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Nicosia bus company’s eight directors under investigation
By Andria Kades All eight of Nicosia bus company OSEL’s directors are being investigated in connection with fraud, forgery and extortion under false pretences police have confirmed. Auditor-general...
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Man killed in Limassol crash
A 31-year-old man was killed in Limassol early on Thursday after slamming into a wall in his car, police said. Giorgos Yioupis apparently lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a wall on the...
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Trial of Limassol road death suspect postponed
The trial of 48-year-old who drove into the back of a car in Limassol, causing the death of its driver, 25, was adjourned for January after the defence requested more time to study the evidence....
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First Epiphany ceremony in Famagusta for 42 years to take place on Wednesday
For the first time in 42 years, Epiphany will be celebrated in the occupied city of Famagusta on Wednesday with up to 1,000 people expected to attend. Head of the ‘Famagusta, our city’ initiative...
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Police crack down on traffic offenders
Police reported over 1,000 drivers for speeding and other traffic offences during an island-wide campaign over the past week. Officers also breathalysed 1,450 drivers between December 30 and January 7...
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Emirates announces second daily service to Athens
Emirates airline has announced the addition of a second daily flight to Athens from March. The addition of a second daily service will take the total weekly Emirates flights serving Athens to 14. The...
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Impact of sanctions on trade turn Black Sea to dead sea, Cyprus shipowner says
By Stelios Orphanides Increased geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Eastern Europe are further exacerbating the pressure on rates for bulk and container cargo caused by the slowdown of...
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Larnaca bus drivers extend strike over pay (Updated)
Around 100 drivers at Larnaca’s bus company Zenon went on a 24 hour strike on Monday in protest over their payment agreements. As the day proceeded, unions decided to extend the strike, which started...
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Larnaca bus drivers declare indefinite strike
Larnaca bus drivers extended their strike indefinitely on Wednesday, escalating measures against their employer Zenon, as a two hour meeting with the transport ministry failed to end existing...
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Larnaca bus strike has gone too far, minister says
The strike at the Zenon bus company in Larnaca has gone too far, Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said on Sunday. Speaking on the sidelines of an event in Pano Arodes, Demetriades said those on...
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Teenager killed in road crash
A teenage pupil was killed in Limassol on Monday evening after he slammed his motorcycle into a car that drove into his lane. The accident happened on Spyros Kyprianou Avenue at around 8pm. The pupil,...
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Taxi drivers continue protests
Taxi drivers protested outside the transport ministry on Wednesday in an ongoing effort to have their demands met. A number of Nicosia urban taxi drivers lined up their vehicles in front of the...
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Larnaca port workers protest against rejection of energy companies
Larnaca port workers and others held a protest on Thursday against the municipality’s decision not to allow the temporary operation of a company that provides logistics for hydrocarbon exploration. The...
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Father of three, elderly man killed in separate road accidents (updated)
A 54-year-old father of three was killed in Larnaca on Friday afternoon, the second person to die in a traffic accident in the district in just a few hours following the death of an elderly man....
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Tus Airways awaiting civil aviation approval
Tus Airways, whose air operator certificate was suspended before its first flight due to the resignation of two key executives, said on Thursday it was waiting for the civil aviation department to...
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Don’t knock public transport, minister says
Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said on Thursday it would have been better for Cyprus if the government at the time had invited tenders for public transport instead of implementing the current...
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Our View: Flawed public transport based on reckless guarantees
SIX YEARS after the introduction of the public transport system, Communications minister Marios Demetriades acknowledged that the model used for setting it up was wrong. Citing the example of Malta,...
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Around half the drivers haven’t paid road tax, 10 days before the deadline,
Some 380,000 motorists out of around 720,000 have paid their road tax ahead of the March 10 deadline, the road transport department said on Tuesday. After that date, drivers will be charged a late fee...
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Process begins for commercialisation of Larnaca port (Updated)
Transport minister Marios Demetriades said that the government will resume its effort to commercialise Larnaca’s port and marina after a previous attempt ended in failure. The government already met...
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Bus company accuses audit boss of sloppiness in fuel probe (Update 2: adds...
Nicosia bus company OSEL on Wednesday called the state audit office “sloppy” after Odysseas Michaelides as much as accused them of ripping off the state to the tune of €4 million over five years. OSEL...
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