The Chief Executive Officer of “TaP & HoP Company LTD” in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region, says the “Tap N’ Go” public transportation system launched by the Vice President, who is also the New Patriotic Party’s (NP) presidential candidate is a very good initiative that will help reduce the …
Read More »GPRTU temporarily suspends implementation of proposed 20% upward adjustment in transport fares
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has temporarily suspended the implementation of the proposed 20% upward adjustment in transport fares. The GPRTU in a statement said, the suspension is to engage in a stakeholder consultation with the Ministry of Transport on 23 January 2024. Earlier, the GPRTU announced plans …
Read More »Mahama vows to merge the Railways, Aviation, and Transport ministries if re-elected in 2024
Former President John Dramani Mahama, the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the biggest opposition party, has declared that if his party wins the 2024 elections, he will merge a few ministries in the nation. Mr. Mahama emphasized that the New Patriotic Party-led administration had established multiple …
Read More »Remove these five taxes or we increase fares by 20% – Transport operators dare government
The Coalition of Transport Unions and Associations has called on the government to scrap what they consider to be nuisance taxes else they will increase fares by 20%. The Association gave the government a 13-day ultimatum to meet their demand, failure of which they will increase fares. The National Public …
Read More »Former Jubilee House transport officer enters NPP flagbearership race
A former transport officer who served at the Jubilee House, Odeneho Nana Oppong has joined in the flagbearership race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Famously known as Candidate 2, the former transport officer, in a report by Accra-based asaaseradio.com, had his forms picked up by a representative from the party’s headquarters …
Read More »GPRTU asks drivers to halt 10% transport fare reduction
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has asked drivers across the country to halt the proposed 10 percent reduction of transport fares for now. The union has told its members to continue charging existing fares. On May 15, 2023, there was a directive for transport fares to be reduced …
Read More »Cement dealers asked to reduce prices as transport fares reduce
Following the announcement of a reduction in transport fares, a presidential staffer, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has called on producers and retailers of cement to also reduce their prices. According to him, cement prices increased when the dollar was selling at about GH¢16, therefore, it should also reduce now that the …
Read More »Ghana Airways will fly again – Transport Minister assures
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has assured Ghanaians that the Ghana National Airlines will be back in operation by June or July of this year, 2023. The announcement was made at a press briefing at the Ministry of Information’s press center in Accra on Wednesday, March 29. The …
Read More »GPRTU hints of new transport fares
cle WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email This File photo The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has hinted of a possible increase in transport fares due to hike in fuel and spare parts cost in the country. According to the GPRTU, prices of spare parts and lubricants have not been reduced …
Read More »15.3% reduction in transport fares takes effect from tomorrow
The implementation of a 15.3 percent reduction in transport fares will take effect from Monday, December 19, 2022. A list containing the new prices has been released accordingly. This follows a decision by the Public transport operators under the various drivers’ unions in Ghana to reduce transport fares by 15.3 …
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