The Paphosfinder
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December 1, 2001
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In This Issue:
1) Changing phone numbers
2) New airport for Paphos and new flight routes
3) New hospital in Nicosia
4) On driving
5) Paphos to Polis and Kato Paphos freeways
6) Calor Gas
7) Latest Business’ to open in Paphos
8) Tell us what you think
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Changing
phone numbers
The Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) is introducing eight-digit
phone numbers on Saturday, 1st of December 2001 as part of its new national
numbering plan.
Area codes -- 02, 05, 06, etc., will be replaced with 22, 24, 26, etc.,
respectively.
Nicosia numbers, for example, will start with 22, and Paphos numbers will
start with 26.
All eight digits must be dialed, wherever you are calling from.
Mobile phone number will change from 09 to 99.
People calling from overseas should dial the international code 357 followed
by the new eight-digit number.
The existing system is still running in parallel to the new system and will
do so until June 1, 2002. After which all calls to the old numbers will
be forwarded to a recorded announcement for a period of 6 months.
New airport for Paphos and new flight routes
A completely new Paphos airport is scheduled to be built by December 2004.
Cyprus is enjoying a tourism boom with a record 2.7 million visitors in
2000, this is projected to rise to 4 million by 2005.
Helios Airways will begin chartering flights from Paphos to Tel Aviv at
the beginning of December 2001. The new route will allow visitors to come
directly to Paphos, previously all flights from Israel to Cyprus were via
Larnaca.
New hospital in Nicosia
European Investment Bank issued a loan of 50 million Euro for the new general
hospital to be built in Nicosia.
The hospital is due to be completed in July 2003.
Some of the services it will provide are cardiology, nephrology, neurosurgery,
general surgery, and an intensive care unit. There will be over 400 patients’
beds in 18 nursing units.
On driving
Parliament has been debating whether to ban smoking whilst driving.
Effective from the 1st of January 2002, new cars imported to Cyprus must
have rear seat belts fitted.
Effective from the 1st of July 2002 the wearing of rear seat belts will
become compulsory, failure to comply will result in a fine of CYP50 per
person, whether adults or children.
Paphos to Polis and Kato Paphos freeways
The freeway contract has been awarded to a Limassol based company to be
built from Timi area (near Paphos airport) to Polis. We will keep you posted
when the project starts and give you the exact route.
The majority of the work required for the Kato Paphos sewerage system is
in place beneath the forthcoming freeway which will connect the Tomb of
the Kings area and the A1 freeway starting at the Leda Gardens roundabout
to Geroskipou and the Paphos-Limassol freeway.
The anticipated route begins at the junction of Apostolou Pavlou Avenue
and Tombs of the Kings road (near Begonia garden centre) runs past the Ayia
Marina church then passing the Pafiessa hotel, continuing past Paradise
and Jasmine Gardens, the Animal Sanctuary, Paphos Gardens, where it will
join A1 Kato-Paphos roundabout.
There is also a proposal under consideration for the continuation of this
road all the way to Paphos airport. We’ll give you more details as soon
as we know.
Calor Gas
We have received several requests asking about the virtues of Calor gas.
We will post a full description on the site, for starters though we have
done the following:
Delivery is available to commercial or residential addresses throughout
Paphos, prices are as follows:
10KG bottle delivery and collection CYP 2.25
20KG bottle delivery and collection CYP 4.80
35KG bottle delivery and collection CYP 8.50
50KG bottle delivery and collection CYP 12.00
Calor gas is used in many residential homes throughout Cyprus, firstly it
is relatively cheap to use and versatile, used for cooking, heating and
even welding if required.
Calor Gas delivery service:
A and G Gabreil and Sons Trading Ltd
26 653 289
99 655 083
Alternatively you can get the 10KG bottles yourself from most supermarkets
at CYP2.10.
Latest businesses to open in Paphos
Sony shop, on the Paphos to Polis road near Morrello’s
Woolworth, Super home store, near the Paphos football stadium. Full details
of this store will be posted in our shopping section soon.
McDonalds Drive thru, opened yesterday is situated opposite Festival shoe
store on the A1. There is an indoor children’s climbing play area, ample
parking and is well lit at night.
Tell us what you think
We would love to hear your feedback. Should we feature more local news?
If you are living in Paphos and would like to share some news, we would
appreciate it.
Our aim is to make this newsletter gossip free, informative, and useful
for people who live here or are looking to come to Paphos.
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