Tag: Transportation
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OMCs sacrificing a lot to keep fuel price below GH¢7 – Oil Marketing Assoc.
Kwaku Agyemang-Duah, CEO of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies, says oil marketing companies are making a lot of sacrifices to keep the price of fuel in Ghana below GH¢7 per litre. According to him, with dealers barely compromising on their margins and the government maintaining all its taxes on petroleum products, the marketers are…
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Fuel shouldn’t cost more than GH¢6 per litre in Ghana – IES
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) believes fuel in Ghana should not sell for more than GH¢6 per litre if the government effectively manages the sector. According to its Executive Director, Nana Amoasi VII, many of the variables that influence the price of fuel in Ghana are within the control of the government either directly…
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GPRTU threatens strike by members over high cost of fuel
All members of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), will from today, Tuesday, November 23, 2021, wear red armbands as a protest signal to alert the government of its intended strike on Monday, November 29, 2021. Head of Communications for GPRTU, Abass Imoro, says the action is to compel the government to reduce the…
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Gov’t approves 15% increase in transport fares
Government has approved a proposal from public transport operators to increase ares by 15 percent. The increment is expected to take effect from Saturday, July 11, 2020. A Deputy Transport Minister, Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, told Citi Business News that the decision was taken after a meeting with transport operators on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.…
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We’ll remain on strike until our salaries are paid – Metro Mass staff
Agitated workers of state transport, Metro Mass Transit Limited, MMTL, say their sit-down strike will continue unless their two months’ salary arrears hit their accounts. According to them, life has been unbearable in the last two months. In an interview with Citi Business News, the Chairman of the Junior Staff Union of MMTL, Samuel Kwesi…
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COPEC calls for stimulus support for public transport operators
The Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, COPEC, Duncan Amoah, says government should consider providing a stimulus package for public transport operators if it seeks to prevent increases in transport fares. Drivers, who ply the Tarkwa-Takoradi route in the Western Region, increased their fares by about thirty percent on Monday June 29, 2020,…
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COVID-19: Transport operators lament low sales due to social distancing
Minimising health risks has been the focus for many countries since the novel Coronavirus started spreading across the globe from China in December 2019. This includes efforts to protect both frontline public transport employees and the travelling public. But these measures have not only disrupted the lives of many, as it has also led to…
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Changing Business Trends: Taxi drivers find ways to compete against Uber & co
Globally, technology is disrupting many traditional businesses and threatening to put many out of jobs. The transport sector is one area experiencing such disruptions as ride-hailing apps are threatening the traditional taxicab business in countries like Ghana. Some taxi drivers who are already feeling the heat in major cities where the likes of Uber and…
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Food prices to surge over increase in transportation — Esoko
Prices of foodstuff are likely to go up between two and five percent in the next couple of weeks. This is according to Commodity analyst, Esoko Ghana. According to Esoko, the increase in prices of foodstuff can be attributed heavily to the 10 percent increase in transport fares. The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU)…