Pafos Live 8 April 2025
The police announced an arrest in connection with yesterday's malicious damage in Paphos. According to the assistant police director of Paphos, Michalis Nicolaou, for the damages with the use of spray paint in a Square in Paphos, yesterday afternoon a man was arrested a 17year old from Nicosia district with a court warrant.
Cyprus Mail 8 April 2025 - by Souzana Psara
Larnaca and Paphos airports handled 707,304 passengers in March 2025, marking a 5.91 per cent rise compared to the same month last year.
It was the strongest performance ever recorded for the January–March period, with total traffic up by 6.79 per cent year-on-year.
According to the Transport Ministry, Larnaca airport posted a 15.17 per cent increase in March, continuing the positive trend seen in 2024.
RACING NIGHT
The Local Pub, Chlorakas
11 April - 6pm
Entrance fee €3pp.
Full menu available.
Cyprus Mail 8 April 2025 - by Eleni Philippou
EASTER CONCERTS with Zoe Nicolaidou, Andreas Aroditis & Zbynek Maruska
St Catherine's Church, Limassol
10 April - 8pm
With performances by soprano Zoe Nicolaidou, tenor Andreas Aroditis, and pianist Zbynek Maruska. April 9. Holy Cross Church, Nicosia April 10. St. Catherine’s Church, Limassol. 8pm. Free. Tel: 22-407238, 25-362045, 99-683356
With just over a week to go until Easter Sunday, the island is getting ready to host its biggest religious holiday and traditional festivals, processions and concerts filled with hymns are approaching soon. This week, two concerts signal the start of the Easter period – and they are free to attend.
Cyprus Mail 8 April 2025 - by Tom Cleaver
A new list of harsher sentences for crimes against animals appeared in the north’s official gazette, paving the way for those found guilty of crimes against animals to receive lengthy jail terms.
The act of “causing the death of an animal as a result of an illegal act” is now punishable by up to six years in prison, while torturing an animal to death is punishable by seven years behind bars. Intentionally killing an endangered or protected animal is punishable by up to eight years in prison.
Cyprus Mail 8 April 2025 - by Souzana Psara
The Interior Ministry has announced that an online platform for the ‘Renovate & Rent’ scheme will go live on Wednesday, April 9 at 12:00 noon.
Available at www.prositistegi.cy, the platform will allow potential tenants to submit applications for affordable housing under the scheme.
Filenews 8 April 2025 - by Charalambos Zakos
Donald Trump's tariffs may have shocked the markets, putting all countries on alert, but Cyprus may benefit, at least in the short term. This is because the drop recorded in the price of oil can – under certain conditions – bring a significant reduction in electricity and fuel prices in Cyprus.
A reduction that may come at a time when electricity consumption will be at its peak, since in case of reductions these will be reflected in EAC tariffs during the summer months.