourly worker of the Department of Forests who was hunting illegally in a prohibited area was re-arrested by members of the Game Service.

The incident took place around 9 am on the last Sunday of the hunt, in the area of Kampos bordering the Dead Zone, in the province of Nicosia. The hunter was reported and fined €3,300 for the crime of hunting in a prohibited area. It is recalled that last week in Paphos, two other employees of the forest department were reported, also for hunting in a prohibited area, during the night.

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STRENGTHENED MEASURES FOR FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE - 24 HOUR COVERAGE OF CROSSING POINTS THROUGH OCCUPIED TERRITORIES FOR VEHICLE DISINFECTION

 Filenews 29 December 2025

A decision to take additional measures, including the twenty-four-hour coverage of the crossing points from the occupied to the free areas, in order to ensure the disinfection of wheeled vehicles, was taken on Monday during a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, on the issue of foot-and-mouth disease, under the competent Minister, Maria Panagiotou, with the participation of officials and stakeholders.

THE SITUATION AT THE DAMS IS TRAGIC DESPITE THE RAINFALL - OCCUPANCY AT 9.3%

 Pafos Press 29 December 2025

A clear message about the winter turn of the weather, as well as a harsh portrayal of climate reality, was sent by the former director of the Meteorology Department, Kleanthis Nikolaidis, from “Protoselido”, outlining with numbers, images and examples the depth of the crisis that Cyprus is experiencing.

As he explained, the next few days will be purely winter, as Cyprus has now passed the winter solstice. We are in winter, calendar-wise and essentially, with the length of the night gradually starting to shorten and the day to grow longer minute by minute until the vernal equinox in March. This change, he emphasized, does not negate the fact that the cold will intensify, with a drop in temperature, rains, storms and local snow in the mountains.

BULGARIA - ADOPTS THE EURO AND BIDS FAREWELL TO THE LEVA FROM 1 JANUARY

 Kathimerina 29 December 2025 - Reuters

The historic transition is accompanied by enthusiasm in the business world, but also by strong concerns of citizens about price increases and political instability

Bulgaria is preparing to say goodbye to its national currency, the leva, as it officially joins the euro area on January 1, 2026. The historic transition is accompanied by enthusiasm in the business world, but also by strong concerns of citizens about price increases and political instability.

WHICH PRODUCTS WITH HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS WERE FOUND ON THE MARKET

 Kathimerina 29 December 2025

Products containing hazardous chemicals, which are considered to pose risks to workers and consumers, have been identified on the European market, and the Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance reports that relevant information has been registered in the European Union's Rapid Exchange of Information on the Safety of Non-Food Products (RAPEX).

KINGS AVENUE MALL - OPERATING HOURS 1, 2 & 6 JANUARY

 

KINGS AVENUE MALL - OPERATING HOURS 1, 2 & 6 JANUARY