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Councilors of the Bamenda City Board representing the three councils within the City Council area have disagreed over the change of appellation from “Grand Councilors” to “Senior Councilors.” 

The disagreement over the appellation surfaced during the 2016 midterm evaluation session of the City Council Thursday September 29, 2016. Those who were against the change started a protest just on arrival in the hall after the City Secretary General Jude Waindim decided to do the name tags of the councilors referring to them as “Senior Councilors” instaed of the usual nomenclature of “Grand Councilor.”

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Bakah Derick

02.Oct.2016

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The activist who is not in his first sentence was found guilty of destroying public properties and publication of banned articles. He removed the head of the statue of General Leclerc in Bonanjo arguing that the government should instead construct statues of nationalists who fought for Cameroons independence. 

Born on Arpil 28,1976 the 1.82M tall has promised to come back to prison anytime soon if the government fails to honor its citizens. Asked how he will come,he replied that if he finds such monuments in Douala with foreigners honored...

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Prince Nfor Hanson

30.Sep.2016

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Several persons have been injured at the Bamenda Food market, in the North West Region Thursday September 29, 2016 after a RAV 4 vehicle failed brakes and stormed the market destroying goods and climbing on traders. Eye witness account say the vehicle matriculated LT 640 FF was descending the Commercial avenue street at break-neck-speed with the driver, a woman who had apparently lost control, shouting for traders to give way.

The incident created commotion among traders and pedestrians who ran to all directions to save their lives. Over half a dozen persons including a primary school pupil were injured in the course. The vehicle also destroyed food stuffs as well as cloths that were hung by traders on sheds.

Those directly affected were road side traders who have installed themselves along the Food market roads. The injured victims were taken to the Bamenda General Hospital. Another road accident has occurred in Bamenda one day after that of the Food market and has left several persons in critical conditions.

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Prince Nfor Hanson

30.Sep.2016

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A road accident has claimed the lives of four people on the dilapidated Douala-Yaoundé road on Wednesday, September 28 2016. The information was relayed Wednesday at 5 pm on Cameroon's public radio CRTV. Sources say the accident occurred at Massombo, a small village 21 km away from from Douala. A vehicle with eight people on board from Yabassi was hit by a truck at high speed. 

Four people, including three members of a family, were killed in the accident. The victims were identified;while the truck driver responsible for the accident fled the scene.

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Rita Akana

30.Sep.2016

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The Divisional Officer of Douala I, Jean-Marc Etoa Mbarga, has granted an authorisation for the holding of a conference in Douala on October 1 to discuss the non-existence of the English version of the Uniform Business Law, OHADA.

The conference, which will start at 10:00 a:m will group both Anglophone and Francophone lawyers.

The advocates from both divides would protest against the non-existence of the OHADA Law in English, since only the French version of the Law has been in circulation in Cameroon from 2010 when the law was revised.

This is contrary to the Cameroon Constitution, which states that all official documents must be published in English and French.

The organiser of the event, Barrister Roland Abeng, member of the Common Law Conference, had on September 21 deposited a demand for authorisation at the Douala I DO’s office.

Many thought that the DO, especially a Beti, would not grant an authorisation for an event that touches on Anglophone marginalisation. 

But Etoa Mbarga said Cameroon is a State of Law and the Constitution of the country must be respected.

Speaking to The Post on September 27, Barrister Abeng said the DO, in his authorisation No 542/RD/C19/O/SP wrote; “because of the necessity of the translation into English of the Uniforms Acts of OHADA, the organisers of the conference must respect the stipulated time of the conference.”

The administrator recognises Barrister Abeng as the chief organiser of the event, and the man to be held responsible for anything that would go wrong. Members of the organising committee such as Mrs Mirabel Ntui Mungu, and Jean Aimé Kaptue Kounga will also be held responsible for any uncivil behaviour at the conference.

The DO of Douala I has copied the SDO of Wouri, the Special Branch of the Police and the Gendarmerie.

The October 1 event will be the first time Anglophone and Francophone lawyers are coming together to discuss on issues of Anglophone marginalisation.

It will also be the first time ever for a legally authorised event to be held in Douala on the significance of Reunification Day.

The advocates took the decision after the President of the Bar Council, Barrister Jackson Ngnie Kamga, raised an alarm on the non-existence of the English version of the OHADA Law to the authorities of the Ministry of Justice and got no response.

In fact, the issue of the non-existence of the English version of the OHDA Law was the subject of separate correspondence which the President of the Bar Council addressed to the Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Laurent Esso, and the Secretary General of the Ministry, Justice George Gwanmesia, who doubles as the President of the National Commission on the OHADA Treaty.

Since then, neither the Justice Minister, nor the President of the National Commission on the OHADA Treaty have bothered to respond to the Bar Council President correspondence.

In the face of such a spiteful treatment of Anglophone advocates, the lawyers began exchanging their views on the Cameron Advocates Forum for the way forward.

The lawyers however decried that considering that October 1 will be a Saturday, they would be unable to protest at the different court premise across the country, as they would have loved to.

It was based on this that Barrister Abeng, Moderator of the Cameroon Advocates Forum, proposed that a conference should be organised in Douala on October 1.

The conference will provide an opportunity for the lawyers to sensitise the population on the ills of marginalisation and the effects on the country and its people.

Cameroonpostnewline

 

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Rita Akana

30.Sep.2016

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The baby whose name we got as Daniel was kidnaped on 13th September 2016 after a shrewd manipulation of his baby sitter by the kidnaper.

The baby sitter Collette Aza recounts that the kidnaper took the child away just at the moment she was busy preparing his food.

Having noticed that he was nowhere to be found, Collette notified the baby's parents who immediately opened up a quick search and alerted the Police of the Bamenda 3 Council.

After a thorough search in all the travelling Agencies especially the Mondial Express where the kidnaper was sure to be tracked, but the search was all in vain.

Finally another step of investigation surfaced after the kidnaper used her neigbour’s contact, demanding for ransom. 

The Police immediately contacted the MTN office in Bamanda to trace the number.

The kidnaper was finally tracked at Bandjock in the Centre Region by Judicial Police in Bandjock after having been alerted by the Bamenda 3 police.

The baby who is the third born of the family was finally handed over to her parents after a thorough medical examination which was proven successful.

With smiles and relief of the traumatic tale, the baby's mother testified that the three days search was accompanied by prayers of supplication shared with many through the social media and other means of communication.

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Rita Akana

29.Sep.2016

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