Tag Archives: TROTRO

The die-hard fan of Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale who abandoned his passengers to meet him is still in a celebratory mood after he got the million-dollar opportunity of hugging the artiste. As readers may recall, last week, the trotro driver, disembarked his passengers, paid them off after hearing Shatta Wale was in …

A traveler, believed to be in his 50s, who left Ho in the Volta Region to Kara in Togo for treatment, has died at a bus terminal. The sad incident occurred at Tatale in the Northern Region Tuesday morning when the deceased was in the station waiting for a vehicle …

A young man has taken his own life at the 37 Hospital bus stop in Accra. The incident which left hawkers shocked happened at 10 pm on Sunday. An eyewitness identified the man as Kweku, a Trotro mate who loads Trotro heading to Madina and Dodowa. A guy known as …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, has disclosed that ”trotro” passengers will soon be able to pay their transport fares from their mobile money accounts. The Mobile Money Payment Interoperability allows for the transfer of funds from mobile money accounts to bank accounts and vice versa …

Commercial drivers are likely to reduce transport fares by 10 percent effective Saturday August 1. The decision comes after a call by by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) following the President’s decision to lift the restriction placed on commercial vehicles in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

Commercial vehicles can resume operations at full capacity, as President Nana Akufo-Addo lifts restrictions on transport activities. The decision, according to Akufo-Addo, was taken after consultations with the Ministers for Transport and Aviation and the leadership of transport unions. Airplanes, taxis, trotros and buses can resume regular operations, Akufo-Addo said in his …

      The Concern Drivers Association of Ghana has expressed dissatisfaction in the government, claiming they have not been treated fairly despite the sacrifices they have made in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. National Vice-Chairman Mr. Kwesi Arhin in an interview with the media said fuel prices keep …

Commercial drivers have warned of a 20% fare increment if the government fails to reduce fuel prices latest by 8 June 2020. According to the True Drivers Union and the National Concerned Drivers Association, their members in adhering to the social distancing directives to aid the fight against COVID-19 agreed …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) in collaboration with all the transport unions in the Ashanti Region have begun distribution of specialized vehicle stickers to various commercial vehicles to avert congestion in the Region. The move is to ensure that commercial vehicles operate within a confined jurisdiction in order to curb …

After a directive from the president exempted people providing essential services from the lockdown, a measure is being instituted by the police to ensure that persons who are being commuted from their homes are indeed in the bracket. As awkward as it may seem, passengers of commercial vehicles known in …