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March 11 road tax deadline
Road tax for 2017 is payable until next Saturday, March 11, at any bank, citizens’ service centre, district post office, district office of the road transport department, or at http://rtd.mcw.gov.cy,...
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Introduction of auto-LPG caught in bureaucracy
A year after the legalisation of the use of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) by cars, the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism appears to lack a policy of actively encouraging both supply and...
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Cabinet approves €50,000 for cancer support groups
The cabinet has approved €50,000 to cover the cost of fuel of a service that transports cancer patients from other districts to Nicosia for treatment, reports said on Friday. President Nicos...
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From Odyssey to Oyster, plans to improve the buses
By Andria Kades Although attempts by the transport ministry to encourage public transport have been partially successful, efforts in Limassol are being hampered by virtually non-existent facilities....
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Improvements planned for Paphos to Polis road
THE government is considering improvements to the current Paphos to Polis road now that the construction of a new four-lane highway has stalled due to a lack of funds. Original plans for the...
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EU islands should work together on air connectivity issues
By Evie Andreou in Tallinn EU islands like Cyprus need to work together better to tackle any connectivity problems with bloc’s mainland European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc has said....
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Taxi drivers to protest expansion of air shuttle service
Taxi drivers on Wednesday will be holding a two-hour work stoppage to protest against the expansion of the airport shuttle service. Set to start at 8:30am, the move was instigated by taxi drivers in...
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Transport minister urges faster air traffic law reform
Further delay in the passing of the law transferring air traffic services from the civil aviation department to a state-owned company will harm the interests of the Republic, Transport Minister Marios...
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Tougher penalties planned for driving offences
Acting on a study prepared in 2016, the government is poised to approve legislation introducing stricter penalties for traffic offences, which could include on-the-spot suspension of driver’s licences...
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Extra EU cash for Limassol-Paphos road
Over €25 million in additional cash from the EU cohesion fund will be given to Cyprus towards finishing the works on a key motorway linking Limassol port to Paphos on the western coast of the island,...
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Limassol bus strike ends, but threat of further action
Although the 48-hour bus strike came in Limassol came to a close on Wednesday, drivers have not ruled out escalating their measures, even with an indefinite strike. Drivers for Limassol bus company...
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Pupils left without transport over bus company dispute
Around 200 pupils but also people living in rural areas of Larnaca were forced to seek other ways of getting to school and work on Thursday after the district’s bus company announced it was...
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French rail unions in showdown with Macron (Updated)
French railway services were decimated on Tuesday, the first day of rolling strikes which are due to run for months in a serious test for President Emmanuel Macron’s resolve to modernise the French...
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Highway re-opened after accident
The Larnaca to Nicosia highway near Koshi was re-opened to traffic after being closed for around three hours on Monday afternoon due to an accident. The road was closed to traffic at around 1.45 pm...
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Kapnos airport shuttle extends service to Ayia Napa
Kapnos airport shuttle has extended its service to include buses from Paralimni, Protaras and Ayia Napa to Larnaca and Paphos airports on a daily basis, the company announced at a press conference on...
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Bus and taxi drivers claimed disability benefits, report says
A number of bus, taxi and truck drivers were simultaneously receiving disability benefits while still working, a report by the auditor general published on Wednesday revealed. The report on the road...
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Thousands lost in tax over minibus import irregularities
SIXTY-FIVE mini buses were imported into Cyprus and improperly registered as public use minibuses, depriving the state of thousands of euros in tax revenues, an auditor-general report on the road...
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Nicosia mayor hails mini-bus success but wants more people to get on board
By Annette Chrysostomou Since it started operating in May 2017, the number of passengers using the Nicosia mini-bus service, which operates in and around the old town, has jumped from 80 people in its...
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Bus company disputes claim it owes money to the state
By Evie Andreou The Larnaca public transport company Zenon, not only does not owe money to the state from overpayments made in the past but is owed money by the state, its chairman Loucas Louca said on...
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Air traffic growth in Cyprus double the EU average
Air traffic to and from Cyprus increased by 14.3 per cent from 2016 to 2017, nearly double the EU average of 7.3 per cent, a Eurostat report published on Thursday revealed. For the first time, the...
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