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From healing hands to a holy crown: The Jamaican doctor who became an African king

Article By: Andrew Hancel, Managing Editor
  • Mar 31, 2026 12:57 PM | Diaspora, Lifestyle

Consultant physician Dr Francis Kpormego was crowned Torgbui (meaning king) Kpormego II and Torgbui Dunenyo I of the Holy City of Klikor, Ghana on March 18, 2026. (OHN Photo)

For the last two decades, patients walking into the Good Shepherd Medical clinic have trusted Dr. Francis Kpormego with their health. They have sat in his examination room, described their aches and pains, and received prescriptions from a soft-spoken physician dedicated to the communities of Kingston, Spanish Town, and Old Harbour.
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