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By Martial Gnoukapasi President Paul Biya addressing the nation from the unity palace. The president of the republic of Cameroon Paul Biya in his traditional end of year speech this Thursday December 31st 2020, has expressed dissatisfaction over the continues neglect of the laid down measures put in place by the World Health Organization and government to curb the spread of the pandemic. Why hoping like every other cameroonian that the pandemic will be a thing of the past, the number one man of the nation who's ruled the country for 38 years, acknowledged that the coming of the corona virus hampered greatly, the socio - economic growth of the nation. The country, though not as hit as other nations, as the world experiences a second wave of the virus, president Paul Biya didn't hesitate to call on cameroonians to continue observing the protective measures which guarantees their individual and collective safety. Adolph Lele Lafrique reacting to Paul Biya's address Meantime re...

By Martial Gnoukapasi Dr. Jean Richard, WHO NW field co-ordinator Going by statistics MNews237 gathered from the World Health Organization's field co-ordinator for the North West Dr Balo Jean Richard, one can mathematically deduce that the region is ending 2020 with 88 cases of infections in the restive region. The medical expert also confirmed that of this number, there were 13 active cases as at December 19th, with the case fatality rate standing at 7.8%. The virus according to him, didn't spare the health personnels working day and night to contain the spread of the pandemic within the 19 health districts of the region. A total of 146 medical staff were infected, 135 recoveries made, 2 currently on treatment and 6 deaths on the list. The headline figures however represents the statistics of infections recorded in the region since the confirmation of the 1st ever case of the pandemic on March 6th 2020 in Cameroon by the country's health minister Manaouda Malachi. The WHO...

By Martial Gnoukapasi Christmas Gifts being shared By donating bags of rice, vegetable oil and other basic food stuffs to help families within the old town community in Bamenda celebrate the festive season, Minister delegate to the minister of external relations in charge of relations with the CommonWealth- Mbayu Felix was only respecting a tradition that he's been upholding for years. Members of the community Wednesday December 30th 2020 queued up before the family residence of the minister, some with the Sack and Moto bag and others with basins to receive the traditional Christmas and New Year gifts from the 'Father Christmas' as some who turned up for collection rumoured him to be. Beneficiaries receiving Speaking to some of the beneficiaries they acknowledged that with the crisis that has been looming for 4 years, it's been almost impossible to meet up with the expectations of their households this december. ' The 'Christmas gift' will not only help me ...

By Martial Gnoukapasir local leaders representing community at Budgetary debate Inhabitants of the Bamenda I municipality via their respective quarter representatives have called on the Council to focus on roads, water and electricity in their 2021 plan of action for the community. They made the call Thursday December 24th at the council premises during a participatory development budgetary debate, organized by the council to ascertain the needs of the community as they prepare to budget for the 2021 fiscal year. Chaired by mayor Mbigha Felix, Speakers at the need assessment-base gathering included the president of the quarter representatives Ndifor Clement, who said there was need for the council to prioritize the grading and tarring of some existing foot paths into major access roads, to ease mobility in and out of the community. Mayor Mbigha Felix reacting to submissions He also stressed on the need to re-inforce the current water supply system to benefit the entire community, as pe...

By Martial Gnoukapasir local leaders representing community at Budgetary debate Inhabitants of the Bamenda I municipality via their respective quarter representatives have called on the Council to focus on roads, water and electricity in their 2021 plan of action for the community. They made the call Thursday December 24th at the council premises during a participatory development budgetary session, organized by the council to ascertain the needs of the community as they prepare to budget for the 2021 fiscal year. Chaired by mayor Mbigha Felix, Speakers at the need assessment-base gathering included the president of the quarter representatives Ndifor Clement, who said there was need for the council to prioritize the grading and tarring of some existing foot paths into major access roads, to ease mobility in and out of the community. Mayor Mbigha Felix reacting to submissions He also stressed on the need to re-inforce the current water supply system to benefit the entire community, as p...

Martial Gnoukapasir Rapid response team members in group photo with NW public health delegate. Members of the rapid response team for the fight against covid-19 in the North West region of Cameroon have been schooled on how to interpret and better manage covid-19 related data in an effort to effectively respond to the pandemic in the region. This follows a 4-day first ever training for local actors involve in combatting the virus in treatment centers across the region, that concluded on Saturday December 19th at the north west special fund for health promotion in Bamenda. Health personnels receiving updates on the pandemic Diana Atongapai from the central service of the ministry of public health, which organized the workshop with support from technical partners like the World Health Organization (WHO) at the closing ceremony said " When this pandemic started we hadn't enough funds to train the response team of the north west. Thanks to WHO we are here to capacitate them. They ...

By Martial Gnoukapasi Mayor Dighambong Anthony presenting the plan of action To realize the 2021 budget baptized, ' the budget of Gratitude Reconstruction and Inclusive development' , adopted to satisfy the needy and desperate aspirations of those within the Wum municipality, Mayor Dighambong Anthony Mvo and the councillors said they are determined to ' change the changeable, accept the unchangeable and remove themselves from the unacceptable' , to provide the most cherished development the people of Wum awaits. " This will necessitate us to climb mountains, not so that the world can see us but so we can see the world ", he intimated. Wum Councillors at budgetary session The budget of 950,050.000(Nine Hundred and fifty million, fifty thousand) FCFA adopted Wednesday December 3rd at the council premises balances in income and expenditure. The projects targeted by the said budget include: : EDUCATION The council in 2021 intend to rehabilitate and purchase supp...