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  By Raymond Dingana  It was with pomp and pageantry that children admitted at the Regional Hospital Bamenda and others fete Christmas with the administration and staff of the health facility over the weekend. This was during the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony of the hospital presided at by the Director,  Dr. Denis Nsame at the B-Ward esplanade popularly known as Children's Ward. Though sick, the children could be seen putting on broad smiles with lots of energy, dancing to the rhythms of Christmas Carols, a scene that left many with wet eyes, signifying tears of joy. Children Dancing To The Rhythms Of Christmas Carols  It was also an indication that they have been longing to catch such fun described by many as 'a kind of healing therapy for the kids.' Among those who answered present to celebrate Christmas with the administration and staff of the Regional Hospital were kids living with sickle cell, HIV, Diabetes, and those for vaccination. Addressing the children...

   MEDINO's General Manager, Cletus Anye Matoya At The Press Conference   By Raymond Dingana The North West Development Authority known in it's French acronym as MIDENO has presented highlights of  development results scored by the institution for 2023. This was during a press conference in Bamenda to evaluate the activities of MIDENO in 2023 chaired by the General Manager GM, Anye Cletus Matoya who said the Anglophone Crisis has dealt a heavy blow to the farming sector with many abandoning their farms because of insecurity. According to a report presented by the Director of Technical Development DTD at MIDENO Nde Emmanuel, Thursday Dec. 18th, the institution intervened on eight different areas all a bid to transform the socio-economic environment of the region. He said the result achieved was thanks to an intervention strategy which focused on engaging the communities, ensuring active participation of key stakeholders in the chain. "In the facet of improving access ...

    City Councillors At The Budgetary Session  By Raymond Dingana Councillors of the Bamenda City Council have in their budgetary session, voted the sum of FCFA 4.8 Billion, 852 Million, 359 thousands, 978 Francs as the Council's budget for 2024. Mayor Paul Achobong of the Bamenda City Council said the figures are mere budgetary projections, and not effective recoveries, and that it would need the collaboration of all for it to be realized. " I am appealing that we all work as a team to ensure proper revenue collection, as well as improve on the living conditions of our populations." The city mayor also invited council personnel to descard what he described as the bad habits of absenteeism, laxity, corruption, misappropriation so that the budget is absolutely realized. "We shall solidly depend on state services such as Directorate General of Taxation, Treasury, Ministry of Finance, our supervisory authority,the SDO,MINDDEVEL, Housing and Local Development as well as ...

Donations Nkumu Fed Fed Texas Made To The Bali Health District  By Raymond Dingana  The Health, Education, Human Rights and Livelihoods in the crisis hit Bali Nyonga in the restive North West Region (NWR) of Cameroon have tasted the magnanimity of Nkumu Fed Fed, a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) focusing on ameliorating the living conditions of disadvantaged populations. During the Nkumu Fed Fed Human Rights, Education, Health, and Livelihoods Jamboree that took place at the Gwan Multipurpose Center in Bali recently, the NGO made huge donations to the above mentioned areas. Director Of  Bali District Hospital, Dr. Kamilu Ibrahim  In the health sector,  Nkumu Fed Fed, Texas branch gifted oxygen cylinders and hygiene kits to the Bali Health District . The items were received by the Director of Bali District Hospital, Dr. Kamilu Ibrahim. "We are very happy to have received Oxygen Kits which comprise of oxygen concentrators,oxygen bottles and accessories fr...

       PM Dion Ngute With Officials After The Launching Exercise  By Raymond Dingana Prime Minister, and head of Government, Chief Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute has launched the Islamic Development Bank  Project in support of the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development (IsDB-PPRD) of the North West and South West NW/SW Regions of Cameroon. The PPRD is the implementation of a major recommendation of the Major National Dialogue aim at making life better for the population of the two restive regions of the country who have undergone enormous hardship for the past seven years and counting. During the launch of the project, Tuesday December 18,2023, Chief Dr Dion Ngute who is the overall supervisor of the program initiated by President Paul Biya said, the PPRD now enjoying the support of the IsDB means a lot for the population. "By authorising the minister of the Economy to sign the said convention and by ratifying the said agreement with the IsDB, Pres...

Nkumu Fed Fed Members With Graduands During Graduation Ceremony In Bali By Raymond Dingana Nkumu Fed Fed under the European Union funded project baptised Stop Violence Now Against Women and Girls has graduated 49 Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivors in Bali Nyonga, North West Region of Cameroon. The survivors from both sexes were fortified with start-up kits to enable them open their own businesses and continue empowering not only themselves but others economically. The graduation and certificate award ceremony that took place last Wednesday December 13,2023 at the Gwan Multipurpose Center in Bali Nyonga came after months of intense training on different income generating activities. Eunice Tita Tata Leading Saluting Graduands   Among the graduands were those trained as hair dressers, seamstresses, mechanic, just to name but these. As explained by Nyonglema Sandra, one of the survivors turned business owner thanks to Nkumu Fed Fed and partner, European Union, she will not be selfi...

    Food Items To Be Destined For Needy Persons In the NWR By Raymond Dingana The socio-political upheavals degrading lives in Cameroon's Anglophone North West and South West Regions has not ceased to produce vulnerable persons in this crisis hit parts of the country. The situation is so bad that many can't afford a three square meal per day, not to talk of adequate medical care, among others. As end of year festivities come knocking, one need not a soothsayer to be told that persons who have been facing challenges through out the year would surely face same during this period of feasting. It is for this reason and many others that the North West Regional Assembly (NWRA) in collaboration with The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) decided to offer Christmas goodies to the affected population especially Persons with Disabilities, PWDs, Internally Displaced, Persons,IDPs, the Elderly and many others. During the 3rd edition of the North West Christmas and Cultural Festival...

  Photo Credit ( CRTV Web) Picture Used For Illustration Colbert Gwain So they came to Jerusalem, and Jesus went into the temple and began driving out those who bought and sold in the temple. He upset the tables of the money changers and the seats of the dealers in pigeons, and he would not allow anyone to use the temple court as the thoroughfare for carrying goods. Then he began to teach them and said: 'Does the scripture not say my house shall be called a house of prayer for the nations? But you have made it a robbers' cave.' Mark, 11:15-18 When one of the Members of Parliament for this 10th legislature arrived at the National Assembly in the winter of 2020 after winning the by-election following a re-run in one of the constituencies in Cameroon's North West Region, he told me he received some curious advice upon arrival at the Glass House. The newly elected ruling CPDM MP was told by his fellow backbenchers that at the National Assembly, there were only two political...