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Transport fares to go up by 30% today

April 8, 2024 11:08 am Add a Comment

The Western Regional Branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced plans to increase transport fares by 30 per cent effective Monday, April 8, 2024. Mr Kingsley Eshun, the Western Regional Vice Chairman of the Union, confirming … Read more →

Disregard 20% hike in transport fares – Ministry

January 18, 2024 10:16 am Add a Comment

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 … Read more →

Transport operators threaten 20% increment in fares

August 23, 2023 10:08 am Add a Comment

The Coalition of Transport Union and Association is threatening to increase transport fares by 20 percent if government fails to scrap off some taxes from the petroleum price build-up. The association says government must abolish the sanitation and pollution levy, … Read more →

Transport fares go down by 15.3% today

December 19, 2022 10:08 am Add a Comment

Commercial transport operators will reduce their fares by 15.3% today (Monday, December 19). This follows a directive by the leadership of the Union. The directive is due to the recent downward trend of petroleum prices. In a press release issued … Read more →

Transport fares up by 19% from Oct. 29 – GPRTU

October 26, 2022 1:45 pm Add a Comment

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has disclosed that the Union will increase transport fares by 19% effective October 29. According to Godfred Abulbire, General Secretary of the Union, the increment is due to the recent hikes in fuel … Read more →

There’ll be no increment in transport fares – GPRTU

September 19, 2022 9:53 am Add a Comment

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has insisted there will be no form of increment in transport fares on Monday, September 19, 2022. This comes after some media reports indicated there was going to be an increase in transport … Read more →

Transport fares expected to go up by 10%

June 21, 2022 9:02 am Add a Comment

Transport fares are expected to go up by some 10% later this week if the unionised operators, Ghana Private Road Transport Union and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council, are able to get the Transport Minister’s blessings on this margin … Read more →

20% increase in transport fares unlawful – Deputy Transport Minister

May 12, 2022 7:49 am Add a Comment

The Deputy Transport Minister, Hassan Tampuli, has described as unlawful, the increase in transport fares ahead of an engagement with transport operators. He said the conventional meeting between the Ministry and stakeholders in the sector has not been held to … Read more →

GPRTU set to increase transport fares again as fuel prices surge

March 17, 2022 7:36 am Add a Comment

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced that commuters should expect an increment in transport fares. According to the Head of the Union’s Communications, Abass Imoro, the decision is necessitated by the sharp surge in the price of … Read more →

Transport fares to go up by 30% today

February 18, 2022 7:50 am Add a Comment

Private Commercial Transport Operators say effective Friday, February 18, transport fares will be increased by 30 percent. According to the group, this decision has been taken to save transport businesses from collapsing with the frequent upward adjustments in fuel prices. … Read more →