The 4th edition of the Osabarimba Royal Awards came off at the Emintsimadze Palace on Saturday, January 20th, 2024 with a great cultural display with various institutions and individuals getting honoured in various categories at the prestigious ceremony.
The awards scheme is organised to honour and appreciate excellent businesses, institutions and personalities who have contributed immensely to the development of Cape Coast. The awards scheme is open to only individuals residing and working in Cape Coast or who are indigenes of the town.
Categories of the awards included entertainment and fashion, media, banking and finance, general business, education, health, and tourism, among others.
See Full List of Winner Below:
AWARDS CATEGORIES 2023/2024
Ayekoo Mbo Culture Troupe – Best Cultural Troupe
Yaw Blvck- Singer/Song Writer – Most Influential Musician
Mr. Paul Mensah – Most Influential Information Communicator
Mr. Michael Otoo. DJ Mickay – Asaase Radio – Most Exciting DJ
Mrs. Edwina Gilda Annan (Aunty Nyaniba) – Outstanding Media Personality Of the year
Asaase Radio – Media House of the year
Mr. Blessed Godsbrain Smart – Onua TV – Most Outstanding Media Personality Supporting Cape Coast
FED Kastle Multimedia Limited (Kastle FM) – Organisation promoting Cape Coast to tourists – (Asankamu Festival)
Latex Foam (Nana Zama) – Most Sustained Business
Central Region Development Commission (CEDECOM) – Most Effective Public Sector Organisation
National Insurance Commission – Most Friendly Organisation
Centre for Coastal Management, UCC – Outstanding Public Institution.
Jomars Cake School – Best Organisation supporting skills development in Cape Coast
Sanford World Clinics – Best SSNIT Compliant
Hamza Abubakar Hassan/ Hamza Electrical Shop – Best GRA Compliant
Madam Nicholina Naa Yeye Adumuah – Promoting Social Education in Cape Coast
BEL Beverages – Variety and Most Patronized Beverage
GIHOC Distilleries – Supporting Tradition and Royalty with Schnaps and Gin
Mr. Nicholas Ato Mensah Police Basic School (Mathematics) – Best Teacher
Mr. Addo James Kofi Ansah – St Nicholas Basic School – Best Student in Cape Coast
Mfantsipim School – All round best SHS in Cape Coast
Wesley Girls High School – Best Old Student Association in Cape Coast
Flowers Gay School – The Most Outstanding Private School in Cape Coast
Central Regional Library – Best Institution promoting education in Cape Coast
Ewim Polyclinic – Most Outstanding Health Facility in Cape Coast
Prof. Evan Kofi Agbeno – Most Outstanding Health Personnel in Cape Coast
Firmer Eye Clinic – Best Allied Health Facility in Cape Coast
Kakum National Park – Most Fascinating tourist site in Cape Coast
Hutchland City – Most Popular Joint
Opanyin Egya Ekow Awotwe – Best Fisherman
Obaapanyin Maame Adwoa Atta – Best Fish Monger
Mr. Elicot Nana Kweku Okyere – Historian and blogger on Cape Coast History & Customs
Mr. Dennis Korsah – Sports personality promoting Cape Coast
Mr. Gabriel Nii Kommey Adams – UCC – Putting Cape Coast on the International Map to receive the prestige International Citation of Honor /Award for exceptional academic performance in the Jacobs-Abbey Global Institute for Leadership Studies (JAGILS)
Rev Father Stephen Obeng – Most Influential Religious Leader in Cape Coast
Mr. Kingsley Kofi Yeboah – Renowned Personality Promoting Tourism as a Tour Guide
Mr. James Biney – Distinguished News Paper Vendor in Cape Coast
Vivace Symphonials – The Most Impressive Chorale Group in Cape Coast
HONORARY AWARDS
Prof. Denis Worlanyo Aheto – “Instrumental leadership in transforming the Centre for Coastal Management to become the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”.
Dr. Kwabena Sarpong – For his immense contribution in the field of Health in Cape Coast and Central Region for twenty-one years.
Mrs. Sati Ocran –Supporting Education (Adisadel SHS) with a “Distinguished Residential Complex: State-of-the-Art Dormitories with Modern Amenities and Solar Power”
Thomas Yallo – Dedicated Service as Supi of the Amanfo No 7 Asafo Company
Iddrisu Abdulai Donkor Registrar (2009 – 2023) Nana Ntadu – Kodu 1 – Ankobeahen of Gomoa Pomadze – Dedicated Service to the Oguaa Traditional Council
Marigold Justina Assan (Central Regional Minister) – For her outstanding support to Omanhene and the Oguaa Traditional Area
Lifetime Achievement Award – Mr Kwaw Ansah
