18,000 haulage truckers on strike; KIA, ports to be hit

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dan 10 years ago

GHANA IS GOING TO THE DOGS EVERY INDUSTRY IN GHANA IS IN CRISSES
MAHAMA VOODO ECONOMIC SIMPLY DONT WORK THE MAN GOT TO GO BACK NORTH IMMD
WE HAD IT WITH HIS NONSENSE

GHANA IS GOING TO THE DOGS EVERY INDUSTRY IN GHANA IS IN CRISSES
MAHAMA VOODO ECONOMIC SIMPLY DONT WORK THE MAN GOT TO GO BACK NORTH IMMD
WE HAD IT WITH HIS NONSENSE
ALL CHOP BE CHOP 10 years ago

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MAHAMA. YOU HAVE TO BE IGNORANT NOT TO SEE THE DESTRUCTION THESE TRUCKS ARE CAUSING TO OUR ROADS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN POLICIES "IF IT FIT, IT MOVES" OVERLOADING THEIR TRUCKS AND CAUSING DANGER TO ...
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THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MAHAMA. YOU HAVE TO BE IGNORANT NOT TO SEE THE DESTRUCTION THESE TRUCKS ARE CAUSING TO OUR ROADS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN POLICIES "IF IT FIT, IT MOVES" OVERLOADING THEIR TRUCKS AND CAUSING DANGER TO THE OTHER USERS. WE HAVE LAWS IN OUR COUNTRY AND FOR THAT ONLY, I COMMEND HIM WELL JOB DONE. I AM NOT A FAN OF THIS PRESIDENT; BUT FOR ONCE HE HAS DONE HIS JOB. THEY COULD STRIKE AS LONG AS THEY WANT, AFTER-ALL IT'S THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS BUT; IF THEY WANT TO USE OUR ROADS THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE ROAD AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
DAN 10 years ago

these trucks where built to haul certain amount..beyond that amount the brakes won't stop and danger for frame cracking and engine not strong enough to pull the load!

these trucks where built to haul certain amount..beyond that amount the brakes won't stop and danger for frame cracking and engine not strong enough to pull the load!
Truck owner 10 years ago

I have a truck in Ghana, and I sent it from the US. That truck id built to cary 150 tons of cargo, not the 68 tons the truck owners are asking for. Tell you corrupt and thieving Government to built International standard road ...
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I have a truck in Ghana, and I sent it from the US. That truck id built to cary 150 tons of cargo, not the 68 tons the truck owners are asking for. Tell you corrupt and thieving Government to built International standard roads like the George Bush highway in Accra, and they won't have problems with roads being damaged by these trucks. Their only interest is to steal and not to build.
Truck owner 10 years ago

If the corrupt people in this NDC Government thought well of the country by building roads that meet international standards, they won't come up with this ridiculous law. Did you read that Ghanaian operators of these trucks w ...
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If the corrupt people in this NDC Government thought well of the country by building roads that meet international standards, they won't come up with this ridiculous law. Did you read that Ghanaian operators of these trucks will be at a disadvantage to their counterparts in the West Africa region because of this stupid law. The useless ofiri jdato destroyed the little railway system that Ghana had. It is left with these trucks to convey whatever goods to all corners of the country, and you bring in stupid laws to handicap them? In the US I have seen these trucks pulling two (2) 53feet trailers with full load because they build their roads to last. In Ghana they spray bitumen on dusty roads and call it paving. Nkwaseafo; do you know how much it cost to operate those trucks?
ALL CHOP BE CHOP 10 years ago

BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY YOU BRING POLITICS INTO BUSINESS CONVERSATION,YOU TALK ABOUT THE U.S.A. AND BECAUSE OF YOUR IGNORANCE YOU ARE MISSING THE FACTS. HOW MUCH INSURANCE DO TRUCKS PAY MONTHLY IN THE U.S.? NOT TO MENTION T ...
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BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY YOU BRING POLITICS INTO BUSINESS CONVERSATION,YOU TALK ABOUT THE U.S.A. AND BECAUSE OF YOUR IGNORANCE YOU ARE MISSING THE FACTS. HOW MUCH INSURANCE DO TRUCKS PAY MONTHLY IN THE U.S.? NOT TO MENTION THE PROCESS THEY GO THROUGH FOR THEIR COMMERCIAL LICENSE. DO YOU THINK IF THE CONGRESS OF U.S.A. SET A LOAD LIMIT YOU WILL DISOBEY THAT LAW? AND I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT NDC, THERE WERE NO ARMED ROBBERY UNTIL NPP CAME TO POWER. SO STOP BEING AN IDIOT AND TALK ABOUT FACTS. IT'S IDIOTS LIKE YOU WHO DIVIDE THE COUNTRY WITH UNNECESSARY POLITICAL ARGUMENTS. IF YOU WANT TO USE THE ROADS, YOU MUST OBEY THE RULES. WHENEVER THERE IS A NEW LAW SOME ONE HAS A PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT WE LIVE IN COUNTRIES WITH LAWS THAT WILL PUT YOU IN JAIL FOR ARGUING WITH SOMEONE. HOW MUCH TAX DO YOU PAY IN GHANA? I AM SURE YOU PAY YOUR TAXES IN THE U.S.A. VERY WELL OR THE IRS WILL COME FOR YOU. IF YOU WANT INTERNATIONAL ROADS, THEN STOP COMPLAINING AND PAY YOUR PROPERTY TAX, CAR TAX, SALES TAX ETC. THEN YOU CAN COMPARE GHANA TO THE U.S.A. BECAUSE ROADS ARE BUILT WITH MONEY AND NOT STUPID TALKS.
DAN 10 years ago

most 5 axel tractor/trailers are rated at 80,000 pound so limit on 5 axel is 40 tons..then of course 3 axel is 33,000 pounds or 16 ton..most one axel are below 25,000 or 12 ton! quit try to destroy bad roads! the gov must ins ...
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most 5 axel tractor/trailers are rated at 80,000 pound so limit on 5 axel is 40 tons..then of course 3 axel is 33,000 pounds or 16 ton..most one axel are below 25,000 or 12 ton! quit try to destroy bad roads! the gov must install scales( weigh) at the borders and 2-3 locations between borders and accra!
Truck owner 10 years ago

You lie like the devil; you don't have ant idea what you are talking about. I am in the trucking business so stop lying.

You lie like the devil; you don't have ant idea what you are talking about. I am in the trucking business so stop lying.
Nana Asare 10 years ago

I THINK THE TRUCKERS SHOULD THINK OF SAFETY OF THEIR DRIVERS, OTHER ROAD USERS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

I THINK THE TRUCKERS SHOULD THINK OF SAFETY OF THEIR DRIVERS, OTHER ROAD USERS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
JM 10 years ago

A couple of months ago, movie makers in Accra or what I call Accrawood(Movies made in Accra) condemned or spoke against movies made in Kumasi or Kumawood movies and some of us who have been addicted to the Twi movies came har ...
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A couple of months ago, movie makers in Accra or what I call Accrawood(Movies made in Accra) condemned or spoke against movies made in Kumasi or Kumawood movies and some of us who have been addicted to the Twi movies came hard on these people as being jealous of the market share the Kumawood movies are attracting compared to those Accra movies.

The first Twi movie I watched, "Kumasi Yonkuo" got me hooked to Twi movies and pryed me away from Nigeria movies. I watched some few Accra movies like Beyounce and others which were cheap imitations of Hollywood movies with crime and sexual themes that did not attract my idea of cultural movies pertaining to our way of life so Istopped buying those movies.

I thought as time goes by, the quality of movies made in Kumasi and the actors and actresses, producers, Directors and behind the scenes crew will improve but things are rather getting worse. A couple of months ago, I bought about five movies with three of them supposed to be four scenes, 1,2,3&4 but two of them ended up being only 1,2&3.

Why am I complaining whether the movies are three parts four parts? Four part movies cost ten dollars at where I buy my Twi movies and the three part movies cost seven dollars fifty cents. I ended up losing five dollars by deliberate cheating by these movie makers.

Last Saturday, February 22nd 2014, I bought three movies titled Bachelors, a combination of Kumasi movie stars with known Accra movie stars like Jackie Appiah, Yvonne Nelson and others which did not have any message for me but a little better quality. The movie was not in parts and cost me five dollars which I thought was worth the price.

The other two were "GYE NYAME" and "Anim Guase3 Ntomah". These movies were supposed to be in four parts but what did I get?

First, the supposed "GYE NYAME" movie ended up being a different movie all together. The CDR was titled, GYE NYAME but the actual film ended up being called, "Four-40". Not only that, it ended up being a three part movie whilst I paid the price for a four part movie.

The "Anim Guase3" movie also ended up being a three part movie though it was advertised on the case the movie came in as a four part movie and sold for ten dollars instead of seven dollars fifty cents.

That is four movies in a span of two months where I was cheated by ten dollars and this is not a mistake but a deliberate attempt to cheat Twi movie buyers.

The fact of the matter is that, not only are these movie makers cheating consumers but are producing really bad movies not worth even a dollar. The supposed top Twi starts at the moment, Kwadwo Nkansah(LilWayne) and Kwaku Manu are really not good. They are bad Actors who over act and are not even funny.

Movies should mimic reality but these two Actors act scenes that in reality cannot happen in our culture especially when these two act as houseboys or gatemen. Where in Ghana can houseboys and gatemen insult their Masters and the Master wives and sometimes demand sex from the Master's wife in crude ways and still keep their jobs? These two are actually dumbing down Twi movies and I have decided to be selective in buying Twi movies with little presence of the two.

Agya Koo, despite his foibles is a far better Actor than these two illiterates whose acting are not up to par.Boadi(AKROBETO) Agya Koo, Kwadwo Poku are better Actors and should be given more roles to play if the Kumawood is to survive.

The Producers of these movies should upgrade their Quality Control and make sure they are selling the right product. They cannot continue to sell three part movies for the price of four part movies and expect consumers to continue patronizing their cheap movies with 419 all over them.

Justice Sarpong

(CARDINAL of TRUTH)

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