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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Transport company says was not told about bus strikes
Cyprus Public Transport, the company running buses in Nicosia and Larnaca, has said they were not informed about Tuesday’s strike by the employees’ unions. The...
Nicosia orbital motorway first phase ready in three years
The Nicosia orbital motorway will be completed in five phases and the first phase is expected to be finished by the end of March, 2023,...
Cabinet approves installation of thousands of new bus stops
The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved the installation of thousands of new bus stops and bus shelters, a project estimated at €35 million. “The...
Trouble brewing at bus company
Left-wing umbrella union Peo on Tuesday told its members who are employed by the new public transport company, whose buses started operating on July 5...
Anti-Cancer Society resumes free transport service to oncology centres
The Anti-Cancer Society is resuming free transport to patients who need to get to hospitals, starting from June 24, the association said on Tuesday. The...
Foodstuff and transport costs in Cyprus above EU average, housing cheaper
When it comes to most products and services, Cyprus is a little cheaper than other European countries, but not much, new Eurostat data show. The...
Larnaca transport company calls for new tender for district’s buses
Larnaca’s public transport company Zenon on Saturday called on the government to cancel the tender procedure for the new public transport contract for the coastal...
Cyprus and eight EU counterparts object to new rules for trucks
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and his Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Polish, Lithuanian, Maltese and Romanian counterparts, met Tuesday with the EU Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans...
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....
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...
