GUARDS AND CAMERAS PROPOSED TO TACKLE MISCONDUCT ON SCHOOL BUSES

GUARDS AND CAMERAS PROPOSED TO TACKLE MISCONDUCT ON SCHOOL BUSES - KNews 6/9

Parliament discusses tighter supervision following incidents of vandalism and violence.


The use of guards and cameras on school buses was among the measures discussed in Parliament as authorities and parents seek ways to tackle student misconduct on board vehicles carrying thousands of pupils across Cyprus.

The House Transport Committee heard that placing guards on buses had already been tried in three cases, twice in Larnaca and once in Nicosia. The Road Transport Department said, however, that the results of the measure had fallen short of expectations.

THE MAN WHO PUT CYPRUS' MOTORING HISTORY ON DISPLAY

THE MAN WHO PUT CYPRUS' MOTORING HISTORY ON DISPLAY - KNews 5/9 by Apostolos Kouroupakis

Veteran rally champion and Cyprus Historic and Classic Motor Museum founder Dimis Mavropoulos leaves behind a remarkable legacy of speed, history and public service.


Based on a 2017 interview and reporting by Apostolos Kouroupakis.


Long before the Cyprus Historic and Classic Motor Museum became one of Limassol's distinctive attractions, its founder, veteran rally driver Dimis Mavropoulos, was thinking about what he would leave behind.

CRIME ROUND UP

Filenews 5 September 2026

The Police in Paphos made five new arrests, as part of the investigation of a case involving conspiracy to murder and participation in a criminal organization, bringing the total number of those arrested to eight.

These are two 22-year-olds, a 21-year-old, a 25-year-old and a 28-year-old, all from Sweden, against whom testimony emerged after evaluating information and evidence and arrest warrants were issued.

The five were located during a coordinated police operation in the province of Paphos, when a vehicle in which they were riding was stopped.

THIRTEENTH BODY RECOVERED FROM KYRENIA FERRY WRECK

THIRTEENTH BODY RECOVERED FROM KYRENIA FERRY WRECK - Cy Mail 5/9 by Tom Cleaver



A thirteenth body has been recovered from the wreck of a passenger ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia last week, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Saturday.

He said the body, which belongs to a woman, will now be sent to northern Nicosia’s Dr Burhan Nalbantoglu hospital to be identified.

The number of people who remain unaccounted for after last Sunday’s accident now stands at 15, with the families of those who remain missing waiting for news outside the entrance to the new port of Kyrenia for the seventh consecutive day.

DAMS - MORE THAN DOUBLE STOCKS FROM LAST YEAR, BUT FAR FROM 2022 - WHAT PERCENTAGE DID THE OCCUPANCY RATE RISE TO?

DAMS - MORE THAN DOUBLE STOCKS FROM LAST YEAR, BUT FAR FROM 2022 - WHAT PERCENTAGE DID THE OCCUPANCY RATE RISE TO? - Filenews 5/9

The total occupancy of the dams stood at 39.3% on September 1, with water reserves amounting to 117.9 million. cubic meters, according to the data of the Water Development Department.

The picture is clearly improved compared to the corresponding period last year, when occupancy was only 15.5% and the stored quantity at 46.4 million. cubic meters. Despite the significant increase, the current levels remain significantly lower than those of September 2022, when occupancy had reached 76%.

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF PAPHOS - HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICES 27 September

 

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF PAPHOS - HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICES

27 September

8.15am - Ayia Kyriaki Church, Kato Paphos

11am     - St Luke's, Polis

11am     - St Stephen's, Tala

Traditional and popular hymns, bringing back memories from your childhood

Harvest gifts will be distributed within the local community

Everyone welcome.

SONGS OF PRAISE IN THE PARK - Ayios Andronikos Park, Polis - 26 September

SONGS OF PRAISE IN THE PARK

Ayios Andronikos Park, Polis

26 September - 5pm

Join us for this special outdoor event - sing popular hymns, listen to poems and readings.

Everyone is welcome