Tag Archives: DRIVERS

99 offending drivers arrested in Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) in collaboration with the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) task force has arrested 99 drivers for parking and loading at unauthorised locations within the metropolis. A spot fine between GHC100 and GHC300 was imposed on the drivers, and the STMA and GPRTU taskforce are …

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Watch how drivers turn lorry stations into football parks

Drivers on strike Commuters stranded in parts of Accra Drivers on sit-down strike As passengers continue to be stranded due to the sit-down strike by a coalition of Commercial Transport Operators, a video has emerged of what the main station at Ashaiman in Accra has been turned into. In a …

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VIDEO: Police camera captures five cars for indiscipline on road

The Ghana Police Service has asked some five drivers to report to the Accra Central Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) office in the next 24 hours after they were captured flouting road traffic regulations. In a statement issued by the Police, it says the Motor Traffic Monitoring and Surveillance …

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Over 50 drivers arrested with fake Insurance stickers

Over 50 drivers have been arrested on the Gomoa Akotsi, Akraman, and the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region for fake insurance stickers on their vehicles. The joint operation was conducted by the Ghana Police Service, the National Road Safety Commission, and National Insurance Commission team. Some of the …

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SAD VIDEO: Two drivers feared dead, 5 injured in multiple-vehicle accident at Gomoa

Two Drivers are feared dead with five others seriously injured in an accident involving three cars at Gomoa Buduatta Junction on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region. The three vehicles involved in the accident were a Toyota Fish passengers car with the registration number GW 7237-21, Toyota Highlander …

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Lack of fuel at BOST depots renders tanker drivers jobless for months

The Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene in the operations of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) as its operations were taking a nosedive. They argued that for close to a year now majority of the Tanker …

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DVLA arrests drivers over traffic regulation offences

The Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) has arrested drivers in East Legon, a suburb of Accra for traffic regulation offenses. The exercise, done in collaboration with the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, was also to sensitize the public to comply with the necessary road …

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STC drivers killed in a car crash

• An accident has occurred on the Akim Asafo road in the Eastern region • Two people died on the spot • Passengers involved in the accident were rushed to the nearby hospital for medical care  STC driver and his co-driver have died in a car accident at Akim Asafo …

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Online drivers declare strike over poor welfare, attacks & killing of Members

  The Ghana Online Drivers Union has threatened to embark on a sit-down strike over what they have described as unfair treatment, better conditions of service, threats and poor remuneration from their operators. President of the Union Francis Kweku Tenge speaking on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, said their members …

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We will increase fares with or without your approval – Drivers to GRTCC

The National Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has taken a swipe at the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council, (GRTCC) for its failure to deal decisively with the low transport fares in Ghana. The concerned drivers are demanding a 10% increase in transport fares effective next week. The concerned drivers in …

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