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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 necessit...

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 inst...

   By Martial Gnoukapasi.       It was on the basis of the above argument that  Honourable Fusi Naamukong, chairman of the Mezam divisional follow up committee for PIB projects cum member of parliament for the Bafut- Tubah constituency, made a firm call to vote holders and other stakeholders involved in the execution process of public investment projects in the division, to stop hiding behind the same excuses for 3yrs and negotiate their way through the realisation of their bidded projects so as they can benefit members of their respective communities.        Statistics at the 1st quarterly follow up for the physico- financial execution of PIB projects in 2019 revealed that of the 115 projects allocated for the division this year, just 5 as of the month of April have been completed. 1 ongoing and a 109 under award procedure, leaving physical realisation at 1.08% while nothing has been engaged financially.  There exists Earth road pr...

Martial Gnoukapasir Vincent Nji Ndumu, Government Delegate to the Bamenda city council        The municipal order No. 004/MO/2019 of March 15th signed by Government Delegate to the Bamenda city council Vincent Nji Ndumu and visad by senior divisional officer for Mezam Songa Pierre Rene, for the re-organisation of the commercial motorbike sector in the city of Bamenda, went into effect Thursday April 4th after a press conference  at the Chambers of the city council, where the delegate Vincent Nji Ndumu detailed to media men and women the modalities and procedures to be followed by both the council and bike owners/ riders for the successful implemention of the decision.       According to the delegate the Bamenda city council shall register all the motorcycles within the city, attributing numbers to all commercial motorcycles.   He futher explained that the first 1000 commercial bike owners/riders to show up for th...

Martial Gnoukapasir Cross section of Board members and Directors of Departments       The draws for the 2019 Golden age soccer (GOLDAS) confederacy championship to kick off proper on March 30th at the Baptist field mile3 menda in Nkwen took place over the weekend at blue pearl hotel in Bamenda.     This came 4weeks after the launching and presentation of the trophies that took place Saturday Feb 16th 2019 at the same field in Nkwen, where it was announced and re-iterated by the CEO of "GOLDAS" Dr Ngiejung Nabile, that the regional championship to last for 3months has as cash prize of 10million FCFA to be distributed amongst teams and the technical bench.     At the draws where members of the GOLDAS board, directors of the various departments, staffs, team representatives & management as well as a cross section of the population answered present, it was revealed that a total of 25 teams shared into 6 zones shal...