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By Raymond Dingana The government of Cameroon has lifted the curfew imposed on economic activities to curb the spread of Covid-19. In a special declaration by Chief Dr. Dion Ngute, Cameroons Prime Minister signed April 30th, 2020, bars, restaurants and other leisure spots that were prohibited from operating after 6PM from the 17th of March 2020 are now free to close at any time. The declaration also insists on the obligatory wearing of protective masks by customers and to respect other barrier measures like social distancing. The transport sector that was already bleeding has breathed a sigh of relief. According to the document, the measure reducing the mandatory number of passengers in all public transport buses and taxis has also been lifted while; the wearing of face masks remains compulsory and overloading is prohibited. The exemption from the withholding tax and from parking fees for taxis and motorbikes, as well as from the axle tax for the 2nd quarter and that it could exten...

By Raymond Dingana The fight against Covid-19 in Bamenda is taking a new dimension with the coming of diagnostic kits for screening. The announcement was made Saturday April 25, 2020 during a press briefing at the Regional Delegation of Public Health for the North West. As indicated by Dr. Kingsley Che Soh, NW Regional Delegate of Public Health, the coming of the machines which he siad is a great relief for them as the turn around time from sample collection to when the lab results are obtained will be significantly reduced. About the five confirmed cases, Dr. Kingsley Che Soh indicated that, they are being managed by competent services and are responding well to treatments. He added that, NW governor; Adolphe LeLe L’Afrique has requisitioned two hotels in Bamenda, which will act as quarantined centers. According to Dr.Kingsley, the homes of the five confirmed cases have been disinfected by the Rapid Intervention and Investigation Team of the Regional Delegation of Public Hea...

By Raymond Dingana The Wimbum community in Bamenda has challenged the government of Cameroon to give them befitting lives and not wait for them to die to be accorded befitting burials. Reacting to the portion of the inquiry report by the commission of inquiry to investigate what many now called the Ngar-Buh Massacre of Feb, 2020, many a Wimbum indigene asked the question as to whether the victims of the massacre have ever had a befitting life, asking why the corpses should be exhumed in the name of according them befitting burials. As indicated by Nfor, an indigene of Ndu in Ndonga Mantung Division of the North West Region of Cameroon, befitting burials is a misplaced priority : “ The people of Ngar-Buh and other areas in Ndonga Mantung Division need a befitting life and not a befitting burial. It is not even in our culture and tradition for people to be buried and the corpses exhumed in the name of giving them a befitting burial. Have the people of Ngar-Buh ever had a befittin...

By Raymond Dingana Victims of Arson attacks caused by the Anglophone Crisis have begun receiving roofing sheets to enable them reconstruct their homes burnt down as a result of the crisis, Thursday April 23, 2020.The distribution exercise took place at the DO's office in Bambui, Tubah Sub Division. The two thousand roofing sheets worth seven million FCFA and a financial package of fifty thousand FCFA each were handed over to twenty two affected families in Bambui by Hon. Agho Oliver, Member of Parliament for Bafut-Tubah Constituency. According to Hon. Agho Oliver, time for talking has passed and now is time for action. He said, during campaigns ahead of the Legislative elections when he went out calling on the population to vote for him, he told them that, he was going to roof all the houses that suffered arson attacks if voted to represent them as MP for Bafut-Tubah Constituency. Hon. Agho Oliver Handing Over Roofing Sheets To Beneficiaries He added that...

By Raymond Dingana The mayor of the Bafut Municipal Council has invited Elites of Bafut to bond with the rest of the population fight against the spread of Covid-19. Mayor Ngwa Akongho Lawrence was speaking Wednesday April 22, 2020 in Bamenda. This was during the distribution of Tap Buckets, Tablets of soap, Hand sanitizers, Face masks and many others to traditional authorities to fight against Covid-19 in their neighborhoods. “ We are calling on the elites of Bafut, those residing out of the region that, these things are not enough, considering the vast nature of Bafut. They should support the Bafut council so that, we can move into the hinterlands to safe the lives of those our people who are not privileged to have all of these things that we have today”.   Mayor Ngwa Akongho told DrayInfos. He also used the event to underscore the need for the population of Bafut to understand the fact that, the Bafut council is their property and not the property of a particular politica...

 Raymond Dingana The measures set aside by the Ndong Awing Cultural and Development Association-NACDA is expected to be strictly respected by all so as to prevent any out break of the Virus in the village. In the transport sector,bike riders to transport just one at a time, one in front and two behind for vehicles, Passengers with respiratory illness should stay home and seek medical aid, Obligatory hand washing and/or hand sanitizing by all passengers at the bigining and the end of the trip, Obligatory wearing of face mask by riders and passengers No hand shaking or hugging, Taking body temperature of travellers using thermo flash to identify persons with fever and manage according to prescribed guidelines, Coughing or sneezing in paper tissue and disposing of the tissue in a trash can put in place, Cleaning and disinfecting of bikes and vehicles every day. For Funerals, social distance should be respected at funerals,not more than 50 mourners Who are ...

By Raymond Dingana The Ndong Awing Cultural and Development Association-NACDA have created Anti- Covid-19 task forces to better contain the spread of the Virus in Awing village. The Task Forces are charged with making sure that, all the measures put in place to build a firm wall against the Virus are respected by all and sundry. The Funeral Task Force will make sure that, not more than 50 persons answer present at a funeral and the majority of the less than fifty mourners must come from the immediate family. The force will also see in to it that, no formal refreshment ceremony takes place and that, only packages are distributed  to mourners to take home, obligatory wearing of face mask, Cleaning and disinfecting of the funeral ground among others. The Travel Task force will insure that, no one from regions consider to be the epicentre of Covid-19 enters the village, vehicles will transport just one in front and two behind, bikes to transport just one at a time, ensure that, pa...

By Raymond Dingana The Divisional Officer for Bamenda II, Tanyi Akwo Roquecegnol has promised tougher days ahead for those who go against the measures put in place by government and the World Health Organization as far as limiting the spread of COVID-19 is concerned. The D O frowned at cab drivers whom he said still over load their vehicles there by disrespecting social distancing, a measure to lessen the spread of COVID-19. He said repressive measures will henceforth be accelerated on those who fail to respect the measures. When asked what has been done to stop the extortion of land transporters by men in uniform given that, transporters have always blamed the overloading on the fact that, they are being extorted by security officials, Mr. Tanyi Roquecegnol indicated that, his office has not received any complain from drivers. “ It is easy to talk of extortion,  we have not received any complaint from the drivers on what so ever extortion from the security officers. Each t...

By Raymond Dingana The Cameroon Association of English Speaking Journalist-CAMASEJ has distributed to her members a liter of hand sanitizer each to permit them stay safe as they go about with their job of informing the population. The liters of hand sanitizer were handed over to closed to fifty members of the association during its monthly come together that took place in Nkwen, Friday April 10, 2020. While handing over the litters of hand sanitizers, North West Chapter President of CAMASEJ, Ambe MacMillan said the hand sanitizers were made available thanks to a joined effort of CAMASEJ and the Regional Delegation of Public Health for the North West. He furthered that, CAMASEJ benefited from a 25% discount offered to them by the NW Regional Delegation of Public Health. He added that, the hand sanitizers are not just for the journalists, inviting them to share with others. Ambe MacMillan also intimated that, CAMASEJ has contacted one of Bamenda’s renowned artists/Graphic Designer...