LAST CHANCE FOR DEBTS OF FOOTBALL TEAMS - MOUSIOTTAS' CALL FOR INCLUSION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF OVERDUE DEBTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY FUND - WHEN DOES THE DEADLINE EXPIRE?

LAST CHANCE FOR DEBTS OF FOOTBALL TEAMS - MOUSIOTTAS' CALL FOR INCLUSION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF OVERDUE DEBTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY FUND - WHEN DOES THE DEADLINE EXPIRE? - Filenews 20/8 by Eleftheria Paizanou


Twenty-five days before the expiration of the deadline for inclusion in the plan for the regulation of overdue contributions to the Social Insurance Fund (TCA) and the Minister of Labour, Marinos Mousiouttas, invited football clubs to submit applications to participate in the plan. The submission of applications began last May and will end on September 14. According to data revealed a few weeks ago by "F", 12 football clubs/companies owed contributions to the Social Security Fund amounting to €9.5 million. It is worth noting that the largest amount of overdue contributions, amounting to €9.32 million, is owed by five football teams. In detail, the five unions/companies with the largest debts to the Social Security Fund are the following:

TECHNOLOGICAL SHIELD €25.5 million. FIRE FIGHTING - ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS IN FORESTS, INDUSTRIALZONES AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - ACTIONS OF FOUR MINISTRIES

 

TECHNOLOGICAL SHIELD €25.5 million.  FIRE FIGHTING - ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS IN FORESTS, INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - ACTIONS OF FOUR MINISTRIES - Filenews 20/8 by Angelos Nikolaou

An ambitious investment plan of €25,513,593 over three years has been approved by the Council of Ministers for the implementation of the holistic surveillance system and other modern technologies for the purposes of fire prevention and response and crisis management. Essentially, with this decision, the Department of Forests, the Fire Service, the National Guard and the Civil Defense are united under a common umbrella.

CHAOS WITH SPEEDBOATS AND YACHTS - ILLEGALITIES, MINORS WITH JET SKIS AND THE DANGER SKYROCKETS - TERRIBLE COMPLAINTS FROM PROFESSIONALS

CHAOS WITH SPEEDBOATS AND YACHTS - ILLEGALITIES, MINORS WITH JET SKIS AND THE DANGER SKYROCKETS - TERRIBLE COMPLAINTS FROM PROFESSIONALS - Filenews 20/8 by Vassos Vassiliou


The situation is worse, in terms of danger, on the beaches of Cyprus, not only for users of speedboats but also for bathers, given that both jet ski-type speedboats and pleasure boats are operated either by minors or by people who do not have the required experience.

In fact, some run either jet skis or boats in which a family or a group of people is on board, without insurance coverage in case of an accident, with all that entails.

MERCURY CLIMBS TO 38 - FORECAST TILL THE WEEKEND

 

MERCURY CLIMBS TO 38 - FORECAST TILL THE WEEKEND - Filenews 20/8

Seasonal low pressure affects the area, while a warm air mass is expected from tomorrow.

Today the weather will be mostly clear, however in the afternoon there will be locally increased clouds, especially in the mountains. The winds in the morning will be variable, light, 3 Beaufort, to later become mainly southwest to northwest, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort and temporarily on the southwest coast to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea will be a little rough. The temperature will rise to around 38 degrees inland, around 32 on the west and north coasts, around 35 on the south and east coasts and around 29 degrees in the higher mountains.

LARA - CRY OF ANGUISH OVER THE ''INVASION'' OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROTECTED BEACHES IN CYPRUS

 

LARA - CRY OF ANGUISH OVER THE ''INVASION'' OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROTECTED BEACHES IN CYPRUS - Pafos Press 20/8

Deep concern over the situation on Lara beach is expressed by Andreas Kyriakou, president of the Chloraka Environmental Cultural Group, calling on the new Commissioner for the Environment to intervene immediately, in order to ensure the protection of the area and the strict implementation of the relevant legislation.

Lara is one of the most important natural treasures of Cyprus, with particular ecological value and crucial importance for the reproduction of sea turtles.

GRAPE FESTIVAL - Square of the Community Council, Panagia - 13 September

 

GRAPE FESTIVAL

Square of the Community Council, Panagia

13 September - 3pm

The Community Council of Panagia organizes the 6th Panagia Harvest Festival that will take place on Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 15:00 p.m. in the square of the Community Council.

The Festival will include a representation of a harvest in a vineyard near the village with donkeys and accompanied by traditional music, followed by grape pressing, zivania distillation, a Cypriot Artistic program with traditional music and Cypriot traditional dances. Also in the area will be set up kiosks for the promotion of traditional products derived and related to grapes.

OPEN MEETING OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF AKAMAS IN KISSONERGA - 24 August, 6pm - IN GREEK

OPEN MEETING OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF AKAMAS IN KISSONERGA - 24 August, 6pm - IN GREEK  - Pafos Live 20/8

In the context of the announcement of the Ministry of Interior for the preparation of the Paphos Local Plan, the Municipality of Akamas, in collaboration with the Urban Planning Office ALA Planning Partnership Consultancy L.L.C., organizes for the Municipal District of Kissonerga an Open Gathering on Monday, August 24, 2026, at 18:00, at the Cultural Center of the Holy Church of Agios Kononos in Kissonerga and invites anyone interested to attend.