Port workers call strike over safety concerns
Port workers at Limassol port announced a two-hour work stoppage for Monday over safety concerns after an accident last week in which one of their...
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Police need a stronger road presence in Pyla area
Cyprus currently holds a worse than average road safety record in the European Union one of the reasons is poor enforcement. You say you want to save...
Cyprus the safest country in the world for young people
Cyprus is the safest country in the world for young people out of 184 countries across the globe, according to the latest data published by...
Larnaca to host international conference on drone use
An international conference on “The use of RPAS/drones and the impact on aviation safety and security / Challenges and Opportunities” will take place in Larnaca...
Cyprus Rally: textbook drive by Lukyanuk secures win
Russian driver Alexey Lukyanuk, co-driven by Alexey Arnautov in a Ford Fiesta R5, drove flawlessly on the last day of the CNP Asfalistiki Cyprus Rally,...
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...
Safer beaches as lifeguard hours extended
Public beaches should be that much safer from Tuesday after long-standing demands by lifeguards to increase the hours beaches are monitored were finally met on...
Cyclists want vote on new bill postponed
THE Cyprus Cycling Federation wants to postpone the vote of a bill regulating transport with bicycles slated to be sent to the plenum next week,...
Our View: Government should act on bus safety fears
THE ROW triggered by differences between shareholders of the Nicosia bus company OSEL continued yesterday over the airwaves, even though bus transport was largely restored...
Holiday road safety advice
With the summer holidays in full swing and thousands of people on the highways, the road safety NGO REACTION has issued advice in case of...
Safety fears over growing drone use
By Annette Chrysostomou A LUFTHANSA plane carrying 108 passengers which narrowly avoided hitting a possible drone fewer than 100 metres away during a landing at...
A national balancing act: Security of a country and privacy of the individual”
In 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” The concept...
Motorbike clampdown from Monday
Police are launching a motorcycle safety campaign starting on Monday and ending on July 12, they announced. As part of efforts to prevent and reduce...
Road safety group calls for new rules to protect cyclists
Between 2007 and 2013, 16 cyclists died on the island’s roads while many more were seriously injured, according to road safety NGO “REACTION Youth for Prevention”....
‘Don’t launch any flying machine without approval’ civil aviation says
The Department of Civil Aviation, on Thursday called on anyone planning to launch anything into the sky to seek prior approval. “In response to the...
Tsirion stadium cleared
Restrictions to the use of Tsirion stadium’s eastern stands – imposed early last week due to structural problems – have now been lifted, the Cyprus...
Fans prohibited at Tsirion until stadium made safe
By Angelos Anastasiou REPORTS of structural risks to the safety of spectators at Limassol’s Tsirion stadium have prompted a decision by the Cyprus Football Federation...
Inroads made in reducing number of work accidents
By Poly Pantelides THE number of work-related accidents decreased by several hundred between 2007 and 2012, falling below the 2,000 threshold and meeting the government’s...