Bus gutted by fire in Limassol
A bus belonging to the Limassol transport company Emel was gutted by fire in the early hours of Wednesday. Arson has not been ruled out....
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Nicosia bus strike continues on Thursday, Larnaca drivers back at work (updated)
Nicosia bus drivers will remain on strike on Thursday as mediation efforts by the labour ministry continue. Larnaca drivers went back to work on Wednesday....
Runaway bus crashes on busy Nicosia street, no injuries (updated)
A runaway bus crashed into several vehicles on Thursday morning in a busy Nicosia street, but no one was injured. The incident took place at...
Coronavirus: From Monday buses back up to 50% of passengers
From Monday all means of public transport will be able to operate with 50 per cent of seats taken, the ministry of transport announced on...
Coronavius: Buses allowed to carry 30% capacity, no service on Sundays
Buses are from now only allowed to carry 30 per cent of their capacity as the Ministry of Transport upped safety measures as previously it...
Arson and court cases stymie bus system overhaul
By Andria Kades Plans for an overhaul of the bus system have been put on hold as those who lost out in the tender process...
Transport minister orders school bus inspections
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos ordered inspections in all school buses on Friday after personally checking a bus and finding a series of safety failures. Karousos...
Police to probe complaint of assault against T/C bus at Larnaca airport
The government has instructed police to investigate a reported attack against a Turkish Cypriot bus at Larnaca airport where it was picking up tourists to...
Fire destroys bus carrying students but no one injured
A bus carrying 50 students from Limassol to Nicosia caught fire on the motorway early on Saturday but no one was injured. The bus was...
Paphos bus torched
Police suspect an early morning fire that gutted a bus belonging to the Paphos public transport company Osypa had been set deliberately. The fire was...
Paphos bus driver is also psychologist and friend to passengers
An unassuming Cypriot father of two from Marathounda in Paphos is a rare creature: a bus driver who’s much loved by all of his passengers....
Limassol bus strike postponed (Updated)
A planned strike by Limassol bus company Emel for Thursday has been postponed until next Tuesday. Before that, a general assembly will be held and...
Paphos bus drivers strike over salary delay
Paphos public bus drivers held a three-hour strike on Friday to protest the delay in receiving their salaries. The 11am to 2pm strike action was...
Paphos buses running normally
Paphos public bus services were operating normally on Saturday, a day after drivers staged a strike over pay issues. Some 18,000 passengers, including tourists, were...
Marine archaeology bus to tour Cyprus
A touring marine archaeology bus will give children and adults the chance to learn about diving, excavation and methods of shipbuilding next month. The specially-equipped...
Four killed when freight train hits bus in Mississippi
A freight train slammed into a charter bus at a railroad crossing in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Tuesday, killing four people on the bus and leaving...
Fresh protests in the north over bus deaths (update 3)
Thousands of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the deaths of three people – two teenage pupils and their bus driver...
Fuel tanker, bus collision in Afghanistan kills 38, injures 28
At least 38 people were killed and 28 were injured in Afghanistan after a fuel tanker collided with a passenger bus, causing a massive explosion,...
Teen killed in motorbike accident (Updated)
A 16-year-old boy was killed in Limassol on Sunday evening after being thrown from a motorbike and being run over by a bus. The victim,...
Our View: Why does it always take loss of life to spark safety measures?
FORESIGHT on issues of safety has rarely been shown by the authorities. Only when disaster strikes, often with loss of life, do they decide that...
