Ministry of Transport is promoting a bill with new measures to improve road safety in Cyprus. The bill was approved by the cabinet has been submitted to the parliament and if voted will be in effect within 2017. Here’s what it includes: The introduction of narco-test for drivers. The Ministry of Transport has already allocated […]
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Limassol Wine Festival 2014 opening today
Today is the opening evening of the 53rd annual Wine Festival at the Municipal Garden in Limassol which will run until the 7th of September. The event will take place with the participation of the four wineries of the area and another 14 regional wineries will take part for the first time. For those who […]
The poisonous alcohol which killed Russian tourists in Turkey came from Northern Cyprus
It now turns out that the poisoned alcohol was imported to Turkey from Northern Cyprus.
School bus driver caught drunk on duty
A school bus driver was caught driving with blood alcohol level higher than the legal limit while on his way to pick up students.
Policemen attacked after performing an alcotest
In two different cases last night one in Nicosia and one in Limassol, car drivers attacked the policemen who gave them an alcohol breathalyzer test.
Big increase in alcohol-induced hospital visits
Over 900 admissions were recorded at the Nicosia General Hospital between Christmas Eve and yesterday with causes ranging from alcohol poisoning and over-eating to the flu, according to the head of Accidents and Emergency Costas Antoniades (cyprus-mail.com).
Hundreds of arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol
262 arrested in Nicosia during the 3 days of Christmas for driving while under the influence of alcohol after a total of 4896 checks.