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Inflatable boat with 25 migrants spotted north of Akamas
An inflatable boat with 25 irregular migrants was spotted north of Akamas in the early morning hours on Thursday. According to police, the...
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Polis Chrysochous, Peyia welcome municipal reform law after Akamas row
Polis Chrysochous and Peyia municipalities have jointly welcomed the rejection of the president’s challenge to local government reform, which...
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Ahead of Akamas vote, Dherynia says president should challenge its future too
Dherynia mayor Andros Karayian has expressed disappointment that President Nicos Anastasiades did not challenge the section regarding his...
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Akamas dispute threatens to unravel local government reform
The reform of local government, enacted last month by the House amid much pomp, could now unravel after President Nicos Anastasiades has refused...
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Nouris calls on parties to back President’s Akamas referral
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Sunday expressed the hope that parliamentary parties would have second thoughts on municipal reform and pass...
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A cleansing journey in Akamas
With the Spring Equinox behind us and a new season upon us, this time of year can be taken as a cleansing period in more meaning than one. Easter...
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President rejects Akamas section of new local government law
The president has referred part of the newly passed law on municipal reform back to the House over the section on the Akamas, saying it was the...
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Akamas 5 km Birdlife Cyprus Fundraiser Run on April 2
This 5km scenic off-road run/walk is part of the Akamas Blossom Trail Running Festival and will serve as a Cyprus Trail Runners’ fundraiser...
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Akamas villages enraged by municipal reforms that split them up
Akamas communities are up in arms over the new local government landscape approved by parliament on Thursday, which splits them between different...
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Government plan for Akamas needs improving say locals
The government plan for the Akamas needs improving, the community leader of local village Inia said on Tuesday after a meeting between state...
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Bill languishing in parliament could solve Akamas conundrum says NGO
Environmental NGO, Terra Cypria, has repeated its calls for the passage of a bill that will allow those who own land in Akamas to build elsewhere,...
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Fly tipping in Akamas underlines need to protect the area, Greens say
Fly-tipping near a turtle nesting beach in Akamas shows people lack environmental awareness and highlights the need to protect the area, the Green...
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Photo Album - The President of the Republic presides over a meeting on Akamas
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, presides over a meeting on Akamas, at tha Presidential Palace.
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Forest roads leading to Akamas National Park to be-slightly-improved
Dangerous forest roads significant enough for the organization, guidance and management of visitors to the National Forest Park of Akamas will be...
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Minister says Akamas plan holistic, recognises realities on the ground
The sustainable management of the natural and cultural heritage, offering unique experiences to visitors and providing tangible benefits to...
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Environmental groups sound alarm over Akamas
Drafting four separate zoning and planning blueprints for the Akamas peninsula would have serious long-term and irreversible negative effects...
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Hundreds march to raise alarm over bleak future of Akamas pensinsula
Hundreds of environmentalists on Saturday marched in Nicosia to raise alarm over the bleak future of protected Akamas peninsula. Holding...
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Hundreds march to protest government plans for Akamas
Around 300 people demonstrated in Nicosia against government plans for the Akamas peninsula, which they say fall well short of protecting the...
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Ecologists to stage protest for Akamas on Saturday
The leadership and a delegation of the Ecologist Movement will stage a protest on the future of Akamas “Save Akamas – Save Cyprus” that will take...
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Terra Cypria says Local Plan on Akamas must be radically reviewed
Terra Cypria, the Cypriot Institution for the Protection of the Environment said that the Local Plan for Akamas needs to be radically reviewed to...