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Caroline Group of Companies outlines special initiatives
Caroline Group of Companies, an education and training consultancy firm, is set to embark on a series of initiatives with the aim of building the capacity of women and improving the quality of education.
Ms Caroline Esinam Adzogble, Chief Executive Officer of the company, addressing a press conference in Accra last Friday, said the projects, which include support to female prisoners across the country, would begin this month, July 2020.
She said her outfit intended to supply 1,000 personal care products to female prisoners at Nsawam and support other inmates who were still serving their sentences for their inability to pay court fines.
“I am committed to redefining prison reform. The support to female prisoners would be done every year and it will continue in other prisons across the nation. I believe some of the women are behind bars because they could not pay their fines, so I will help them settle that,” she assured.
Ms Adzogle added that she intended to launch an interactive educational channel known as ‘Caroline TV and Radio’, to help children study at home.
According to her, the company would embark on educational tour in some secondary and tertiary institutions to help students attain their education and career goals.
The organisation, she said, would again host conferences to help address diverse issues affecting women, with focus on entrepreneurship and personal development topics targeted at young people.
Expressing her commitment to meeting the educational needs of individuals and groups, Ms Adzogble said the company would train more people for consultancy.
“I plan to retire in the next two years, hence my determination to train more people and launch operations in other regions in the years ahead,” she said.
While calling for collaboration from stakeholders across all sectors, she advised women to continue working hard to reach their goals, adding that young people should not succumb to peer pressure and the temptations of social media and other vices.
By Spectator Reporter
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
