New bus operators contracts in balance pending court decision
The outcome of court proceedings on Wednesday could gridlock the government’s recent decision to award four contracts for public transportation services. Bus companies OSEA of...
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Larnaca bus company threatens to stop service
Larnaca public buses company Zenon has threatened to stop its service if it does not receive its state subsidy of €250,000. “We’ve had issues with...
New state-of-the-art-bus station in Alambra (pics)
Transport Minister Vasiliki Anastasiadou on Thursday inaugurated a bus station in Alambra in the Nicosia district. The new station features a digital panel with bus...
Eight 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...
‘We must push use of public transport’ minster says
NICOSIA’s chaotic traffic problems are mainly due to the fact that over 90 per cent of residents in the capital use cars to get around,...
Electronic information screens for Limassol buses
The Limassol-based Eu-kinisi public transport project, which provides a state-of-the-art transport electronic screen information system for the city’s buses, lays the foundations for similar services...
Government seeks tenders for new public transport system
The government on Tuesday launched the tenders process for a new public transport system for the period 2020-2030. Existing contracts expire in July 2020. The...
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...
Lack of public transport affecting our health
There is little sustainable transport in Cyprus compared to other European countries, something that has severe repercussions, mainly increasing the amount of pollutants in the...
Transport ministry signs agreement to improve bus system
The transport ministry on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the municipalities in the Larnaca district for the creation of modern bus stops and...
Limassol bus drivers begin indefinite strike (Update 2)
Drivers for the Limassol bus company Emel on Tuesday began an indefinite strike, starting from the morning. Workers and their unions gathered near the old...
Nicosia and Larnaca bus companies announce indefinite strike from Tuesday
Nicosia and Larnaca could be left with no public transport next week after two public bus companies have said they will be going on indefinite...
Public transport only way forward for sustainability, says Nicosia mayor
Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis on Thursday said public transport was the only way forward for sustainable mobility, and that time was running out to put...
Transport ministry calls for end to Paphos bus strike (updated)
The transport ministry called on the Paphos bus company (Osypa) on Wednesday to call off strike measures, noting that the ministry is prepared to take...
Striking bus drivers prepare to descend on presidential palace
Paphos bus drivers said on Monday evening they were still planning on protesting outside the presidential palace on Tuesday despite a last-ditch effort by the...
Bus drivers in Paphos and Limassol call off strike (updated)
Public transport is set to return to normal on Wednesday after Paphos bus company Osypa employees agreed on Tuesday to join those from Limassol in...
Larnaca calls off bus strike, Limassol and Paphos defiant (Updated)
The government signed off on Monday on financial contributions to the Larnaca and Limassol bus companies, though only Larnaca’s Zenon announced the postponement of...
Scrambling to avert bus chaos, new efforts on Sunday
By Lizzy Ioannidou The transport minister was scrambling on Saturday night to avert bus strikes in Limassol, Paphos and Larnaca threatened for Monday that could...
Car access to Eleftheria square to be decided next month
A final decision about whether or not cars will be allowed on Eleftheria square once it fully opens to the public will be made by...
Bus companies say they could close over subsidy row
A move by the transport ministry to claim back money from bus companies may well lead to the closure of services, company representatives warned on...
