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The United States of America (USA) has agreed to assist Ghana in the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey, one year after a passionate appeal for support in its eradication by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The US Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Virginia E. Palmer made this known during her visit to the Manhyia Palace on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Her visit, she indicated, was a follow-up on the appeal of His Majesty during her maiden visit to […]
The occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called out the Ashanti Regional Members of Parliament for neglecting the developmental needs of the region. He observes that the Ashanti Regional Caucus which is made of 47 legislators have left their constituencies dejected with their concentration only on the capital city, Accra. When he had the opportunity to meet most of them at the launch of the Heal Komfo Anokye Project at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital on […]
It was observed that the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, rejected the file containing his speech when it was presented to him at an event to launch a fundraising drive to renovate the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) as his turn approached to address the gathering. It was on Friday, November 10, at the hospital grounds. Instead of delivering his speech in English, the Monarch chose to use the local dialect of the Asantes – Twi, […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has officially launched an initiative to mobilise US$10 million for the renovation of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The event took place at the hospital on Friday, November 10, 2023, and had in attendance the King himself, traditional rulers, market women, legislators, lawyers, actors and actresses, corporate institutions, religious bodies and others. Hailing Otumfuo for the project, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KATH, Prof Otchere Addai-Mensah, said […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has met the Anglican Church’s new Archdeacon of Manhyia, Venerable Opoku Twumasi. The meeting took place at the Manhyia Palace on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. He will be replacing Venerable Enock Duah who now takes over Bekwai in a recent reshuffle that has taken place in line with the tradition of the church. “It has become imperative that we bid farewell to Venerable Duah. He will now superintend over Bekwai. […]
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has promised his unflinching support to the Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Samuel Aniegye Ntewusu and the new head of the Manhyia Archives, Mr Francis Odonkor in making the facility “more effective and more functional”. According to him, some persons have resorted to stealing away records they deem unfavourable to their kind and thus the need to ensure stricter security. “I feel people are pilfering our archives so we need also to […]
His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu has recommended three new categories in honour of three past journalists in the Ghana Journalists Awards (GJA) Scheme. They are Henry Ofori, Cameron Duodu and Kofi Badu. His Majesty, from observation of the works of these individuals, posits that a lasting memory must be intentionally carved for them. He will be personally proposing this to the leadership of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA). The overlord of the Asante Kingdom shared this when the 2023 Ghana […]
Breast Care International (BCI) and its partners will name the yet-to-constructed Oncology Centre in Kumasi after the 16th King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. This was disclosed to Otumfuo by the President of the BCI, Dr Beatrice Wiafe when she formally informed him about the construction of the Centre as a solution to the pressing need for home treatment for cancer. She indicated that the decision to construct the Centre was born out of a report titled […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged France to collaborate with Ghana in the area of industrialization with the sole intent of rendering the West African country economically independent. He believes capitalizing on agriculture which is the bedrock of the country in industrialization will be the only means to solve the country’s economic woes. Recognizing the contribution of the European country to Ghana, he emphasized that more is needed to be done. “I would want […]
Aalto University in Finland and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), have carved out a comprehensive proposal which was borne out of an Urban survey that was supported by the Office of the Asanteman Stool Lands to restore Kumasi as the Garden City of West Africa as it was initially known. This forms part of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two universities and is dubbed ‘KUMASI TREES (The Project of the Heart)’. The project […]
