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Footballers Trade Union donates boots to players in Bamenda

Cameroon Footballers trade Union better known by the French acronym SYNAFOC has handed football boots to players of Yong Sports Academy YOSA FC.

SHUMAS to boast Routine Vaccination in NW Health Districts

Recent reports have revealed that routine vaccination coverage in the North West has been on the    decline since 2012, dropping from 81percent in 2012 through 77 per cent in 2014 and then 70 per cent in 2015 till present. This decline at the regional level has been accompanied by a corresponding decline in most health districts with the number of health districts with coverage declining over 80percent progressively    In a bid to scale up the statistics, Strategic Humanitarian Services (SHUMAS) Cameroon a locally-based, not-for-profit development non-governmental organisation based in Bamenda, North West Region of Cameroon has kicked off a project aimed at scaling up routine vaccination rates in some five health districts of the region. The project “ Identify and Vaccinate Children Lost to Follow-up and Zero Dose in 5 Health Districts in the North West Region” took off with a preplanning meeting June 15, 2017 involving all stakeholders amongst representatives of women’s

Public Works Minister examines maintenance of roads in the NWR.

The state of progress of projects of the 2016 road maintenance programme and the itineraries selected for works of the 2017 road maintenance programme were the main activities on day two of Public Works Minister's visit to the North West Region. Confined with his central and North West regional close collaborators in a hotel in Bamenda, Minister Nganou Njoumessi for several hours cross examined the items in a bid to better understand the situation of road network in a region whose major issues have been around poor road infrastructure. Being the expert and administrator on the ground, the Regional Delegate for Public Works NW had the opportunity to elaborately present the state of roads. According to Denis Awo Ndang, the roads have different situational reports. Starting with N11 Bamenda-Bambui-Ndop, Wum -Befang-Bafut- Bamenda, P24 Bambui-Fundong all handed to Edge construction company to backfill, fill potholes, do double and triple dressing, masonry and place road sig

RUSSIA 2017: Cameroon vs Chile Match Preview

What you need to know With Germany looming large in their group, both sides could have been forgiven for thinking that they will be fighting it out for second place.

GCE Examinations begin in Bamenda

Thousands of students have begun writing the 2017 session of examinations organized by the General Certificate of Education GCE Board in Bamenda. The students grouped in some special centers hosted by some public schools stormed the examination centers this Monday June 12, 2017 visibly prepared to face the examination despite the difficulties in preparation due to the dampened socio political climate in the city and region by extension. It’s a “kontri Sunday” so we pitch out tent on Government Bilingual High School Down Town Bamenda. “I am a student of ST Frederick Comprehensive College. I came to school last week and I was told that we will be writing here in down town and that is why I am here this morning. I had to spend FCFA 600 to be here but I am happy many students are here for the exams. I didn’t wear my uniform because I am afraid. I heard the other day that a student’s hand was cut on her way to school so I was afraid since I am coming from inside Makon. i have been r

Magazine for Women launched in Bamenda

By Bakah Derick  Ngobesing Neh Linda A magazine intended to handle exclusively women’s issues has been launched in Bamenda. “Determined Women on the Move” published by the SHE Platform Campaign being an initiative of Ngobesing Neh Linda a Journalist and advocate for girls and women’s rights was presented to an enthusiastic crowd of mostly women June 3, 2017.   As the name goes, the new magazine takes interest on the lives of women profiling some in the Judiciary like Justice Mbaki Vivian Verla President of the Mezam Hight Court, Peace building like Nfor Victorine Lum Ambe peace advocate, Education like Prof Atanga Lilian Lum HOD of English Private Law in the University of Bamenda, Zekeng Gayle Elsa in health and others in finance and banking, fashion amongst others. The maiden edition of the Determined Women on the Move also carries an exclusive interview with three female managers (Linda Baye, Emma Visas Ngwe, Muluh Clarise Mdimbe) heading three branches of a lead