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Taxi drivers staged protests in Nicosia on Tuesday morning, before driving in convoy to key government buildings to demand action over what they describe as illegal competition and worsening conditions ...

Urban taxi drivers warned on Monday they would start an indefinite strike on Tuesday if problems leading to the sector’s “total destruction” were not immediately addressed. In a letter ...

Taxi drivers will go on a one-day work stoppage starting at 6am on Tuesday to protest what they describe as “uncontrolled action by passenger transport applications”, thetaxi union (Poat) said ...

Taxi drivers in Larnaca went on strike for four hours on Tuesday morning in protest at what they described as “uncontrolled action by passenger transport applications” in the town, and ...

Fifty-two taxis will be permanently banned from entering the Larnaca and Paphos airports after repeatedly violating regulations, the licensing authority announced on Friday. “We had initially suspended access for these 52 ...

The House transport committee on Thursday examined two draft bills aiming to toughen penalties for illegal passenger transport in Cyprus, as concerns grow over the rise of unlicensed taxi services. ...

Authorities on Monday stepped up efforts to tackle illegal taxi operations, with dozens of violations recorded last week in Limassol and Larnaca. The campaign took place on April 14 and 15, led ...

A Greek Cypriot taxi driver appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Tuesday after having crossed to the north at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point with two women in the ...

The three 24-year-old men who attacked a taxi after its driver refused to drive them to the hotel in Larnaca in which they were staying were ordered to pay damages ...

The three 24-year-old menwho attacked a taxi after its driver refused to drive them to the hotel in Larnaca in which they were staying were remanded in custody for a ...

Parliament is looking to change a 2019 law amendment that excluded taxi drivers with a criminal record from holding a licence, which MPs say needs to be modified to take account ...

The north is looking to mirror the Republic’s planned clampdown on Turkish Cypriot taxi drivers, with ‘parliament speaker’ Zorlu Tore promising to take the “necessary initiatives against unregistered taxi ...

The Turkish Cypriot authorities on Wednesday threatened to reciprocate the government’s planned clampdown on Turkish Cypriot taxis operating in the Republic. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, ‘government’ sources in ...

A new bill to restrict taxi drivers from the north offering their services in the south has been submitted to parliament by the transport ministry. The bill is set to ...

Taxi drivers across Cyprus are set to go on strike on Monday, beginning at 7am. They are set to gather in protest at the GSP stadium in Nicosia, the new ...

Polis Chrysochous municipality staged a demonstration on Saturday to protest the understaffing of the local police station and hospital following the death of a man earlier this week. The 77-year-old ...

Police on Wednesday launched an investigation into Polis Chrysochous hospital for possible medical negligence after a pensioner who visited the facility died in a taxi on his way to Paphos ...

Taxi drivers held a strike on Tuesday to protest the customs department’s decision to check whether they filled their tanks with fuel from the north, disrupting rush hour traffic ...

Urban taxi drivers on Monday announced they will proceed with an indefinite strike starting Tuesday citing discrimination against them and saying that officers are trying to prevent them from crossing ...

A 43-year-old detainee who escaped after being transferred to the Paphos hospital when he complained of feeling unwell, has been re-arrested after a car chase involving a stolen taxi on ...

The federation of urban taxis (Poat-Povek) on Friday said it disagreed with the transport ministry’s decision to impose fixed fares for taxis travelling to and from the airports, starting ...

The transport ministry has set fixed fares for taxis travelling to and from the airports, starting on March 1. The fares include urban and rural taxi services. In a written statement ...