The Bompata Branch of the Kristo Asafo Mission in Kumasi (the Mission’s maiden church to be established in the Ashanti Region), last Friday made a donation worth GHc135,000 to the Kumasi Central Prisons and the Kumasi Children’s Home. …
… At places such as the Manhyia enclave, the Kumasi Central Prisons enclave and the Births and Deaths Registry environs, typewriters remain part of daily life, serving customers who still believe in the authenticity and reliability of manually prepared documents. …
The women’s fellowship of the Global Evangelical Church has marked Mother’s Day early by showing love to female inmates at the Kumasi Central Prisons in the Ashanti region. …
… Mr Adu added that the company had, two years ago, supported the Kumasi Central Prisons with medical supplies for the treatment of tropical diseases prevalent in prison facilities. …
More than 22 corporate institutions in Ashanti Region competed in the Luv FM Corporate Games 2026, featuring football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis and other sporting activities. Kumasi Central Prisons won the football competition, while Amanfiman Community Bank won table tennis and volleyball events.
More than 22 corporate institutions in Ashanti Region competed in the Luv FM Corporate Games 2026, featuring football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis and other sporting activities. Kumasi Central Prisons won the football competition, while Amanfiman Community Bank won table tennis and volleyball events.
The Bompata Branch of Kristo Asafo Mission in Kumasi donated goods and medical supplies worth GHc135,000 to Kumasi Central Prisons and Kumasi Children's Home in annual commemoration of their founder's birthday. The donation included rice, toiletries, medical drugs, and food items.
A 22-year-old man, Christian Owusu, was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour for robbing a woman of her handbag in Kumasi on July 21. He pleaded guilty before the Atasemanso Circuit Court and has been transferred to Kumasi Central Prisons.
Ahmed Mustapha, 19, was convicted by the Asokwa Circuit Court Two in the Ashanti Region of robbing a 25-year-old man of his mobile phone and causing harm with a cutlass near the Presbyterian Church at Asabi. He was arrested by the Asokore Mampong Night Patrol team on July 21, 2026, and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment with hard labour on August 10, 2026.
A 22-year-old man, Christian Owusu, has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison with hard labour for robbing a woman of her handbag in Kumasi on July 21. He pleaded guilty to the robbery charge before the Atasemanso Circuit Court and was remanded to Kumasi Central Prisons.
Sarki Alhaji Abdulai Ali, Asanteman Zongo Nkosuohene, donated a cow to inmates of Kumasi Central Prisons and hosted thousands of residents with food packages, rams, beef and cash to commemorate Eid ul-Fitr, emphasising his commitment to supporting the needy irrespective of tribe or religion.
Dancehall artiste Stonebwoy, after visiting Kumasi Central Prisons, called for the government to increase the feeding allowance for inmates, noting that prisoners are rationed small amounts of food. The Interior Minister disclosed the government spends about GHS40 million annually on feeding prison inmates and recently increased the daily allowance from GHS1.80 to GHS5.00 per prisoner, though he believes the amount remains inadequate.
Typists in Kumasi, including Eunice Asante Mensah ("Celebrity Typist"), continue to operate typewriters in locations such as Manhyia, serving customers who value the authenticity and reliability of manually prepared documents. Mensah, who began typewriting in 2007 after completing a Secretariat course, has built nearly two decades of experience and gained national television recognition.
The women's fellowship of the Global Evangelical Church donated assorted items worth GH¢6,000 to female inmates at Kumasi Central Prisons as part of the church's prison ministry and early Mother's Day observance. Items included toiletries, foodstuffs, drinks, and financial support for a gas cooker.
Pharmaceutical company Ernest Chemists Limited donated assorted medicines including blood tonics, pain relievers, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory drugs to the Ghana Prisons Service to support a medicine bank initiative for inmates and officers. The donation was presented at the Prisons Service headquarters in Accra and forms part of the company's corporate social responsibility.