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After all, the mythical "goddess of love" Aphrodite was born here.

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  Making of the world's largest gyro in Paphos on new years eve - now in the Guinness Book of Records.

 

 LATEST HAPPENINGS in PAPHOS and CYPRUS    

WEEK OF January 5th THROUGH January 11th 2009
☼ Central Bank governor Athanasios Orphanides said Cyprus must prepare for worst case scenarios for the economy
☼ Cyprus first football All Star game will be played January 6th at 4 pm - GSP stadium in Nicosia.
☼ The Cyprus consumer price inflation for 2008 went up to 4.7% according to Cyprus statistic department
☼  January 8: Greek music with the “Echochromata” music ensemble at the Agia Napa Town Hall-Municipality Dance Association. +357 23 816 300
☼ 2,000 Peaceful protests turned violentoprah.com in Nicosia near the Israeli embassy demonstrating the Gaza attacks on Israel
☼ Teachers from north and south Cyprus came together on the 4th of January in an attempt unite in an effort to bring the island together

WEEK OF December 29nd THROUGH December 4th 2009
☼ On board the boat carrying supplies from Cyprus to help people in Gaza was former U.S. congress woman from Georgia Cynthia McKinney. The boat was struck by an Israeli gun boat and turned away.
☼ A  landmine clearing operation in Cyprus backed by the UN is in danger of folding next month for lack of funds.
☼ The Cyprus Stock Exchange finished 2009 with the worst year since the official exchange was established in 1996
☼ The average monthly salary in Cyprus is reported to be Euro 1,742 males average Euro 1,900 and females around Euro 1500
☼ Cyprus property sales contracts are down 27% during 2008 compared to 2007
☼ We wish everyone a happy 2009

WEEK OF December 22nd THROUGH December 28th 2008
☼ Northern Cyprus in an effort to privatize the Ercan airport has placed it for sale.
☼ Egypt asked Cyprus for help to develop a similar educational institution in Advanced Technology (E-CAT) and how it can be replicated using the Cyprus model in Egypt.
☼ Cyprus is looking to have 14 Golf courses in an effort to improve tourism said Minister of tourism Antonis Paschalides.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
☼ Residents of south east Cyprus battened down the hatches  after a series of thunderstorms that rolled into coastal areas. More thunder
☼  Undersea cables in the Mediterranean were severed, possibly by a ship's anchor, disrupting telephone and internet links between Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Egypt was hit worst, but some minor problems were reported in Cyprus.
☼ The enthronement of the new Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus, Joseph Soueif, took place at the Maronite Church in Nicosia.

WEEK OF December 15th THROUGH December 21st 2008
☼ The Petrolina petrol company has announced a four cent reduction of its diesel oil price, from 88.4 cents to 84.4 cents per litre. Heating oil price was reduced by 2.5 cents to 54.7 cents. The price of 98 octane and 95 octane petrol was lowered by 0.5 cents per litre.
☼ The Cyprus government has said it aims to maintain the "highest possible" growth rate and to minimise pressures on employment in 2009 amid the global financial crisis.
☼ Inflation in Cyprus reached in November 3,1% recording a decrease in comparison to October 2008 when it stood at 4,8%.
☼ Festive holidaymakers and expats who will be celebrating New Year's Eve in Paphos this year may get the chance to see, and even taste, the biggest doner kebab ever created.
☼ London Greek Radio, the popular voice for Greeks and Cypriots in London, has re-launched its website and now offers a selection of free services; including the facility to listen live anywhere in the world.
☼ People who bank online in Cyprus are again being warned to ignore emails from banks. A new spam email claiming to be from Laiki bank is circulating in Cyprus. The email, despite several spelling mistakes, looks genuine, and appears to come from an official bank email, but they are just part of a number of sophisticated scams designed to rip you off.
☼ Retail sales growth was still strong in September according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The total volume of retail sales rose by 8.1% compared with September 2007, faster than the 3.5% recorded in August. The fastest growing subcategory was pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and toiletries, which rose by 20.5% compared with the same month of 2007.

WEEK OF December 8th THROUGH December 14th 2008
☼ Cypriot Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis has said he is cautiously confident about the prospects of the economy in 2009, as the global financial crisis continues.
☼ The Irish Agriculture Minister has announced that dioxins have been found in Irish beef as well as pork. He says there is no threat to public health.
☼  It looks like the extended summer is about to come to an end with the Cyprus Met Office forecasting snow on the mountains and a considerable drop in temperatures across the island over the next few days.
☼ Cyprus and the UK are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding in the fields of scientific research and development later today. The memo will be signed at the Planning Bureau by Minister of Education and Culture Andreas Demetriou and British High Commissioner Peter Millett.

WEEK OF December 1st THROUGH December 7th 2008
☼  A huge turnout is expected at Ayia Napa's central square  for the lighting of this year's Christmas decorations.
☼  The Republic of Cyprus continues its exploratory surveys for hydrocarbon reserves in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Antonis Paschalides has said.
☼  The rate of inflation in Cyprus dropped to 3.4% in November 2008, reaching its lowest level for the current year, from 5.2% in October 2008.
☼  Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus Chrysostomos II has expressed his deepest sorrow for the death of Patriarch Alexy ll of Moscow and All Russia.
☼ Green Dot Cyprus last year recycled 8000 tonnes of materials and is expected  to double that this year , the program is soon extending to Pafos and Famagusta .

WEEK OF November 24th THROUGH November 30th 2008
☼ Food donations for a Limassol-based cat charity are now being accepted at Carrefour in Kato Polemidia. The new facility is being organised by the Cyprus Voice for Animals with a permanent collection container being placed in Carrefour for customers to donate tinned and dry cat food purchased from the store. Catsnip, a charity that spays and neuters Limassol’s stray and feral cats, will be regularly emptying the collection container and distributing the donated food to the feeders of the many cat colonies that they are involved with and support around Limassol.
☼ Cyprus petroleum company Petrolina is to drop petrol prices  with the rest the island's filling stations expected to follow suit. The price of unleaded 95 drops by 4.5 cents per litre, while unleaded 98 falls by 3.6 cents per litre.
☼ The annual Christmas pantomime, this year Treasure Island, staged by ACT takes place in Nicosia on November 28 and 29, and again on December 5, 6 and 7. For more information call 22 329293.
☼ An American company is believed to have made an agreement in principle with the Cyprus government to exploit oil and gas in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus.

WEEK OF November 17th THROUGH November 23rd 2008
☼ Cyprus is the host of the Junior Eurovision song contest tonight Nov.22 at Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Lemesos ( Limassol ).
☼  Cyprus Airways is offering return tickets to London from €249 including all taxes and other charges. The offer will run until November 30. It is valid on all tickets to be used before December 11.
☼ The Municipality of Ayia Napa will present a show called "Burn the Floor" featuring tango, cha-cha, latin, belly, salsa, hip-hop and other dances.
☼ A Danish Air Force plane carrying the Foreign Minister of Demark Per Stig Moller had to make a forced landing at Paphos Airport . The airport in western Cyprus, which only opened two days ago, was put on a state of alert and the plane landed safely.
☼ School children in Cyprus will get free fruit and vegetables from next year. The decision comes as European Union agriculture ministers have decided to tackle the EU-wide problem of child obesity. EU countries will pay half the costs and Brussels will foot the other half of the bill.
☼ RAPEX, the EU rapid alert system for all dangerous consumer products, has sent out a warning to consumers about a product called “Magic Balloons”. The product poses a chemical risk because it contains seven to nine times the permitted amount of the chemical benzine.
☼ Officials from the Cyprus Health Service will conduct checks on an extensive range of products in order to guarantee the quality of food supplied to the public.
☼ Eighties pop combo Kajagoogoo are to play a one night gig in Cyprus next month. The British pop band, best known for their first single, Too Shy, which reached Number one in the UK Singles Chart, are to appear at Chillingtons Restaurant in Paphos.
☼ Cyprus Airways have announced  that they have reduced the price of return tickets by €8. The reduction in fuel costs and the weak dollar are being cited as the reason for the cuts.
☼ Paphos international airport is now officially open. The first flight was a Cyprus Airways plane bound for London. The first incoming flight arrived soon afterwards from Helsinki, bringing winter tourists. Around 1,800 people will work at the new airport.

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