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By Martial Gnoukapasir. cross section of workshop participants       The training workshop on Cultural Rights and Diversity for print and online media men and women in the North West Region of Cameroon lasted three days. This follows a similar workshop with same time frame and objectives, organised a week earlier for those in the audio-visual sector by the NW Regional office of the Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association(MBOSCUDA)in alliance with the north west farmers organisation(NOWEFOR), United purpose UK with funds from the European Union. Mboscuda NW Co-ordinator: Sali Django      Opening the workshop, North West regional coordinator for MBOSCUDA Sali Django revealed that the training was intended to offer visibility to media houses on issues relating to cultural rights and it's various forms of expression, so they can better comprehend and raise more awareness on  such rights and diversity by UNESCO standards. It was further necessitated by the need to engage jou

Martial Gnoukapasi Words can't even begin to describe how inhabitants of the city of Bamenda, chief town of the North West Region paid Homage to whom they describe to have  been one of their best Pidgin news broadcasters in the city. Peter Tebit Chi widely known by his fans and listerners of Radio Hot Cocoa in Bamenda modulating on Frequency 94.0mgz as Mac Chi, handed over his microphone and the batton commanding his existence to the cold hands of death in the early hours of Tuesday morning May 14 in his native land of Moko'oh Guzang in Batibo sub division, after every humanly attempt to save his life in the best of hospital in the country failed.     Meantime from the Bamenda regional hospital to his old town residence via Food market to the compound of Radio Hot Cocoa where he rendered unforgettable services till his demise, the mortal remains of Peter Tebit Chi was trailed by a momouth crowd of lovers of his works including bike riders, sympathizers and onside Lookers.     

By Martial Gnoukapasi. According to the regional delegate for public health in the conflict hit North West region of Cameroon Dr Che Kingsley Suh, investigations have been opened to determine if actually a fake anti-hypertensive drug "hydrochlorothiazide" usually administered to patients suffering from hypertension is responsible for the death of two persons in the region.       In the month of February 2019 a consignment of fake drugs were discovered in circulation within the region amongs  which was another fake drug meant to treat diabetes.      According to the director, the minister of public health's attention was drawn to it after a considerable number of patients who had consumed these fake drugs began manifesting syntoms of it's effects.     He said and I quote; ". ... We had patients who were already suffering from effects. We decided as technician to carry out quality control..... We inform the minister of public health we who instructed that the drugs