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Central Regional Prisons Command launches Medicine and Equipment Bank
The Central Regional Command of the Ghana Prisons Service has launched its Medicine and Equipment Bank at the Pempamsie Hotel in Cape Coast on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, to mobilise medicines and medical supplies for prisons in the region.
The ceremony was chaired by the Omanhene of Abeadze Traditional Area, Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII, who was also the Special Guest of Honour.
In his welcome address, the Central Regional Commander, DDP Joseph Asabre, thanked all dignitaries for honouring the invitation. He said access to quality healthcare should not end at the prison gate and appealed to corporate bodies, philanthropists and other stakeholders to support the Bank to improve healthcare for inmates and officers.
Delivering the keynote address on behalf of the Director-General of Prisons, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq), DOP Gloria Essandoh said the initiative is aimed at repositioning the Service on the path of innovation and hope. She said the Bank is anchored on three pillars: availability and centralisation, accountability, and partnership and sustainability.
The event was brought to life with performances by the Ankaful Prisons Complex Choir, Regimental Band and Jama group, as well as cultural displays.
In his remarks, Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII pledged to serve as an ambassador for the Think Prisons 360 Degrees initiative.
The ceremony ended with a fundraising exercise. Donations and pledges were received from the Prisons Directorate, Regional Commanders, Officers-In-Charge, sister security services, the MCE for Cape Coast, traditional leaders, serving and retired officers, and other guests.
Present at the event were the Director of Health and Community Corrections, DOP Joana Fofo Tackie-Otoo and DOP Millicent Owusu, the Director of Welfare and Inmates Treatment, as well as Regional Commanders, Officers-In-Charge of prisons in the region, traditional leaders, representatives of sister security services, academia and other stakeholders.
Management and staff of Owass FM have announced the passing of media personality, comedian and politician Seth Kwame Dzokoto following a medical emergency during a live morning show discussion at the station earlier today.
According to the station, Dzokoto was participating in a panel discussion on its morning show “Oman Nkoso” when he suddenly took ill and collapsed.
A statement from the station said its team immediately rushed him to the hospital for medical attention, but he was pronounced dead by the attending medical doctor upon arrival.
“We are deeply saddened by this unfortunate incident, which occurred in the course of our regular programming. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, loved ones, colleagues, and all those who have been affected by his passing,” the statement said.
Management acknowledged that information about the incident is already circulating in the public domain, but appealed to the public and colleague media houses to respect the privacy of the bereaved family and refrain from circulating unverified information or speculation regarding the circumstances of his death.
Owass FM extended its heartfelt condolences to the family of Seth Kwame Dzokoto.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The State through the Attorney General (AG) has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the suspension of the trial in the case of The Republic v Hanan Aludiba and Faiza Seidu.
On Monday, the Court of Appeal suspended the trial in the case. But the prosecution says it has filed an appeal against the suspension order.
According to the update, the law does not allow a criminal trial to be suspended simply because an accused person has complained about some of the charges on the charge sheet, particularly when those complaints were dismissed as meritless.
It argues that if the Court of Appeal’s decision is allowed to stand, no prosecution will ever be possible, since all it would take for a trial to be suspended is an accused person complaining about anything on the charge sheet.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
