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Woman rescued unconscious from sea at Paphos beach

A woman aged around 60 was rescued after being pulled unconscious from the sea at SODAP beach in Paphos...
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Cyprus operators report near-daily cases of minors faking IDs

Minors in Cyprus are using apps to alter their ID photos, adding facial hair or changing their apparent age,...
Local

Lara beach umbrellas unwarranted, fines too low, officials say

Umbrellas placed on the protected Lara beach have sparked a row, with Environment Commissioner Ilias Myrianthous calling it unacceptable...
Economy

Tax crackdown finds 60% of coastal businesses breaking the law

The Tax Department has found that 60 per cent of businesses checked in coastal areas, which draw large numbers...
Local

Environmentalists demand crackdown after violations at protected Lara turtle beach

Beachgoers placed umbrellas and tents on Lara beach in the Akamas. This came despite clear prohibitions in force during...
Local

Illegal jet ski and boat rentals putting swimmers at risk, association warns

Unlicensed operators are renting out jet skis and pleasure boats to minors and inexperienced users on Cyprus's beaches. Often...
Local

Jet ski accident reveals delay in new Cyprus boating rules

Cyprus passed legislation regulating pleasure craft movement and licensing six months ago, "the Recreational Navigation in the Republic and...
Local

Jet ski crash: police probe rental firms as man remains critical, daughter improves

Famagusta CID is continuing to take statements in its investigation into a serious maritime accident that left a 48-year-old...
Eat & Drink

A guide to summer spots across Cyprus

Full moon on the rocks For more than a decade, a group of six to eight friends has gathered at...
Opinion

The same conversation about lifeguards, year after year

If there's one issue we've been hearing about for years, it's this one: lifeguards. Their working hours, which towers they're...
Opinion

Stop making excuses. Start staffing the beaches.

Two 20-year-old girls went for a swim on a beach in Oroklini. They drowned. That beach has a lifeguard...
Local

Third Larnaca drowning at unguarded beach as only 10 of 19 towers staffed

A woman has drowned in Larnaca's shallow coastal waters in the third such death this year in the Oroklini-Pyla...
Local

Larnaca drowning raises questions over lifeguard cover hours

A 35-year-old woman drowned at the CTO beach in Larnaca shortly after 6pm on Saturday, a short time after...
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