Cyprus extends lifeguard hours, reviews short-term contracts after drownings

Cyprus’s Interior Ministry is overhauling the staffing model for the country’s 114 lifeguard towers and the certification system for lifeguards from 2027. The move follows a string of drownings and aims to permanently address chronic personnel shortages on Cyprus’s beaches. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou called a wide-ranging meeting on Monday with officials responsible for beach […]

By Angelos Nicolaou