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November 10, 2020 marked another milestone in the work of the CBC Health Services to persons with disabilities. The day witnessed the official launching of a Scholarship Service for Children and Youths with Disabilities in Cameroon managed by the Services for Persons with Disability (SPD) program of the CBC Health Services. The scholarship is run with funds donated by Organisations and individuals with interest in specific disability areas. The launching took place virtually in respect to COVID-19 preventive measures and brought together potential donors and beneficiaries of the Scholarship from within and out of Cameroon. The Director of the CBC Health Services, Prof. Tih Pius Muffih used the occasion to present background information on the work of the institution with respect to support for children with disabilities in general and education in particular. In his succinct presentation, he highlighted that the Cameroon Baptist Convention (CBC) Health Services is noted for its Promoti...

By Rosaline Obah Fellows of the Cohort 3 Africa Fact-checking Fellowship (AFF) Cameroon made up of  journalists and bloggers have been challenged to move out of their comfort zones and be of veritable service towards a Hate-free Cameroon. This was at the end of a two-day “Discovery,” session in Douala November 20 -21, 2020.  While baptizing the 3rd batch  at the end of the session, the Country Director of DefyHateNow, Desmond Ngala, remains hopeful that the media professionals will dare to be different after embracing professional skills  that will enhance their reporting and also ensure a hate-free society.  Desmond Ngala went further to encourage the Fellows to work together on issues around fact- checking, misinformation, disinformation, mal-information and hate speech, concerns  according to him, are timely especially with the effect these have had on the escalating nature of the crisis especially in the two English speaking regions of the country that ...

By Raymond Dingana Some traders at the Bamenda-food market in the North West Region of Cameroon have been armed with face masks and other anti-Covid-19 kits  to help  protect themselves the against the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in their communities by the Centre for Strategic Communication, Peace Building and Sustainable Development known as CESCOMSUD.  Pechuqui Laurata, A Volunteer At  CESCOMSUD Distributing Face Mask To 'Buyam Sellams ' At The Bamenda Food Market. Representing  the Executive Director Mrs Rosaline Obah at the event, Pechuqui Laurata ,one of the volunteers at the Center  said, traders are most at risk of being infected with the virus: ''Trader more often render public services to hundreds of customers daily who come to buy food commodity and other household items. In the process of these transactions, they have to deal with communicating with this number or persons and usually will surely have saliva come out of their mouths while in conversation...

  By Raymond Dingana   The Chief Executive Officer of the North West Region, Adolph Lele L’afrique has ones again brought to the lamp light the poor situation of the road infrastructure in Bamenda, and the NWR as a whole. This was during the visit to Bamenda of a four man Security Delegation from the Ministries of Defense and Security led by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defense; Joseph Beti Assomo aimed at evaluating the security situation ahead of the Regional Election billed for 06 December and, end of year festivities among others: “We have the problem of infrastructure, you have seen for yourself the poor state of the road between Matazem and Bamenda. You have toured the city and seen how our roads really look like and if it is the case at the main entrance, you can imagine the poor state states of the roads linking the other parts of the region, divisions and sub divisions,” he indicated. He however said there is hope because the Ministry of ...

By Raymond Dingana An unidentified young man has been burnt to death around Mofor Streets in Nkwen. He was a member of a gang of four that has been a thorn on the flesh of inhabitants of that neighbourhood. He was apprehended by the population breaking Thurday Morning when they went stealing from a nursary and primary school: Victim On Fire After Apprehended By Mob In Nkwen "They stole mattresses,tins of paints,bags of rice and other food items and many others from the day care room. It would appear they came for a motor bike that was packed on campus.They came one month ago and i am sure the gang is the same," the proprietor of the school said. Liveless Body Of Victim Of Mob Justice Covered With Blanket Other sources indicated to us that,they attempted stealing from a shop at mile two junction but were chased away by the population at about 4:AM. The victim of mob justice was identified as one of those that attempted stealing at mile 2 Nkwen by an inhabitant. The other thr...

By Raymond Dingana While the military was out controling traffic and stopping movements when the Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education, Monouna Foutsou was about to be received in Bamenda, a member of the Catholic Men Association who was part of a convoy that was enrout to the Pastoral Center for an Enlarged Executive Committee Meeting was forcefully stopped and verbally assulted by a uniform officer in plain clothand at up station. " So you think because of you are dressed in church uniform and sitting on the steering means i cannot do anything to you, do you know i can slap you, do you know I can burst your tires,” and the officer went on and on. The man was exceedingly angered as to why a young man will treat him in that manner: "Is it because he is carrying a gun?This is how they go about picking curses and placing on themselves.He would have given me a listening ear at least.I though since we were part of the convey and because we were not stopped right up...

By Raymond Dingana What bike riders may have considered a Christmas celebration in  November has  ended in pain. Many bikes were seized by security forces Friday morning, a bike rider has confirmed. He said the bikes were seized because the owners attempted what they did on Thursday thinking things were going to be the same. It was all celebration when on Thursday, Novemeber 12,2020, uniform officers stayed away from the streets of Bamenda thereby enabling bike riders to freely circulate going to areas they had been restricted from for the pass weeks. This was put to a stop when uniform men could be seen at some of the major streets and junctions in the town. Many had celebrated as they said the absence of bikes gave cab drivers the latitude to be extorting them To some of the bike riders DrayInfos spoke to, hardship continues. On the part of the population,extortion from cab drivers, lukewarm attitude on the part of the authorities in ameliorating the living conditions of the masses...

  By Raymond Dingana Some Ex Combatants at the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Center in Bamenda have added their voices to those sounding the trumpet of dailogue as the only panacea to end the four year old war that has continued to ravage lives and properties in the North West and South West Regions. Talking to DrayInfos , Tuesday November 10, 2020 at the center when the Mayor of Bamenda II Council, Peter Chenwi came visiting with goodies for them, they said the persistent killings will not bring the war to an end. They however indicated that, only dialogue can do the magic adding  that, it will permit other fighters to stop fighting and join them at the DDR Center: “The only way out is dialogue, let the warring parties sit on a table and the separatist fighters should not look at the dialogue to be a scam or a trap set by government for them to be killed. The head of state has even seen that, there is no way he can talk with them if they continue fighting in the ...

By Raymond Dingana The old addage that says :"when cats go on a vacation, rats take over the compound" is what the populace of Bamenda is experiencing this Thursday November 12,2020. This is coming after commercial bikers could be seen circulating within the restricted areas of the town of Bamenda. Some are moving in and out areas at up Station they were barred from circulating, commercial avenue too,city chemist and many others have commercial bikescirculating unperturbed. No reason has been advanced to explain this latest development. Talking to DrayInfos ,a commercial bike rider said,he was supprised to see some of the major streets and junctions of the town void of uniform men. He said, he met some at Ngeng's Junction but no one had his time. He furthered that, if the situation is going to be permanent,then it is bye bye to the hardship they were subjected to and the negative thoughts that reigned in their minds when their activities suffered a restriction from ...

By Raymond Dingana Shock and consternation is still the order of the day at the cow street neighborhood in Bamenda following the death of Nelbini Layssoua, a security guard working with Total filling station in Nkwen. He died when fire engulfed his room Monday November 9, 2020. Reports say, he would have been rescued if the door of his room was not locked from inside. As stated by a neighbor, Nelbini locked the door because he was trying to tamper with the fuel before taking it to the market: “He came back, lit the stove and started mixing the fuel. His junior brother said he warned him to stop or take it outside but he declined saying neighbors were going to see what he was doing. He said he decided to move out when Nelbini decided to lock the door,” a neighbor recounted what the junior brother to the deceased told them. Nelbini Layssoua's Room Ravaged By Flames At Cow Street The Army Rescue Unit was alerted and they quickly rushed to the scene reason why the fire was arrest...

By Raymond Dingana During the funeral ceremony of the seven students killed when gun men attacked the Mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy in Kumba, Rev.Eka Martin from the Apostolic Church decried the killings saying those suffering are the poor while the rich despite knowing the answer to the crisis have refused to provide solutions. "Those suffering in this crisis are the poor people.They are the ones who are in the bushes,it is the poor who are hidding under the rocks in the forest. It is the poor who cannot sell their farm produce any more in the market.T he rich, they have all what it takes to go to Douala, Yaounde and Bafoussam and sponsor their children in schools but these children who are dead here today are children of poor people. Mr Prime Minister,Mayors,D.Os and Government ministers here present,again i say,the rich man knew the answer,he knew the solution but has refused to provide the solutions and when death came,it did not salut him and put him aside....

By Raymond Dingana The Presbyterian Church Sop in Jakiri ,Bui Division of the North West Region has lost its aged old Church bell to those eye withesses say were pro independence fighters. Acording to Wirgo Godblesss,the boys came saying they needed the bell to produce war weapons and face those they called their enemy: "There were five of them claiming to be seperatist fighters stormed Presbyterian Church Sop and collected the church bell in broad day. They said the bell was raw material for the production of bullets," Wirngo said. For Illustration. He added that,they were at the same church sometimes last year.Thanks to pleas from the church pastor, they left without the church bell. He furtherd that this time around,they came when the pastor was out for out station duties.

  By Raymond Dingana According to the Regional Delegate of Public Health for the North West Region, Dr. Kingsley Che Soh, the importance of the Covid-19 Sero-Prevalence Survey is that, it will not only reveal the Prevalence of the disease but say whether after being infected, one can be re-infected et al: “The survey will first of all help us know the situation of the disease in the region especially in our context. Secondly, it will enable us know if persons who have been tested positive have developed immunity to the disease because ,the survey is going to be measuring the levels of anti bodies to Covid-19 to the subjects for whom the blood samples will be collected. It is going to inform us whether we are immune to the virus or whether after being infected, we can be re-infected,”    Dr Kingsley explained during the launching ceremony. He added that, the real proportion of those who have tested positive for the virus is still not known because, they did not present...

  By Raymond Dingana The population of the North West Region of Cameroon has been enjoined to support local producers by consuming products produced in the region. The call was made by the Secretary General at the NW Governor’s office, Mr. Viang Mekala  Friday October 30th,  during the 6 TH edition of the North West Regional Open Day for Research and Innovation held with the theme: Building Resilience In The Face Of A Pandemic, The Case Of Covid-19.   “I want to appreciate the ingenuity and innovative skills which is a clear indication that, we have Cameroonians that are capable of many things. I will like to encourage the population to also encourage them by consuming those products because the products are natural and I have seen products that can help the population face the Corona virus pandemic. We just need to try them,” Mr. Viang indicated. According to Dr. Irene Bame, Regional Delegate of Scientific Research and Innovation for the North West, one of th...

  By Raymond Dingana Reacting to the recent killings of seven students of mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy in Kumba, at his office in mile 3 Nkwen, Friday October 30, 2020, the Chief Executive Officer of Farmer’s House, Peter Ngufor, popularly called Pa Ngufor frowned at those he said are wasting resources on war machines rather than building the country: “ Instead of using the resources we have developing our country in order that, Cameroon is made a better place for all, we are using it to buy arms and killing ourselves with. Does it really make sense? I don’t think so.  What happened in Kumba was a big shame to us and we should always be guided by our consciences before doing things. The earlier this crisis is put to a stop, the better for us all,”    Pa Ngufor said in a press outing. Mr.Peter Ngufor, CEO Of Farmer's House At A Press Conference He also said that, all those fighting against the government of Cameroon are doing so out of frustra...