Suriname breaks ground on 20-acre city development in Ghana's Dormaa Traditional Area
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Suriname's ambassador to Ghana has performed a groundbreaking ceremony for a 20-acre city development at Appiahkrom in the Dormaa Traditional Area, part of efforts to reunite the Ansu families of Suriname and Dormaa-Ahenkro.
Madam Fidelia Graand-Galon, Suriname's Ambassador to Ghana, has performed a groundbreaking ceremony for work to begin on the development of a modern city at Appiahkrom in the Dormaa Traditional Area.
The development of the 20-acre site forms part of efforts to reunite the ancestry of the "Ansu family" in the Republic of Suriname with their relatives in Dormaa-Ahenkro. Nana Adwoa Taabea I, the Gyaase Mankro Hemaa (sub-queen) of the Dormaa Traditional Area, initiated the family reconnection two years ago.
The colourful ceremony, dubbed "Suriname Homecoming", was held at Appiahkrom, near Duasidan in the Bono Region, to strengthen the bond between the two families. Historical accounts trace the lineage between the Ansu families in Dormaa-Ahenkro and Suriname, with both sharing common cultural traditions and belief systems.
Madam Graand-Galon expressed appreciation to the Dormaa Traditional Area for the reception and thanked Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, Paramount Chief of the Area, for releasing the land for the project. She said Suriname remained committed to building a befitting city in the area, and noted that the Paramount Chief of Okanisi Maroons in Suriname delegated representatives to witness the occasion.
Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II pledged to release more land for investments, cultural exchange programmes and development projects, and expressed the hope that the development of the city would deepen bilateral relations between Ghana and Suriname.
The Paramount Chief said he was optimistic that the reunion would open new avenues for the exchange of ideas, strengthen family ties, boost investments and promote socio-economic growth and development.