#lifeguard

The persistent shortage of lifeguards at Cyprus’ beaches constitutes a serious safety risk for beachgoers and cannot be tolerated, trade union Oekdy-Sek warned on Wednesday. “This need for proper staffing ...

A remote-controlled lifejacket system has been introduced to help improve rescue operations for bathers at Ta Bania beach, the Paphos municipality said on Wednesday. “This specific initiative constitutes practical support ...

Beach safety must remain top priority, unions warned on Monday, calling on the government to ensure there are enough lifeguards on the beaches this summer. In a joint statement, trade ...

An urgent appeal for lifeguards was made on Monday by the municipality of Paralimni-Deryneia as it struggles to staff local beaches over the summer. The municipality said that since 2022, responsibility ...

Paphos has become the latest district to report lifeguard shortages, joining Limassol and Larnaca in struggling to fully staff towers ahead of the peak summer season, district officer Maria Chrysochou ...

Only 11 of 19 lifeguard towers in Larnaca have any lifeguards, district supervisor of Larnaca lifeguards Savvas Ioannou, said on Monday. Ioannou said this was not due to lack of trying; the ...

The Paphos municipality’s beaches committee is set to install two new lifeguard towers, according to the committee’s chairman, Evkleidis Ambrosiadis. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Ambrosiadis said ...

The first three smart lifebuoys, donated by the Paphos Regional Board of Tourism (Etap) to assist lifeguards on Paphos’ choppy beaches, are only the beginning, but the state must do ...

The Sek and Peo unions said on Tuesday that a lifeguards’ strike has been called off. The 24-hour strike had been scheduled for Thursday, but the unions said it was ...

Parties from across the north’s political spectrum roundly condemned the lifeguard who had said earlier in the week he had banned Pakistanis and “blacks” from the beach at which ...

Around 150 professional lifeguards from all over Cyprus protested outside the interior ministry on Thursday morning, demanding an increase in permanent positions, the implementation of the national plan ‘Salamis’, and the ...

The interior ministry has announced that it is in the process of examining and evaluating the entire lifeguard system to ensure it is managed more efficiently. This announcement came just ...

The lifeguards branch of the Isotita trade union has called for an end to the “illegal” practice of long-term contracts being cancelled and subsequently renewed each year. The representatives met ...

The lifeguards’ branch of Isotita union on Friday announced a two-hour work stoppage. The reasons for the work stoppage, set for Monday morning, according to a statement, is to demand ...

The interior ministry has responded to trade union claims of a lifeguard shortage, saying it recognises the issue exists, but that it is working to solve the problem. Their comments ...

There is insufficient lifeguard coverage on Cypriot beaches, labour union Pasyek Peo warned on Tuesday. As the summer season reaches its peak and visitors from both home and abroad flock ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou met with representatives of the lifeguards’ association on Friday to discuss issues such as infrastructure, equipment, and staff numbers. One of the main points of discussion ...

Lifeguards’ scheduled work stoppage over staffing and equipment issues has been cancelled this week, following a meeting with Paphos district officer Mary Lambrou. A delegation of lifeguards working in Paphos ...

Paphos district lifeguards have announced a two-hour work stoppage in protest of under staffing and other longstanding issues. In an official statement the lifeguards said they took the decision last ...

The lifeguards’ association has called for a meeting with Limassol’s district administrator Marios Alexandrou following comments he made earlier in the month which the group said it finds “wildly ...

The Cyprus lifesaving federation on Wednesday expressed its concerns of understaffing among its ranks after its latest call for applications for the summer months received just one response. Limassol district ...

The interior ministry will launch a lifeguard workshop as a means of covering staffing needs, it announced on Thursday. This comes after efforts failed to find and hire lifeguards to ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Saturday said that Cyprus’ status as a tourist destination necessitates the provision of high-quality services on its beaches, with a focus on the safety of ...

Paphos lifeguards spotted and rescued a pensioner who was drowning early on Saturday. According to the Kinyras lifeguard club, a lifeguard who was patrolling the coastal road spotted a 70-year-old ...