Company signs deal to run Nicosia bus serivce
The transport ministry on Thursday announced the signing of a concession agreement with a private company who will operate bus services for the Nicosia district....
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Minister puts ‘fungus’ bus out of circulation
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos ordered a school bus to be put out of circulation pending inspection on Tuesday after personally confirming its sorry state, which...
New minister says civil servants should use the bus
Civil servants should use public transport to get to work to tackle traffic congestion, new Transport Minister Yiannos Karousos suggested on Friday. The new minister...
Free car check-up on Monday from the transport ministry
Police will conduct free car-checkups on Monday at the Nicosia Latsi and Limassol Episkopi weighting stations. Checks will take place between 9am-12pm to mark the...
Eight tenders submitted for first phase of Nicosia ring road
Transport Minister Vassiliki Anastasiades has said that eight tenders have been submitted for the construction of the first phase of the Nicosia ring road, a...
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...
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...
Government to make school buses safer
A government committee decided on further safety measures to be taken on buses on Tuesday, after reports emerged a 14-year-old girl was hit on the...
China-Cyprus air links on the table
TRANSPORT Minister Vassiliki Anastasiadou said on Friday that the government had submitted to Chinese authorities a draft proposal on air links between Cyprus and China....
Efforts underway to boost air connectivity, reduce fares
The government and tourist businesses decided on Friday to launch efforts to boost competition in a bid to cut air fares. In abroad meeting at...
Transport the focus of govt draft plan on climate and energy
Progress in the transport sector will determine whether Cyprus will achieve its new goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis...
Limassol driving examiners protest against understaffing
Limassol driving examiners gathered for two hours outside the road transport department offices on Friday to protest over the lack of staff. In statements outside...
House to vote this week on emissions tax
THE House will this week be voting on two government bills that aim to introduce emissions-based taxes on passenger cars and vans. Legislators have wrapped...
Paphos again without buses on Friday
By Lizzy Ioannidou Renewed indefinite strike measures were launched on Friday by Paphos public transport company (Osypa) employees, after the company’s failure to pay November...
Air traffic growth in Cyprus double the EU average
Air traffic to and from Cyprus increased by 14.3 per cent from 2016 to 2017, nearly double the EU average of 7.3 per cent, a...
Bus company disputes claim it owes money to the state
By Evie Andreou The Larnaca public transport company Zenon, not only does not owe money to the state from overpayments made in the past but...
Nicosia mayor hails mini-bus success but wants more people to get on board
By Annette Chrysostomou Since it started operating in May 2017, the number of passengers using the Nicosia mini-bus service, which operates in and around the...
Thousands lost in tax over minibus import irregularities
SIXTY-FIVE mini buses were imported into Cyprus and improperly registered as public use minibuses, depriving the state of thousands of euros in tax revenues, an...
Bus and taxi drivers claimed disability benefits, report says
A number of bus, taxi and truck drivers were simultaneously receiving disability benefits while still working, a report by the auditor general published on Wednesday...
Kapnos airport shuttle extends service to Ayia Napa
Kapnos airport shuttle has extended its service to include buses from Paralimni, Protaras and Ayia Napa to Larnaca and Paphos airports on a daily basis,...
