A SELECTION OF WORKS by Pascalis Anastasi - Blue Iris Art Gallery - 7-21 March

 

A SELECTION OF WORKS by Pascalis Anastasi

Blue Iris Art Gallery

7-21 March - opening night 7pm, Mon, Tu 10am-1pm, 3-6pm, Wed, Th, Fri, Sat 10am-1pm

Exhibition of works from 2010 until today, continuing the theme of observing people and nature here in Cyprus, as well as the UK. 

WALKWAY AROUND ST PAUL'S PILLAR IN KATO PAPHOS HAS RE-OPENED

 Paphos Life

For years the walkway around St Paul's Pillar and Agia Kyriaki Chrysopolitissa in Kato Paphos has been closed because it was unsafe. Not long ago, they actually started replacing the old wooden boardwalk with a new, sturdier path, and now it has re-opened! Not only that, but the signs have all been replaced too, so you can once again wander above ruins and marvel at the mosaics.

FEMALE GENDER PHOTO EXHIBITION - Palia Ilektriki, Paphos - 27 February

 

FEMALE GENDER PHOTO EXHIBITION honouring Women's Day

Palia Ilektriki, Paphos

27 February - opening 6.30pm

The District Coordinating Committee of the Paphos Social Alliance organizes a photo exhibition entitled "Female Gender Photography", as part of the events for International Women's Day.

The event will take place on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 18:30, at the Palia Ilektriki Cultural Center, in Paphos. The inauguration will be performed by the Mayor of Paphos, Mr. Angelos Onisiforou.

TRIVIA NIGHT - Sam's Bar, Chlorakas - 25 February

TRIVIA NIGHT - raising much needed funds for Friends Hospice

Sam's Bar, Chlorakas

25 February - 6.30pm for food, 7.30pm quiz

Entry fee €10 - €5 for food, €5 for Friends Hospice

Call 97 762408 to book

SPRING MARKET - Technopolis 20 - 22 March

 

SPRING MARKET

Technopolis 20

22 March - 10am-4pm

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CARNIVAL LOOKS FUN, BUT LOOK CLOSER

Cyprus Mail 18 February 2026

From a waste, health, safety and cultural point of view, sprays are a clear no-go (Photo: Robert Della-Sala)

Every year, the Limassol Carnival fills the streets with colour, music and thousands of people celebrating together. What we don’t see as clearly is what is left behind.

Large public events like parades and street parties during carnival generate more than 45 tons of waste in just a few hours, from spray cans, glass bottles, beer and soft drink cans and single-use plastic bottles to plastic accessories and packaging. After celebrations, municipal staff and volunteers work hard to clean the streets, and the next day we often see in the news: “Bravo, 45 tons cleaned in just 3 hours.”

But cleaning does not make the problem disappear. In fact, it hides the real scale of it.

CYPRUS EU PRESIDENCY CRITICISED OVER EXCLUSION OF LOCAL UNION PRESS CARDS

 in-cyprus 18 February 2026

Cyprus’s main journalists’ union and the Institute for Mass Media (IMME) have accused the Secretariat of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU of sidelining the union’s press card in its accreditation process.

The Cyprus Journalists’ Union said the presidency requires Cypriot journalists seeking accreditation to present a press card issued by the Press and Information Office (PIO), without referencing the union’s own professional ID. It described this as a “scandalous downgrading” and, in essence, a failure to recognise its press card, which it says has equal validity within the Republic.