Regular visitors and residents in the Paphos area of Cyprus should start to notice cleaner looking neighbourhoods following the launch of an innovative website that pinpoints illegal rubbish dumps. Launched by Rosen Innovation Ltd, www.dumpmap.org enables contributors to upload shots and detail locations of dumps of garbage in illegal spots. "This is an independent venture [...]
Anyone considering a visit to Cyprus in coming weeks, whether for a holiday or to look at property, should bear in mind the Cyprus Air Traffic Controllers' Union, PASEEK, has plans to strike before the end of January. PASEEK, is protesting its members inclusion in the austerity measures which the Cyprus government has devised [...]
Budget airline Ryanair will launch 40 weekly flights to 14 new destinations and base two of its craft at Paphos International Airport from April, the airline has announced. The announcement has been greeted with enthusiasm by local tourist and commerce chiefs and comes after years of negotiating with the Paphos Tourism Board and the Cyprus [...]
Cyprus is celebrating the discovery of a natural gas field that could meet the island’s energy needs for decades, as well as bring in much needed foreign income and re-invigorate its struggling economy. Having a population of just over a million means the recent gas find should benefit – directly or indirectly - most of [...]
Homeowners and anyone considering a purchase in Cyprus will welcome the re-introduction in December of a flight from Stansted to Larnaca by Cyprus Airways. Cyprus Airways had to drop its Stansted-Larnaca route last year, after operating it for four years. The relaunch means it becomes the only airline offering this service, which it will run [...]
A luxury golf development built around a course designed by British champion Nick Faldo in Paphos is helping to raise international awareness of Cyprus as a world-class golfing destination, after being voted Best International Leisure Development. The 71-par Faldo-designed golf course, golf academy and clubhouse are all complete and open at Eléa Estate, which picked [...]
Anyone contemplating a property purchase in Cyprus should act now, following the government’s decision to cut transfer tax on all purchases made in the next six months, starting from December 2, 2011. The change in law means that all property transactions that previously were subject to VAT, ie new-builds, are now completely exempt from transfer [...]
A £350-million marina development is on course to put Cyprus firmly on the map of the global nautical community, as well as attract property-buyers looking for something in the Med that’s a bit special. Limassol Marina, backed by the Cyprus Government, will feature 273 luxury apartments, penthouses and villas, a state-of-the-art 650-berth marina, and [...]
How you can save money, moving money By Charles Purdy, Director, Smart Currency Exchange Many British ex-pats in Cyprus send or receive money to or from the UK and in the process they unintentionally lose money. In some cases, losses can be up to tens of thousands. Initially, most ex-pats are introduced to the international [...]
A large number of Brits in Cyprus are about to move a step closer to finally receiving title deeds to their property when a planning amnesty runs out in the second week of October. In a bid to start resolving the country’s title deed issue, earlier this year the Government of Cyprus amended laws on [...]