State pledges to tackle problems of taxi drivers
By Stefanos Evripidou THE government has pledged to do all it can to tackle long-standing problems among urban taxi drivers, at the same time averting...
bus fares
Students charged €15 monthly bus ticket after €10 cards not printed on time
Student body PSEM on Wednesday warned of ‘dynamic measures’ unless the government immediately reduce bus fares as promised The students and parents said they were...
No cash to appease protesting students, says minister
By Peter Stevenson TAKING part in the protest outside parliament yesterday were students from secondary and technical schools whose gripe is with the transport ministry’s...
Students not happy with fares compromise
By Peter Stevenson THE Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal by the Communications Ministry to fix bus fares for school students to €10 a month...
Students and pensioners protest against bus fares
By Peter Stevenson STUDENTS, parents and pensioners gathered on Thursday outside the communications ministry to ask that the government rethink its decision to begin charging...
Trouble over €15 school bus fares
By Peter Stevenson TROUBLE flared up briefly yesterday morning when high school students taking part in a protest against the introduction of new bus fares...
Our View: Free transport for kids would be good but state can’t afford it
IT IS DIFFICULT to say who is more to blame for the dispute caused by the government’s decision to make students pay bus fares –...
Parliament steps in to solve bus fare issue
HOUSE Communications and Works committee chairman Antonis Antoniou said yesterday that parliament will step in to facilitate negotiations regarding the free bus fare for students...
Free bus fare for elementary students continues
THE FREE bus service for elementary school students will continue but the government is thinking whether to charge high school students to cover the cost....
Our View: The state cannot provide services for free, not even buses
SEVERAL groups have expressed their objections to last week’s decision by the communications ministry to increase bus fares and scrap free travel for students and...
Bus fares go up
By Maria Gregoriou BUS FARES went up yesterday, with a one-way ticket now costing €1.50, up from €1, a one day ticket for multiple routes...
Move to axe night buses rescinded
By Poly Pantelides THE GOVERNMENT has withdrawn a recent Cabinet decision to abolish public transport night buses after deciding the benefits outweighed the disadvantages, Parliament’s...
