BAMENDA III COUNCIL EMBARKS ON DEVELOPMENT  BY MILDRED NDUM WUNG KUM In a brainstorming spree, councillors prioritized projects to move the growth of Bamenda III municipality. Roads, bridges and extension of water and electricity are earmarked for accomplishment in the development plans. The agenda was made public in a budgetary and administrative accounts session of the council.    Under the stewardship of Mayor Fongu Cletus, stakeholders of the councilconverged in a hall April 22. Present too were the First Deputy Mayor,- Joseph Koti Tita, the Second Deputy Mayor- Banye Margaret Baye Epse Ndzelent, the Senior Divisional Officer for Mezam- Mooh Simon Emil and the Fon of Nkwen-Azefor III among other dignitaries.  councillors adopted 622,000,000FCFA as the administrative account for the year 2020. It was after a thorough deliberation that councillors agreed to pursue the tarring of a two kilometre road to link PNEU junction and Farmer’s House Nkwen, const...

               "You have not been forgotten" General Nka tells wounded Soldiers  Members of the Cameroon Defense and security Forces recovering from bullet wounds in Bamenda received a token of fifty thousand francs each from the Defense ministry.  The commander of the fifth joined military Region in Bamenda, General Nkar Valere, bearer of the message handed them the money at the 5th military hospital and the Police Medical Center Bamenda telling them that they have not been forgotten.  Soldiers grateful at token The intention of the visit was to give hope to hospitalised soldiers especially at the time the country is battling with the corona virus pandemic. Brigadier General Nka Valere of the joint military region and  Brigadier General Ekongwese Divine, commander of the gendarmerie Region, whished the soldiers a quick recovery as they battle with health and encouraged them to strictly observe measures put in p...

WOUNDED SOLDIERS RECEIVE TOKEN OF SOLIDARITY BY MILDRED NDUM WUNG KUM Members of the Cameroon Defense Force recovering from bullet wounds in Bamenda received a token of fifty thousand francs each.  The commander of the fifth joined military Region in Bamenda, General Nkar Valere handed them the money on instruction from the  Minister Delegate at the presidency in charge of defense Martin Mbarga Ngele.  The mission was intended to give hope to hospitalised soldiers especially at the time the country is battling with the coronavirus pandemic. Close to thirty patients at the Police Medical Center GMI and the 5th military Hospital - Up Station benefitted from the package. The General was aided by the various chiefs of center at the hospital. While  handing the envelops, General Nkar Valere whished the patients a quick recovery and also enjoined  them to observe measures put in place by the state to kick out the novel coronavirus disease. He visited al...

COVID-19: RuWCED TAKES PROACTIVE STEPS IN NGOKETUNJIA  BY MILDRED NDUM WUNG KUM The Rural Women Center for Education and Development RuWCED, in its capacity to empower communities in the thirteen villages of Ngoketunjia Division, Northwest Region Cameroon invited community leaders and nurses for empowerment on managing and preventing COVID-19. Prompted by the rapid spread of coronavirus in the country and the urgency to bar it from Ngoketunjia, the women based NGO devoted extra attention on women with regards to the virus. The meeting took place at the Ndop District Hospital April 11 2020. The   facts, the myths and the safety rules regarding the novel coronavirus disease commonly called COVID-19 was presented to community leaders at the meeting.   RuWCED being an NGO with headquarter in Ngoketunjia was acting in courteous responsibility to empower inhabitants of the divisio n on the notion that charity begins at home. It began with a word of welcome...

  COVID-19 DEFENCE: BAMENDA II MAYOR BONDS WITH QUARTER HEADS BY MILDRED NDUM WUNG KUM Mayor Chenwi Peter was acting in a move to build a wall against coronavirus in his sub divisional council area. With full knowledge on the current law of Decentralisation in Cameroon, he rallied quarter heads from various villages that make up Bamenda two Sub Divisional Council, handed them sanitary items including buckets, soaps, and toilet rolls . The ceremony took place at the Epic Event Center, Bamenda April 9 2020. The mayor noted that the presence of 116 quarter heads from the four villages Mbatu , Mankon, Chomba and Snogwa that make up the council was encouraging. Before handing them items to help prevent COVID-19, quarter heads were cautioned on appropriate measures in the fight against the virus. On invitation by the council, health officials drilled them with knowledge on coronavirus. Emphasis was laid on the use of water and soap in washing hands, use 96% alcoholic sanit...