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Paphos again without buses on Friday
By Lizzy Ioannidou Renewed indefinite strike measures were launched on Friday by Paphos public transport company (Osypa) employees, after the company’s failure to pay November salaries, despite...
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House to vote this week on emissions tax
THE House will this week be voting on two government bills that aim to introduce emissions-based taxes on passenger cars and vans. Legislators have wrapped up discussion of the two bills – the first...
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Limassol driving examiners protest against understaffing
Limassol driving examiners gathered for two hours outside the road transport department offices on Friday to protest over the lack of staff. In statements outside the offices, the head of the Limassol...
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Transport the focus of govt draft plan on climate and energy
Progress in the transport sector will determine whether Cyprus will achieve its new goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Wednesday. The minister...
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Efforts underway to boost air connectivity, reduce fares
The government and tourist businesses decided on Friday to launch efforts to boost competition in a bid to cut air fares. In abroad meeting at the transport ministry, officials exchanged views on ways...
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China-Cyprus air links on the table
TRANSPORT Minister Vassiliki Anastasiadou said on Friday that the government had submitted to Chinese authorities a draft proposal on air links between Cyprus and China. The minister, who is part of...
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Government to make school buses safer
A government committee decided on further safety measures to be taken on buses on Tuesday, after reports emerged a 14-year-old girl was hit on the head by a metal part in a Limassol village, which fell...
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Back to drawing board for public transport
CYPRUS will be issuing a call for tenders in the coming days, as it seeks to put a new, improved, public transport system in place by July next year, Transport Minister Vassiliki Anastasiadou said on...
View ArticleEight companies bid for new public transport system
Eight companies, including six from Cyprus and two that include overseas firms have submitted bids as part of the government competition for the island’s new public transport system, it was announced...
View ArticleEight tenders submitted for first phase of Nicosia ring road
Transport Minister Vassiliki Anastasiades has said that eight tenders have been submitted for the construction of the first phase of the Nicosia ring road, a three-year project estimated at €62m....
View ArticleFree car check-up on Monday from the transport ministry
Police will conduct free car-checkups on Monday at the Nicosia Latsi and Limassol Episkopi weighting stations. Checks will take place between 9am-12pm to mark the day of remembrance for victims of...
View ArticleNew minister says civil servants should use the bus
Civil servants should use public transport to get to work to tackle traffic congestion, new Transport Minister Yiannos Karousos suggested on Friday. The new minister has called for a study to be...
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Minister puts ‘fungus’ bus out of circulation
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos ordered a school bus to be put out of circulation pending inspection on Tuesday after personally confirming its sorry state, which included mushrooms growing inside....
View ArticleCompany signs deal to run Nicosia bus serivce
The transport ministry on Thursday announced the signing of a concession agreement with a private company who will operate bus services for the Nicosia district. In a statement, the ministry said it...
View ArticleCyprus and eight EU counterparts object to new rules for trucks
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and his Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Polish, Lithuanian, Maltese and Romanian counterparts, met Tuesday with the EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and...
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Larnaca transport company calls for new tender for district’s buses
Larnaca’s public transport company Zenon on Saturday called on the government to cancel the tender procedure for the new public transport contract for the coastal town citing irregularities in the...
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Foodstuff and transport costs in Cyprus above EU average, housing cheaper
When it comes to most products and services, Cyprus is a little cheaper than other European countries, but not much, new Eurostat data show. The index, which cites data from 2019, allows people to...
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Anti-Cancer Society resumes free transport service to oncology centres
The Anti-Cancer Society is resuming free transport to patients who need to get to hospitals, starting from June 24, the association said on Tuesday. The service was suspended due to the restrictive...
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Trouble brewing at bus company
Left-wing umbrella union Peo on Tuesday told its members who are employed by the new public transport company, whose buses started operating on July 5 in the Larnaca and Nicosia district, to be ready...
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Cabinet approves installation of thousands of new bus stops
The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved the installation of thousands of new bus stops and bus shelters, a project estimated at €35 million. “The project is part of the upgrade of public...
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