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The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has set out to raise an amount of $10 million to renovate the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). His public advocacy to raise this substantial amount officially commenced on Sunday, October 15, 2023, during the commemoration of the Akwasidae festival. The revenue mobilisation drive is dubbed “The Heal Komfo Anokye Project” and aims to address the urgent need for infrastructural improvements in Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Ghana’s second-largest teaching […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and Regional Integration has begun a nationwide tour as part of its plans towards bringing passport application services closer to the people of Ghana. The first port of call for the Ministry’s agenda was the Ashanti Region where its objective was more than successful. Led by the Chief Director of the Ministry, Mr Ramses Joseph Cleland, a delegation from the Ministry called on the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at […]
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon Freda Prempeh, is certain Ghana is bound to import water as predicted by experts if adequate and effective measures are not put in place to quell the destruction of water bodies in the country. She asserts that the country is sitting on a time bomb with the massive destruction caused to water bodies by activities of sand winning and illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. According to her, the turbidity levels of […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for a review of the Precious Minerals Marketing Corporation Act, 1989 (PNDCL 219). He posits that a review of the Act to address loopholes will facilitate the operation of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) Limited. “Your Act must be reviewed to suit the current age and challenges you are confronted with,” His Majesty said during a visit to the Manhyia Palace by the Management, Board, and staff […]
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged the Management and Board of GCB Bank Public PLC to contribute to industrializing and growing Ghana’s economy. According to the ruler of the Asante Kingdom, selling money to the government to reap bounty profits is an easy approach to banking development and in no way helps to develop a country. He stated that the Bank must focus on lending on long terms to businesses and industries. Such an approach, he argued, would stimulate […]
The occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has organized a banquet for members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). The official reception was held at the residence of the King at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti region. The delegates were ushered into the residence of the Monarch right after a durbar he organized to welcome them for their stay in the country for the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentarian Conference (CPC) on Tuesday, October […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged the members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to scale up their efforts at solving pressing challenges facing member states. In a speech read on his behalf by the Paramount Chief of Mampong Traditional Council, Daasebre Osei Bonsu, Otumfuo acknowledged impact the Association is making around the world but called for enhancement. This, His Majesty suggests, could be done through the involvement and inclusion of the poor, the […]
There was no dull moment inside the Manhyia Palace where the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II held a durbar for the members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). The durbar saw the rich display of the way of life of a typical Asante; in dance, dressing, music, eulogy for the King, governance, reverence and many more. Present were most of various hierarchies of chief and queen mothers in the Kingdom, linguists, the King’s helpers, etc to […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will hold a durbar for Commonwealth Parliamentarians on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at the Manhyia Palace. The event will take place at 10 am, the Palace has communicated. It will be the occupant of the Golden Stool’s first public appearance after his return from the United Kingdom over the weekend. The Durbar comes as Ghana has been selected as the host country for the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC). It […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will return to Ghana after spending twenty days in the United Kingdom (UK). He is scheduled to arrive in Ghana on Saturday, September 30, 2023. He is expected to be welcomed at the Kumasi Airport by some traditional rulers and other government officials, as has been the customary practice. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II departed for the UK on September 10, 2023. As part of the official visit, he delivered a […]
