The Ministry of Transport has called on the Ghana Police Service and other law enforcement agencies to monitor commercial drivers who violate the directive issued by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) regarding fare increment. Two transport unions – Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana and the Transport Operators […]
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Suspend planned 20% fare increase – GPRTU to drivers as it meets Transport Ministry
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has instructed its members to hold off on the planned increase in transport fares. The union had initially proposed a 20% upward adjustment in fares starting January 24, 2024. The drivers attributed the move to the increasing cost of spare parts and other logistics essential for their activities, […]
Disregard 20% hike in transport fares – Ministry
The Ministry of Transport has asked the public to disregard reports of a purported hike in cost of public transportation across the country. The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU), in a statement on Wednesday revealed that at a national management meeting held at the Trades Union House on 16th January, 2024, it was […]
See the new transport fares effective May 17
Transport operators have reached a consensus to lower fares starting from Wednesday, May 17, 2023, following a continuous decrease in the prices of petroleum products in recent weeks. In a press release issued on Monday, May 15, the Road Transport Operators announced their decision. The statement, jointly signed by Emmanuel Ohene Yeboah, General Secretary of […]
Transport fares down by 15.3% from today
From today, transport fares are expected to go down by 15.3 per cent, the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) have announced. The reduction in fares is to commensurate with prevailing fuel prices on the market and it follows engagements between transport operators and the Ministry of Transport. “Following the negotiations, and in consideration with […]
Reduce prices, fares – President Akufo-Addo appeals to manufacturers, transport operators
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to manufacturers, traders and transport operators who increased the prices of goods and services at the height of the cedis’ depreciation to reduce them now that the cedi is regaining its strength. He urged Ghanaians to join the clarion call for price reduction, which he said was not […]
Drivers reject 10% increment in transport fares; demand 30% rise
The group is calling on the government to revise upward the rate of increment in transport fares by 30% instead of the announced 10% hike. A statement issued by the group on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, said the latest hike in fuel prices is having a toll on their businesses hence the need for government […]