Author: ultimatemedia

Of the 400,000 blood banks the country needs each year, only about 147,000 pints of blood are collected. To improve this small figure, the National Transfusion Service organized a three-week blood donation program across the country to increase the amount of blood in the country’s blood bank. The Minister of Public Health, Manaouda Malachi, speaking at the ceremony in Yaounde on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, to celebrate World Donor Day, said that blood donation is necessary because it helps reduce suffering and deaths related to blood shortages. “There are about 782 deaths per 100,000 births in the country and nearly…

The National Committee for the Promotion and Coordination of Geographical Indications (Conapig), met on May 26 as part of the second ordinary session of its work. On the menu of exchanges, red cocoa. This local product, which arouses the interest of national and international chocolatiers for its antioxidant properties, could be the third Cameroonian product to benefit from the Geographical Indication (GI). “We have finalised the procedure for implementing this third GI to make viable, ensure its repetitiveness and guarantee it a safe value on the international market,” said Gabriel Mbaïrobé, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (Minader), also president…

The South West Peace and Development Forum which took place in Buea on Friday May 12 and Saturday May 13 2023 has successfully come to an end after the 600 delegates drawn from the 6 divisions of the SWR took the commitment to spread peace across their divisions. The grand event which was presided over by Director of Cabinet at the Prime Minister’s office, Minister Balungeli Confiance Ebune was aimed at discussing the challenges faced which hinder the return of peace and seek long lasting solutions towards the development of the region. In his address Minister Confiance Ebune said the…

One of the nation’s towering Political figure, philanthropist and business consultant, Honourable Fritz Etoke Ngeka has been honoured with another great award. The award dubbed as the Scoop exellent award which is aimed at identifying, honouring and celebrating a cross section of Cameroonians from various walks of life, was conferred on him yesterday 13th May 2023 at the mountain hotel Buea. Addressing the attendees, Larry Esong, CEO of the scoop media group who doubles as the publisher/editor-in-chief, told the attendees that Honourable Fritz Etoke Ngeka was awarded for his steadfast commitment and consistency in succouring and improving the lives of…

The Tiko Council/Brazil partnership has taken a different twist as its mayor, HRH Peter Ikome Mesoso III and the Secretary General, Mrs Eri Tatason are presently in the city of Pelotas upon invitation by the Sentinela livestock company for a symposium in other for the council to improve in it’s livestock production. The session that officially started last May 7, 2023 also has in attendance some Mayor’s and Secretary Generals from Councils in Cameroon and other countries. The sentinela livestock company in Pelotas city in Brazil is the biggest livestock breeds company is South America and third in the world…

Workers of the Tiko Council aka Gateway city on Monday May 1,2023 brave the odds and joined labourers world wide to commemorate the international Labour Day. The celebration that took place at the Manga Williams Avenue in limbe under the supervision of Fako Senior Divisional officer, Mr Chiabou, with theme “Resilence and Decent work: Acting together in the world of work to improve living conditions and Social inclusions”,saw the workers of Tiko council headed by the Lord Mayor, HRH Peter Ikome Mesoso III, his Deputies and Secretary General celebrating the day in beautiful colours as onlookers were spotted cheering them…

Cameroon, as many say, is the land of wonders yet everything in the country has been politicized to a disturbing degree. Today is May 1st, an Internationally celebrated day as laborers of every discipline, race and culture in the entire world commemorate the World Labour Day. It is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. It’s a day campaigners and trade unionists use to push for increase in…

The serenity of Sunday evening in Bakweri town, a neighbourhood of Buea, a region of southwest region of Cameroon, was broken when a man suspected of theft was burned to death. This action, known as “jungle justice” and sometimes called “crowd justice”, is a type of public extrajudicial murder practised mainly in Nigeria and Cameroon in which an alleged criminal is publicly humiliated, assaulted and brutally executed by vigilantes or an angry crowd. Four people attacked a beer depot in Bakweri town in order to extort money. Unfortunately for them, an alarm was triggered, alerting the population who were participating…

CDC Workers are on a “Peaceful” Industrial Strike Action from 1st to 10th of May, 2023 in order to put pressure on the Government and CDC Management to Respect their Labor Rights. Thousands of workers who belong to the country’s second largest employer have been working for many years without regular pay, many others chaotically laid-off and some even killed during attacks by alleged separatist fighters. Terrible management, alarming corruption and the Anglophone crisis have all contributed to bury what was a thriving state corporation and Cameroon’s second highest employer after the state. The company represents one of the few…

The first malaria vaccine will be available in Cameroon in January 2024. According to the Expanded Immunization Program (ENP), the country is preparing to receive 249,133 doses of the first malaria vaccine, RTS,S. For the first phase, only children aged 6 to 24 months will be affected, announced Dr. Njoh Ateke Andreas, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the ENP. To obtain the first doses of vaccine, the government filed an application with GAVI, the vaccine alliance. The RTS,S, a vaccine approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), should reduce the burden of malaria in the country by about 70%. In July…