The makeshift red-canopied vehicles are ubiquitous in Beijing: rickshaws traversing narrow alleyways and skyscraper-lined avenues alike. A historic mode of transport, they have survived China’s modernisation, and remain an integral part of city living — but for the drivers, life remains a struggle. Near the lofty Forbidden City, where emperors once lived, a man surnamed … Read more
Operators of the popular tricycles, known ass “Mahama Camboo”, in the Bolgatanga municipality are calling on the Upper East Regional Security Council to lift the one month curfew on the use of the tricycles at night. The REGSEC two weeks ago imposed a 7:00pm to 6:00am curfew on the commercial use of the tricycles in the … Read more
The Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has banned the operations of all motorized tricycles also known as ‘Mahama Camboo’ in the Bolgatanga municipality from 7:00pm to 6:00am with effect from Friday, May 26, 2017. According to REGSEC, the motorized tricycles usually registered for private use are being largely operated on commercial basis by under-aged … Read more
The Police in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday impounded 135 tricycles and arrested their riders for violating various road traffic laws within the Kumasi metropolis. According to officials of the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD), the move is to instill sanity on the road by ensuring all road users comply with traffic rules and … Read more
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), under the Office of the President, has been embroiled in a fresh corruption scandal. MASLOC, which is a microfinance apex body responsible for implementing the government’s pro-poor credit scheme, recently awarded a contract for the supply of 1,000 motor tricycles to the tune of a whopping GH¢10,000,000.00. It … Read more
Police in the Upper West Region have assisted the Drivers and Vehicle Licenses Authority (DVLA) to impound some unlicensed motorbikes and tricycles in the region. This comes a day after a directive was issued to police personnel to suspend all motor-checks and inspection of licenses in the country with immediate effect. The directive has been … Read more