Saturday, May 23, 2026

CRIME ROUND UP

Pafos Live 23 May 2026



In a fatal road collision that happened around 1.50 pm yesterday inside the parking lot of a hotel in Paphos, Margery Balfour, 75 years old from Scotland, lost her life.

Specifically, while a 56-year-old man was leaving the parking lot of a hotel in Paphos in his car, he noticed the 75-year-old moving on foot and gave her priority to continue her course.

EU PROPOSES €9.2 million IN WILDFIRE RECOVERY AID FOR CYPRUS






EU PROPOSES €9.2 million IN WILDFIRE RECOVERY AID FOR CYPRUS - KNews 23/5


Funding from the EU Solidarity Fund would support repairs to critical infrastructure damaged in the 2025 Limassol and Paphos fires.


The European Commission has put forward a proposal to grant Cyprus €9.2 million through the EU Solidarity Fund to support recovery efforts after the destructive wildfires that swept through parts of Limassol and Paphos in July 2025.

The fires claimed two lives, forced many people from their homes, and destroyed close to 900 private properties. According to the Commission, some schools and medical facilities also had to scale back operations because of the damage caused by the disaster.

KRONOS GAS DEVELOPMENT - A VIABLE PROJECT FOR COMPANIES - BUT WILL CYPRUS BENEFIT?





KRONOS GAS DEVELOPMENT - A VIABLE PROJECT FOR COMPANIES - BUT WILL CYPRUS BENEFIT? - Cy Mail 23/5 by Dr Charles Ellinas


On 19 May Cyprus approved the Development and Production Plan of the Kronos gasfield in block 6 by the ENI-TotalEnergies consortium. This focuses on a fast-track, subsea tie-back to the existing Zohr and Egyptian gas infrastructure, to be liquefied at the Damietta LNG plant for export. The estimated 3 trillion cubic feet (tcf) Kronos is planned to supply natural gas to Damietta by 2028

The planned development of Kronos marks a significant step for the country’s upstream ambitions. Yet beneath the headline of “first-gas” lies a much more complex reality.

CYPRUS AIRWAYS JOINS FORCES WITH flydubai TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY TO ASIA





CYPRUS AIRWAYS JOINS FORCES WITH flydubai TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY TO ASIA - Cy Mail 23/5 by Kyriacos Nicolaou

Cyprus Airways and flydubai have announced the launch of a new interline agreement, aimed at strengthening international connectivity and offering passengers seamless access to an expanded network across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

The Dubai-based carrier flydubai has partnered with Cyprus Airways to allow travellers to book journeys under a single ticket, with coordinated baggage handling and smooth transfers via Dubai International Airport (DXB), one of the world’s leading aviation hubs.

BRITISH LORD BLAMES GREEK CYPRIOTS FOR CYPRUS PROBLEM DEADLOCK


British peer Lord Sharkey



BRITISH LORD BLAMES GREEK CYPRIOTS FOR CYPRUS PROBLEM DEADLOCK - Cy Mail 22/5 by James Morphakis



Liberal Democrat peer John Sharkey called for greater attention to be called upon to the Turkish Cypriot side and condemned the Greek Cypriot community for the historic impasse in negotiations.

Speaking in the House of Lords during the King’s Address, Lord Sharkey addressed the history of negotiations over the Cyprus issue, stating that repeated efforts over more than five decades have not resulted in a settlement.

He said that “numerous attempts at reunification have been made during this period, all of which have failed,” and that “in each case the Greek Cypriot south was the proximate cause of these failures”

Cyprus Mail - Our View - AUTHORITIES MUST ENFORCE FMD RULES DESPITE FARMERS' ANGER






Cyprus Mail - Our View - AUTHORITIES MUST ENFORCE FMD RULES DESPITE FARMERS' ANGER - Cy Mail 23/5


It is impossible not to feel sympathy for the livestock farmers who are seeing everything they have worked for – their livelihoods – destroyed by foot and mouth disease. It is also understandable that they would be desperate to salvage something from the devastation caused to their farms by FMD. Violating the law, however, and preventing the authorities from following the FMD protocols is not acceptable. In fact, it is guaranteed to make a bad situation much worse.

NO MORE DEAD BODIES FOR TWO WEEKS IN PAPHOS MORGUE DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUE





NO MORE DEAD BODIES FOR TWO WEEKS IN PAPHOS MORGUE DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUE - in-cyprus 23/5


A refrigeration breakdown has forced Paphos General Hospital’s mortuary to suspend operations from May 22 until June 3, or until the fault is repaired, the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) has announced.

Bodies already held at the mortuary have been secured and are being kept in appropriate conditions, the SHSO said. For new cases, families will be notified immediately and asked to arrange transfer of the deceased to a licensed funeral home for storage and preparation.