Cyprus’s first coast guard unit to be based in Paphos

Cyprus is to establish an independent coast guard, consolidating the country’s fragmented maritime surveillance capabilities under a single service headquartered at the Andreas Papandreou Base in Paphos, after Cabinet approved the proposal yesterday. Justice and Public Order Minister Costas Fytiris presented the proposal, which sets out the operational model for the new service and the […]

By Michalis Hadjivasilis