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True Drivers Union have announced a 20 percent increment in transport fares with effect from Monday, 29th October, 2018. According to the group, their members can no longer bear the rising cost of fuel and its impact on the transport business hence the decision to pass it on to passengers. They lament the need for an increase in transport fares has been long overdue as fuel prices remain unstable for the past months. There has been no official communication from the Ghana Private Roads and Transport Union [GPRTU] on the increment. Speaking to sit-in host Akwasi Nsiah on Anopa Kasapa on Kasapa Fm , Public Relations Officer for True Drivers Union, Yaw Barima said fuel price has increased by some 12 cedis when they last increased fares thereby causing members of the union to constantly run at a lost. He explained this is necessary to accommodate the rising fuel prices as well as other administrative costs in providing service. “In less than two years, fuel prices have risen by 12 ced...

Police in the Ahanta West district of the Western Region are searching for the Headmaster of Cape Three point Catholic Primary for allegedly defiling a 12 year old pupil of the School The suspect, Charles Cromwell believed to be in his 50s was said to have lured the pupil to his house after school on Monday, October 22, 2018 and defiled her several times after which he gave the victim five Cedis It took the vigilance of two colleagues from the same School to expose the headmaster ” We spotted the girl heading towards the headmaster’s house so we questioned her and she told us the Headmaster had requested her to go” one of the witnesses told connect FM’s OMANBAPA morning show host, Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson ” We clandestinely followed the girl till she entered the headmaster’s room. We peeped through the window and witnessed all the action before we raised alarm” the pupils revealed Report was quickly lodged with the police later in the evening but when they came to effect the arr...