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Nkawkaw Holy Family Hospital receives donor support
• Officials of the hospital receiving the items
A United States of America-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Yaco International Inc. has donated US $40,000.00 worth of medical equipment to the Holy Family Hospital at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region.
The equipment comprise six sitting parapodia for kids, One adult tilt bed, three bales containing 126 brand new blankets and 42 pieces of thermometers.
Making the donation, Mr. Stephen Agbo, Chief Executive Officer of Yaco International said that his entire family had adopted the hospital as their second home because some of his children were born in the facility hence his decision to help raise the image of the hospital.
He said the items were contributed by friends in the diaspora especially those in America, and called on others to do same.
Meanwhile management of holy Family Hospital has made a passionate appeal to the Ministry of Health especially Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to assist the hospital with computed Tomography (CT) Scan equipment to enable members of staff to work efficiently.
Receiving the items, Dr. Isaac Adu-PokuAntwi, Medical Director, said that though the hospital lacked a lot of amenities, the most pressing one was the scan equipment.
He said that the Holy Family Hospital was strategically positioned in between five districts in the Eastern and Ashanti regions which called for urgent attention from the government, individuals and non-governmental organisations.
“The hospital is the first port of call of most critical accidents which occur on that stretch of the road.
“Sometimes we sit down helplessly and just watch people dying because of lack of equipment, oh my God, but what can we do?
I am passionately appealing to our brothers and sisters home and abroad, NGOs and philanthropists to come to our aid to save lives of our families and friends,” he said.
By Spectator Reporter, Nkawkaw
Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has engaged South Africa’ International Relations Minister over xenophobic attacks on Ghanaians.
In a revelation on Facebook, he posted “I have this morning held a telephone conversation with my South African counterpart, His Excellency Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation. I called him on the trending videos about Ghanaians coming under extremely disturbing xenophobic attacks in South Africa.”
According to him, ” The South African Foreign Minister has expressed his empathy with the victims and promised full scale investigations into the depressing incidents.”
“The Government of South Africa is set to hold a briefing with African Ambassadors later today,” he added.
Okudzeto Ablakwa also confirmed that since yesterday, he had been in constant contact with Ghana’s High Commissioner in South Africa, His Excellency Benjamin Quarshie, coordinating the country’s response.
“I am gladdened that so far colleagues in our diplomatic mission have located the main victim in the viral video and are offering consular assistance. He is doing very well,” he added
The Minister revealed that “No Ghanaian life has been lost. We urge calm and confidence in our collective capacity to protect Ghanaians.”
He further noted that the Mahama Administration remains uncompromising about the welfare and safety of Ghanaians both home and abroad.
“We are determined to guarantee the protection of all citizens,” he added.
“May these regrettable incidents never quench our Pan-African love and solidarity for each other. The overwhelming majority of Africans are united and share an unbreakable bond — we shall not be divided by the hatred of a few fringe elements,” Okudzeto Ablakwa concluded .
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Odumase-Krobo District Command on Monday, April 20, 2026, arrested a female suspect in connection with the abduction of a nine (9) year old girl at Agormanya Zongo in the Odumase-Krobo district.
On Sunday, April 19, 2026, the Odumase-Krobo district Command received a complaint from victim’s father that his daughter left home and had since not returned.
Following investigations and intelligence, officers from the Odumase-Krobo district with the assistance of BNI personnel at the Accra International Airport arrested suspect Regina Mamle Tawiah, aged 36, and rescued the victim at the Accra International Airport.
Preliminary investigations revealed that suspect was trying to send the victim to Kenya.
Meanwhile, the victim has been reunited with her father.
The suspect, Regina Mamle Tawiah who was arraigned before the Odumase-Krobo circuit court yesterday, April 21, 2026.
She pleaded not guilty and has been remanded into police custody to reappear on May 5, 2026 for case management conference.
The Eastern Regional Police Command has entreated the general public to remain vigilant at all times and promptly report any suspicious persons or behaviour to the police.
