The late diplomat was a Consultant Ophthalmic Physician and Surgeon who served as Ghana’s Honorary Consul General to Bermuda from 2011 until his demise.
Dr Teye-Botchway was the first and only person from an African country to serve in that capacity on the island nation.
The Deputy Foreign Minister, Mohammad Habibu Tijani, led an eight-member government delegation comprising to mourn the illustrious son of Ghana.
The delegation included Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland, Papa Owusu-Ankomah; Director/Europe Bureau of the Foreign Affairs, Doris Brese; Minister/Head of Chancery at the High Commission in London, Matilda Alomatu Osei-Agyeman, and other senior officials of the Ghana High Commission in London and the Foreign Ministry.
Mr Owusu-Ankomah presented customary drinks and cash to the family of the deceased.
A large contingent of Africans resident in Bermuda including representatives from Burkina Faso, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe also turned up in their numbers to symbolise Dr Teye-Botchway’s overarching influence in bringing the African family in Bermuda together.
They joined their Ghanaian brothers and sisters in paying glowing tribute to Dr Teye-Botchway.
As a sign of respect, this group observed the Ghanaian funeral tradition and wore the chosen family cloth -Nsroma (stars in the sky) and “wo aye wie” (your good works are acknowledged).
The celebratory funeral service lasted for more than three hours as Dr Teye-Botchway’s family and friends poured out their various experiences, love, devotion and esteem for him at his place of worship, First Church of God, North Shore, Pembroke.
The was a presentation of a posthumous award to Dr Teye-Botchway on the authority of President Akufo-Addo and signed by Ghana’s Foreign Minister and presented to the spouse of the late Honorary Consul, Ronita Teye-Botchway. Read Full Story
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