Here are Nominees for Lifetime Newspaper Achievement Awards 2012

LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2012

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1)    MAN OF THE YEAR

-         Dr Kumfa Francis – Alivet – Bafussam

-         Ntumfor Nico Halle – Douala

-         Ndzerem Stephen – Shumas – Bamenda

2)    WOMAN OF THE YEAR

-         Minettee libom Li Likeng

-         Uphie Chinje

-         Ama Tutu Muna

3)    ADMINSTRATIVE AWARD

-         Adolph Lele Lafrique – NW

-         Awah Fonka Augustine – Far North

-         Okalia Bilai – SW

-         Otto Joseph Wilson – North

4)    BEST PARLAIMENTARIAN AWARD

-         Emilia Lifaka

-         Ngalla Elizabeth

-         Nji Fedelis

5)    GOVERNMENT DELEGATE OF THE YEAR

-         Fritz Ntone Ntone – Douala

-         Mutanga Andrew – Limbe

-         Nji Ndumu Vincent – Bamenda

6)    BEST REGIONAL DELEGATE

-         Fon Susan – Nw

-         Njika Joseph – SW

-         Juddy Abong – NW

7)    BEST MANAGE D CORPORATION

-         CDC

-         UNVDA -NW

-         Pamol - SW

8)    BEST GENERAL MANAGER

-         Dr. Kumfa Francis – Alivet - - Bafousam

-         J.b Ndeh  - Mideno –Bamenda

-         Njei Frankline – CDC

9)    BEST INTERNATIONAL NGO

-         Plan Cameroon

-         Heifer Cameroon

10)           BEST MANAGED COUNCIL

-         Kumba III

-         Mbonge

-         Bafoussam II

-         Fundong

11)           BEST MAYOR AWARD

-         Mayor Kumba III

-         Mayor Bafoussam II

-         Mayor Bamenda II

-         Mayor Fundong

12)           BEST HEALTH BOARD

-         Catholic Health Services

-         CBC  Health Board

-         Presbyterian Health Services

13)           BEST HEALTH MANAGER

-         Sr Xaveria Ntienmusi – Njinikom

-         Prof. Tih Pius Muffih – CBC Health Board

14)           BEST PRIVATE LAY SCHOOL

-         PCHS Mankon  - NW

-         Inter Comprehensive – Soppo- Buea

-         Mother Theresia – Bonaberi – Douala

15)           BEST LAY PRIMARY  EDUCATION

-         Providence  Ndamukong – Bamenda

-         St. Agnes – Bamenda

-         Educare – Bamenda

16)           BEST NATURE CONSERVATION NGO 

-         MIFACIG – NW

-         ANCO– NW

-         SIRDEP – NW

17)           BEST ARCHITECT/ ENGINGEER – NW

-         Munji Charles – Munji Construction

-         Sangtum Justinus – Sanclou Engineering

18)           BEST DIVISIONAL DELEGATE – NW

-         MINEPIA – Menchum

-          MINAGRI  - Ngohkentunjia

-          MINAGRI – Boyo

19)           BEST DIVISIONAL OFFICER – NW

-         Ndelle Patrick Suh – Njinikom – NW

-         Ali Anogu – Babessi – NW

20)           MICRO FINANCE

BEST GM

-         Tientchou Jonas ( CAMCULL)  undisputed

21)           BEST CREDIT UNION MANAGER

-         Manager Njinikom Credit Union  - NW

-         Manager Bapcull - Yaoundé

-         Manager Bayelle Credit Union – NW

-         Manager Njindom Credit Union – NW

22)           TRADITIONAL  RULER OF THE YEAR

-         Chief  g Nfor Tabetando – SW

-         Chief Molinge – SW

-         Fon Chafah Isaac – NW

-         Fon Foruzie Martin – NW

-         Fon Angwafor – NW

23)           TRADITIONAL DOCTOR OF THE YEAR

-         Dr.Dewah – Kumba

-         Dr. Fru – Buea

-         Dr. Lecigah – Douala

-         Dr. Fai Fominyen – Yaoundé

24)           BEST CURATIVE DRUGS

-         Try me          

-         Anti –Oxy-toxin                  Undisputable   

25)           BEST TRADITIONAL DOCTOR FOR STD’S

-         AL Moubarack  - Bamenda

-         Dr. Lecigah – Douala  

26)           BEST DÉCOR

-         Planet city – NW

-         Smiling Décor – NW

-         Merryland Décor – NW

27)           BEST ECONOMIC OPERATOR

-         Dr. Kemajou Brisco – Limbe

-         Cho Thomas – Limbe

-         Fru Ndi Edison - Bamenda

28)           BEST DEVELOPMENTAL CORPORATION

-         Pamol – SW

-         Socampalm – LT

-         Hevecam – LT

-         Heracle Farms – SW

29)           BANKS -BEST MANAGER (NW)

-         UBA

-         1^st TRUST

-         SGBC

-         BICEC

-         Union Bank

30)           BEST PHARMACY ( CLEANEST )(NW)

-         City Chemist

-         Corporate Pharmacy

-         Plaza pharmacy

-         Karen Pharmacy

-         Noble pharmacy

-         Crystal pharmacy

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Iya Mohamed Wrap in FCFA 9 Billion Mismanagement Scandals at SODECOTTON

 The General Manager of Cameroon Cotton Company, cum President of FECAFOOT has been indicted by the budgetary and financial disciplinary committee of the Supreme State Audit for managerial errors. According to a communiqué issued by Minister Henry Ayebne Ayissi of the Supreme State Audit, the all mighty Iya Mohamed in his capacity as the General Manager of SODECOTTON committed administrative errors that resulted to the state losing FCFA 9 billion from 2005 to 2010. The communiqué further states that Iya Mohamed will have to pay a fine of FCFA 2 billion as fine for the errors he committed. Besides, he was also fined to pay FCFA 1 million for errors committed as the President of the follow-up of SODECOTTON sports complex. These errors resulted to the state losing 16 million FCFA. At the time of writing this story, we also gathered that the Supreme State Audit also indicted two audit firms in the SODECOTTON saga. Sources say recommendations from the Supreme State Audit are rife at that Iya Mohamed shouldn’t be trusted any public office for the next seven years or so. Iya Mohamed who recently is at daggers drawn with the Minister of Spots and Physical education is likely on an exit. Sources say he defied a ban by Sports Minister to continue with the elections within the decentralized structures of FECAFOOT and the fact that police disrupted the elections in Yaounde is indicative of his departure from public office. Another confidential source hinted that SODECOTTON Board is likely to eclipse Iya Mohamed next month. Another authoritative voice hinted that an extraordinary Board meeting has been scheduled for mid April whereby Iya Mohamed will be ousted. Yet we were reliable informed that the doors of Kodengui are widely open for newcomers and Iya is likely to be another new catch.  

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NCC Expands Control Over Media, Dishes out Sanctions Journalists, Media Outlets

 By Fai Cassian

Censorship they say is just like a double-edge sword because if used properly, it serves as a valuable weapon, yet it can also be misused silence dissenting voices. Censorship may have many technical and legal repercussions. In other words, Governments and other regulatory institutions must learn to use it judiciously so as to control of the influx of information and ideas in society. Both democratic and non-democratic countries use it. With the explosion of communication technology, it has become all-pervasive for control mechanisms reasons why Cameroon government found it necessary to create the Communication Council. However, a recent move by the National Communication Council –NCC (Cameroon) leaves many wondering whether censorship is good or bad. It decision to suspend  programs on television, radio, and putting newspapers and online publications on guard as attracted a lot of public debate.

In its recent action, NCC dolled out sanctions on programs as well as some presenters of audio-visual private media houses in Cameroon. The suspensions according to a communiqué by NCC on March 28, 2013 range from three to six months depending on the gravity.  Canal 2, New Tv, Vision 4, Sky one Radio, Golden House, Arien TV, LTM, Youth FM were the first that fell on the hammer of the National Communication Council.  Sources say NCC is aghast with some of these channels for promoting the activities of tradi-practitioners yet another source hinted that NCC has been transformed into a slaughter house by some few individuals who are settling scores with their enemies. NCC however suspended two TV programs, namely IPP News and Canal Detective for lack of professionalism and social responsibilities.  NCC however places on guard the print media and the electronic media in Cameroon for their excesses. It is feared that the same sanctions will befall newspapers as well as electronic media. More so, TV channels advertising drugs (NEW TV, VISON 4, ARIANE TV, GOLDEN House, LTM and DBS TV) were warned to stop the broadcasting of such programs.
According to confidential sources, the council based on the constant drift observed in the broadcast by Canal 2 International and LTM of programs entitled "Canal detective" and IPP News that was projected on March 21 and 27, 2013 large extracts of mutilated and decaying bodies; violent and indecent images. Judging from the images, NCC we learnt decided to suspend the above referred programs and temporarily suspends their presenters of every media talk shows, the release that sanctioned the two day meeting states:
Awilo, presenter of the IPP News has been suspended for six months while Ruben Malick, presenter of Canal detective has been suspended for three months.
On violations of ethics and professional conduct perpetrated in daily programs broadcast by radio stations YOUTH FM, AMPLITUDE FM, and SKY ONE RADIO respectively entitled Deballage, la voix de sans viox, surface de verite, NCC also banned the programs mentioned above and temporarily suspended their presenters from every media talk shows, the release indicated.

It should be noted that at the end of the meeting, NCC also published a plan to screen and control the activities of the media during the April 14, 2013 Senatorial elections; it also includes a journalist guide and claims it will ensure that all political parties have equal time on public Medias.

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CPJ Condemns Conviction of Cameroonian Newspaper Editor

New York, March 28, 2013--An appellate court in Cameroon should overturn the defamation conviction and jail sentence handed to a newspaper editor on Monday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

A November 2010 issue of Paroles features a story, seen bottom left, called "The antics of the couple Ngalle, from Socatur." (Paroles)

A criminal court judge in Douala, the commercial capital, sentenced Jean-Marie Tchatchouang, editor of the weekly Paroles, to two months in prison, and ordered him to pay damages of 2 million CFA francs (US$3,900) to Jean Ernest Ngallè Bibéhé, CEO of Socatur, a bus company in Douala, defense lawyer Alain Zogo told CPJ. The journalist was also fined 435,910 CFA francs (US$852), Zogo said.
On the judge's orders, Tchatchouang was jailed immediately in New Bell Prison in Douala, Emmanuel Ekouli, the head of the Association of Young Reporters of Cameroon, a local press group, told CPJ. However, under Cameroon's criminal code, defendants are eligible for bail in prison terms of less than one year, Zogo said. The defense has filed a petition requesting the journalist's release on bail, and intends to appeal the conviction, he said.
Bibéhé filed two criminal defamation lawsuits against Tchatchouang in connection with a series of articles published in Paroles in November and December 2010 that covered widely reported allegations of embezzlement and abusive labor practices against Bibéhé and his wife, Socatur's human resources manager, according to Zogo and local journalists. Bibéhé and his wife have denied the accusations.
Monday's sentence was a result of Bibéhé's second complaint. The first complaint led to a judge convicting Tchatchouang of defamation in March 2011 and sentencing him to a six-month suspended jail term in connection with different articles on the same topic. The judge also ordered Paroles to be banned. Tchatchouang appealed the sentence, and the trial will begin April 4, Zogo said. Paroles is still publishing.
"Cameroonian public figures have long used criminal defamation laws to silence their critics and Jean-Marie Tchatchouang is the most recent to be targeted," said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. "We call on the courts to grant him bail pending his appeal and to eventually overturn his conviction. Cases of defamation should be tried in civil, not criminal courts."

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Senatorial Elections: ELECAM Approves 182 Polling Stations

The Director of Elections at Elections Cameroon has published the list of 182 polling stations ahead of the April 14, 2013 Senatorial Elections in Cameroon. According to the release issued by Elections Cameroon-ELECAM, the 182 polling stations are located in the 58 divisional headquarters nationwide. The Press release signed by Mohaman Sani Tanimou, Director of Elections on March 26, 2013 comes after ELECAM Board rejected some nomination lists including four lists belonging to the ruling CPDM. The decisions by ELECAM continue to attract public admiration.

However, information from the field indicates that senatorial candidates are busy negotiating for votes even though campaigns have not been launched officially.  However, it should be recalled that all nomination lists from Far North and East Regions were rejected by ELECAM and if the Supreme Court confirms that decision, Far North and the East Region will surely have no elected senators.
However, only the SDF, CPDM, NUDP and CDU as of now will take part in the elections pending final decision by the Supreme Court sitting in lieu of the Constitutional Council.  Fonkam Azu’u and Co arrived at that decision last Wednesday March 20, 2013 in Yaoundé that scrutinized the 40 nomination lists submitted by political parties. 23 nomination lists were rejected for reasons of non-legalization of some application files, non-payment of caution fee of 1 million FCFA, non-conviction certificates signed by incompetent authorities, gender insensitivity ETC. However, the Supreme Court as of today March 28 is examining some 15 petitions from political parties including the CPDM, UPC etc

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No Headway for Homosexuals in Cameroon despite

 In a statement, the Public Affairs Department of the Embassy of the United States has expressed disgust at Cameroon officially to decriminalize homosexuality. According to the state, the US Embassy expressed it wish that if the diplomatic mission welcomes efforts that Cameroonian authorities continue to perform to boost socio-economic development and modernization of the economy, as reflected the vision in 2035, and approves very optimistic about the objectives contained in the Strategy Document for Growth and Employment (DSCE), especially as she thinks the process of their implementation requires a national effort, including the full participation of all Cameroonians. Which according to the statement needs significant contribution and participation of all Cameroonians, it is therefore imperative that everyone involved should enjoy in full measure all the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”.
And be a little more clear: "As we approach the International Day against Homophobia date is not specified, note], we recall that human rights are a matter of everyone, without distinction of race, religion, ethnic origin or any other sensitivities, including sexual preference. " The Embassy of the United States subsequently adopts a threatening tone, even if done so secretly, as is customary in diplomacy.  A pluralistic society can truly prosper when each member recognizes and respects diversity. "...

Yet sources say two young men from Cameroon, who were freed from prison and acquitted from being convicted of ‘appearing homosexual’ in January, have been re-arrested. Jonas Singa Kumie and Franky Djome we gathered were re-arrested as they went shopping on Sunday March 24, at the Essos market in Yaoundé, dressed in women’s clothes.
It is also alleged that some suspected homosexuals in Douala were also on heat as the population almost melted jungle justice on them.

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Nelson Mandela (Madiba) Hospitalized

 Nelson Mandela suffered a recurrence of his lung infection and was taken to a hospital late Wednesday.

In a statement, the current South African President Jacob Zuma said “we appeal to the people of South Africa and the world to pray for our beloved Madiba [a nickname for Mandela] and his family and to keep them in their thoughts.”

“We have full coidence in the medical team and know that they will do everything possible to ensure recovery," he added. “The Presidency appeals once again for understanding and privacy in order to allow space to the doctors to do their work.”

 Mandela, 94, was taken to a hospital just before midnight local time (6 p.m. ET).

The statement said that Mandela had the “best possible expert in medical treatment and comfort.”

“I can’t say how serious it is,” a presidential spokesman said. “I know [doctors] will call me if there is an upturn or a downturn.”

Mandela spent nearly three weeks in a hospital in December for treatment of a lung infection and gallstone surgery.

This was his longest time he had been hospitalized since being released from captivity as a political prisoner in 1990.

He was also hospitalized earlier this month for what was described as a "scheduled medical checkup."

Mandela was president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first president of the country to be elected following the fall of the apartheid system.

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Song, Webo Create Impact as Presidential Delegation to Turkey

 

Cameroonian footballers have occupied a special place as part of the delegation President Paul Biya took along on an economic mission to Turkey. Bahanag Rigobert Song, the former captain of the Indomitable Lions who played for a Turkish first Division side Galatasaray and  Achille Webo who plays for Feberbahce were part of the delegation. According to a Presidential insider, the two soccer stars will woo Turkish business magnet to invest in Cameroon.
Current team manager of the Indomitable Lions, Rigobert Song has spent six years in Turkey where he twice won the Turkish league with Galatasaray, where he spent four seasons. Rigobert Song has established business contacts in Turkey and with the support of the Turks he established his company specialized in construction, Soribat,  where he held the position of CEO.
The Cameroon striker Achille Webo plays for Fenerbahçe. Since the beginning of this season, he recorded three goals in five matches. He was transferred to the club early in the season, from another Turkish club Istanbul BB. The transfer fee is 3 million euros. Cameroon 31 years committed to Fenerbahçe until June 2015. During the two seasons he played for his former club, after 54 games, he registered 24 goals with the club. On the occasion of Cameroon's economic mission to Turkey, Achille Webo has the opportunity to give his jersey to two Presidents Abdullah Gul of Turkey and Paul Biya of Cameroon. This, public opinion holds is creating positive impact in Turkey and the world at large.
The presence of these two footballers in the Cameroonian delegation added more colore to Paul Biya's official visit to Turkey.

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Central African Republic: Rebel Forces Ransack News Outlets CPJ Says

Courtesy CPJ

At least two news outlets were raided in the Central African Republic on Sunday when rebel groups ousted the president from power, according to news reports and local press freedom groups. 
Rebel groups known as Seleka ousted President François Bozizé from power in the capital, Bangui, according to local and international news reports. Seleka leader Michel Djotodia proclaimed himself the new head of state. Rebel forces, which had conquered most of the country's eastern region over recent months, had swept into Bangui, clashing with government forces and South African troops sent to bolster the former president, according to news reports.

Seleka fighters raided the Banguistudios of Radio Ndeke Luka, an independent station managed by the Switzerland-based Hirondelle Foundation, and confiscated some of its equipment, according to local journalists and Journaliste en Danger (JED), a press freedom group based in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. The assailants seized a station vehicle and four motorcycles, and also confiscated two computers, Sylvie Panika, the station's director, told CPJ. Local journalists said the station stopped broadcasting that day, citing the region's instability and insecurity as reasons. The station resumed broadcasting today.
Panika also told CPJ that she had been robbed at gunpoint earlier Sunday by a rebel fighter as she exited a church. She said most of the money that was stolen belonged to the station.
Seleke fightersalso raided the Banguioffices of the private daily Le Confident on Sunday, according to local journalists and JED. News accounts and local journalists did not immediately say if any of the outlet's equipment had been seized. The paper has stopped publishing, local journalists said. JED reported that the paper's editor, Mathurin Momet, had gone into hiding fearing his own safety.
It was not immediately clear whether the rebels had targeted the outlets.
"We condemn the attacks by rebel forces on Central African Republic news outlets," CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita said. "We call on the rebel forces to recognize journalists as civilians protected under international law and return all equipment that has been seized."
Christophe Gazam Betty, a spokesman for the Seleka fighters, said he was aware of only slight damage to the Radio Ndeke Luka vehicle and denied any knowledge of a raid on Le Confident. Betty said authorities were taking measures to avoid such attacks.

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