The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, lit up the Medieval Castle of Paphos in yellow on September 27, as part of the “Gold in September” world campaign, for the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and the Getty Conservation Institute of the USA, announce that after a long-term process, the winner of a joint international competition inaugurated in fall 2019 for the design of shelters for the mosaics and other sensitive archaeological remains at the archaeological site of Nea Paphos, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the architectural office of Hugh Broughton Architects.

The Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road has turned into a reality, which will not only benfit the Paphos District, but the whole of Cyprus, according to Yiannis Karousos, Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Cyprus.

Neapolis University Paphos in Cyprus, and the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham in the UK (BUCSIS) in partnership with UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-Related activities, Ionian University in Greece, will be co-organising an intensive workshop in Security and Intelligence studies  from April 15 to April 17.

The Department of Antiquities, of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, as part of the public awareness campaign on childhood cancer, which is carried out by the Cyprus Association for Children with Cancer and Related Diseases ‘One Dream, One Wish’ on the occasion of International Childhood Cancer Day on February 15, lit up Paphos Castle in gold. This was carried out during the period of February 15-22.

Neapolis University Pafos announced that from October of this year, it has become a  full member of the European University Association.

The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, on November 18, lit up the Cyprus Museum and the Medieval Castles of Paphos and Larnaca in the colour purple, as part of the World Pancreatic Cancer Day.

New research reveals that Cyprus is home to two of the best destinations to purchase a holiday home in 2021. 

The Department of Antiquities, of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announced that a new scientific programme including archaeological excavations was initiated by the Department of History and Archaeology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), in September of this year, at the site of Palaepaphos Marchello near Kouklia village.

The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, Cyprus, on the occasion of the International Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day held annually on October 20, lit up the Castles of Paphos and Larnaca in the colour purple.