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When the sun goes down

Cyprus is quickly entering summer snooze mode when the politicians take a break from being insincere with the truth and the government puts the country on auto-pilot. The weather is becoming relentlessly

9th July 2023

Comment/Cyprus

UN probes ‘reckless behaviour’ on north beach

The UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) said it was investigating allegations that two drunken British soldiers sunk jet skis and misbehaved on a beach in the Turkish-held north of the divided

29th August 2022

Cyprus

Turtles hatch, thrilling beachgoers in sea escape

Caretta caretta turtles that hatched at Kiti’s Parasolia beach in Larnaca thrilled beachgoers as the baby turtles made a run for the water to start their new lives at sea. Fisheries Department

14th August 2021

Cyprus/Life & Society

Wheelchair ramp installed on Lady’s Mile Beach

The construction of a special ramp on Lady’s Mile beach was completed Wednesday, which will provide physically disabled people better access to the sea. The ramp was funded by the British Bases,

28th July 2021

Life & Society

British Bases fine three Russians for COVID beach picnic

British Base Police at Akrotiri has confirmed that three Russians were fined a combined total of €900 after they were found breaching COVID-19 regulations by having a picnic on South Paramali beach.

17th February 2021

Cyprus

Limassol beach thief charged with stealing €5,000 Rolex

A 43-year old Cypriot man who lives in Kolossi, Limassol has been charged by a British Bases court with the theft of a Rolex watch from a car on Curium beach. The

9th December 2020

Cyprus

Turkey makes good on threat to open Varosha beach

Authorities in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus opened part of fenced-off Varosha’s beachfront to visitors for the first time in 46 years, making good on its threat while Nicosia slammed the

8th October 2020

Cyprus/Europe

Why are beach lawbreakers being protected?

Previously we reported that an ice cream kiosk was duly converted into a grill bar, within the seashore protection zone (where buildings are not allowed), but still operating as a restaurant for

3rd October 2020

Comment/Life & Society

Life’s a beach for property buyers

Cyprus beach development-coastline is the only one which is reducing. If one is 50 or 100m away from the beach as long as it has pedestrian access to it, will not matter

13th September 2020

Comment/Property

What people talk about at the beach

From time to time we publish “entertaining” articles to amuse our readers and this is one of them, which falls within the spirit of the summer holidays. We hereby report what we

22nd August 2020

Columnists/Comment