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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...