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Energy plans won’t keep cars off the road

Rising electricity prices and spiralling fuel costs burden consumers and small businesses on an island far behind a green and sustainable economy curve. Discussions in recent weeks, as retail fuel costs spiralled

10th July 2022

Editorial/Energy

Road deaths up 50% from 2021

Following the death of another young biker on Sunday, Cyprus has mourned 25 road accident victims in just over six months, with authorities puzzled why measures have not paid off. A traffic

4th July 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

Over a third of Cyprus road deaths happened in June

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos is chairing a meeting on road accidents Monday, following a spike in deaths in recent days, as eight people lost their lives on Cyprus’ roads in the first

20th June 2022

Cyprus

Rise in drunk, drug-drivers as road deaths climb

Police in Cyprus are concerned over the increase of fatal accidents involving drivers under the influence of hard drugs or alcohol. Following Sunday’s fatal road accident, which cost the life of a

15th June 2022

Cyprus

Two musicians killed in road crash

Two young musicians are the latest victims added to Cyprus’ road death tally after their vehicle was involved in a collision with a bus on Sunday on the Limassol-Paphos highway. They were

10th January 2022

Cyprus

Cyprus to get tough after road deaths

Authorities are reviewing extra measures to reduce the high death toll on the island’s roads, just hours after two people died in two separate road accidents on Sunday. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos

20th December 2021

Cyprus

Nearly half of road deaths are bikers

Motorcyclists are paying a heavy toll on Cyprus roads, with 12 bikers losing their lives this year, nearly half of the 27 traffic-related deaths. A 24-year-old man has become the third motorcyclist

1st September 2021

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus way-off EU target to reduce road deaths

Cyprus is in the bottom half of the EU 27 for preventing road deaths, as it failed to reach the goal to reduce fatalities by 50% in the decade from 2010-20. According

16th June 2021

Cyprus/Life & Society

60% of Cyprus road victims did not wear seat belt

Of the 729 people who lost their lives in Cyprus road accidents between 2008-2020, 60% were not wearing a seat belt, while 54% of bikers did not wear a crash helmet, according

19th March 2021

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus seeks to halve road deaths by 2030

Cyprus has a 10-year strategy to reduce the number of fatal road accidents by at least 50% until 2030, Minister of Transport, Yiannis Karousos said. Karousos was speaking at a meeting of

10th September 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society