#Alexis Vafeades

The next step for the stalled Larnaca marina redevelopment, focusing on dredging works, the tender for the nautical club and the evaluation of proposals to revive the project was discussed ...

Nineteen of the forty-three killed on the roads this year died because drivers were using mobile phones or not paying attention. These figures were presented to the road safety council ...

A new call centre will provide support for people with questions or issues regarding the road transport department’s (TOM) remit, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday. “[The hotline] ...

MPs on Friday questioned Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades over frequent delays in implementing projects, after he said the government was juggling projects worth over €1.6 billion aimed at improving the quality ...

The recall of faulty Takata airbags has reached 76 per cent of affected vehicles, according to data presented on Thursday during a meeting of the House transport committee. Around 19,000 cars remain ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Tuesday said he expects the tenders review authority to reach a decision in early October regarding Greek company Aktor’s appeal against the government’s ...

All of the electric vehicle subsidies made available by the government were claimed within minutes of applications opening on Tuesday morning. In total, 260 subsidies with a combined value of €2.5 million ...

A new pedestrian bridge built over the Karkotis river was inaugurated on Saturday by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades in the village of Kaliana. “Until now, residents have been crossing the ...

Stabilisation works on the old road between Limassol and Paphos, near Aphrodite’s Rock (Petra tou Romiou) are expected to be completed by the end of July, Transport Minister Alexis ...

By Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades Cyprus is committed to reducing the number of fatal and serious injury car accidents. This is the primary objective of the Road Safety Council, which ...

The recall of vehicles fitted with deadly Takata airbags is proving a nightmare for Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades, and not least because the grieving father of a young man killed ...

The next steps in the administration of Larnaca’s marina by the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) have been agreed and Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades hopes that the business ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced on Thursday morning that he would meet with the law office later in the day to finalise a decree on Takata airbags. He made the ...

The transport ministry is “preparing decrees” to order recalls of vehicles with faulty airbags, Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Saturday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said they will ...

Both foreign and Cypriot investors have shown interest in the Larnaca port project, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeadis said on Friday, urging Cypriots to enter the bidding process. In statements after ...

On the day all schools were back in operation this week – Monday – I rode on Nicosia’s Park and Ride bus service one year after it launched operations between the ...

The reduction of school bus fares is expected to persuade 2,000 more schoolchildren to travel by bus, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday night. Speaking after a presentation of plans ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Friday said it was worth reconsidering if a Park & Ride would be beneficial in Limassol’s Ayios Athanasios industrial area, after a meeting with ...

Minister of Transport Alexis Vafeades has responded to dissatisfaction and concern over six-month delays in the Larnaca-Dhekelia road improvement works, it emerged on Wednesday. The minister noted that the six-month ...

Cyprus has seen witnessed 26 fatal traffic accidents so far this year, resulting in 28 deaths, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Tuesday. Of these, nine were attributed to careless and distracted ...

But minister says no reduction in fines for going through red light Drivers will not be penalised for warning others of speed checks ahead, and the €300 fine for going through ...

Parents were angered by the increase of the monthly bus card from €10 to €15 from this September and have sought a meeting with Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades to discuss the matter. ...

The political will to find solutions to problems in Paphos is there, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday during a tour of ongoing infrastructure projects in the district. At ...

By Iole Damaskinos and Nick Theodoulou The blockade of Larnaca’s marina by disgruntled boat owners over a dispute of the site’s operations has been lifted, but the union ...