xxxxxxxxxxx of Sunday, 18 September 2016Source: BBCRussian election: Putin party well ahead on more than 40% - Exit pollsUnited Russia, backed by President Vladimir Putin, is well ahead in the nation's parliamentary election, taking more than 40%, exit polls suggest. A VTsIOM exit poll gave United Russia, led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, 44.5%, with the Public Opinion Foundation putting its total higher, at 48.7%. The two polls differed on whether the LDPR or Communists were second, but both were well behind. Allegations of fraud after the last election had sparked large-scale protests against Mr Putin in Moscow and the authorities were anxious to oversee trouble-free polls this time. Mr Putin has enjoyed 17 years in power as either president or prime minister, and does not belong to any designated party.

Users still complain of network saturation, poor internet connectivity and fluctuation networks which makes it difficult to make a call of browse on the internet. Its more than a year since the mobile telephone service providers switched to 3G and other switch to 4G, but users say no change is felt is quality of telephone or internet signals. Faisop Charles Ngeh said since six months ago when he six to 3G services, the quality of services has not increased as he expected. Agha Nelson Asah another user laments those recurrent inconsistencies in network coverage saying it has made its miss several business opportunities. The Sub Director of Evaluation and Technical control at the Telecommunications Regulatory Board, Benjamin Minko said “the switch over requires that a lot of technical installations be upgraded to 3G.

Health News of Monday, 19 September 2016Source: crtv.cmFighting Polio: vaccination campaign in five regionsThe campaign kicks off in the districts of Cameroon’s five regionsThe campaign scheduled to run till 19th September 2016 follows a recent announcement from the World Health Organisation of a third case of polio in neighbouring Nigeria. The five regions concerned with the campaign include: the Far North, North, Adamawa, West and North West Regions. This campaign comes in at a time when Cameroon has made strides in its fight against polio with the introduction of an injectable vaccine in July 2015 to gradually replace the oral one. It is worth recalling that in 2015, Cameroon was declared a non-exporter of the wild polio virus hence this campaign is necessary to maintain the status of an "affected" country and not an "exporter" country.

Health News of Monday, 19 September 2016Source: cameroon-tribune.cmFCFA 73 billion to enhance regional health servicesThe government of Cameroon has signed two separate agreements worth 73billion FCFA with the WBAccordingly, the world Bank make available the loan to improve on the health system with special emphasis on the upgrading of Health Centres and Hospitals especially neonatal health care, services. The agreement was signed between the Minister of the Economy Planning and Regional Development Louis Paul Motaze and the Director of Operations of the World Bank Elisabeth Huybens. According to the agreement, this project which is in its second phase shall focus on delivery healthcare services in the three northern Regions of Cameroon. The pilot phase of the project was executed in the Littoral, South West, North West and the East Regions of Cameroon.

xxxxxxxxxxx of Sunday, 18 September 2016Source: BBCWorld's oldest fish hooks found in Japanese island caveArchaeologists have found the world's oldest fish hooks in a cave on the Japanese island of Okinawa. It is thought humans inhabited the island from at least 30,000 years ago, surviving despite scarce resources. The fish hooks predate ones found in Timor, thought to be at least 16,000 years old, and Papua New Guinea, from at least 18,000 years ago. Also found in the cave were two partially carved fish hooks, tools, beads and food debris. The paper's authors even suggest that those who visited the cave did so seasonally, when certain species of crab were at their "most delicious".

xxxxxxxxxxx of Sunday, 18 September 2016Source: BBC'Pilgrim boat' capsizes in Thailand, leaving several deadA boat has capsized after hitting a bridge in the central Thai city of Ayutthaya, killing at least 13 people including a child, local media say. The two-deck boat was travelling the Chao Phraya River at 16:00 local time (09:00 GMT) when the crash happened. Passengers were travelling from Ayutthaya back to Nonthaburi, a suburb of the capital Bangkok, after attending an Islamic religious rite in the city, the Bangkok Post said. Correspondents say road and boat accidents are common in Thailand where safety standards can be well below international levels. The Chao Phraya is a busy commuter waterway, often packed with crowded boats.

Sports World News of Sunday, 18 September 2016Source: foxnews.comTwo late goals hand Watford 3-1 win over Man UnitedIt was a frustrating afternoon for Zlatan Ibrahimovic (R) and Wayne Rooney. Watford piled on the misery for Jose Mourinho as Manchester United crashed to a third successive defeat in an embarrassing 3-1 loss at Vicarage Road on Sunday. Mourinho’s side were rocked by Etienne Capoue’s first half opener and, although Marcus Rashford equalised after the break, United capitulated in the closing stages. As Watford celebrated, Mourinho questioned whether Martial had been fouled and the winger lay flat on the turf before being substituted. That ignominious exit encapsulated a forgettable half for United, but they equalised with a rare incisive attack in the 62nd minute.

Health News of Monday, 19 September 2016Source: cameroon-tribune.cmISTM/HIMT: over 100 students graduate104 students of the Higher Institute of Medical Technology have received end of course certificatesThe 104 students include the school’s third batch of Medical Doctors, and Clinical Biologists and its second batch of Masters in Public Health. The Minister of Higher Education, Jacques Fame Ndongo chaired the session at the Yaounde Conference Centre in the presence of Public Health Minister, Andre Mama Fouda. During the ceremony, Minister Jacques Fame Ndongo exhorted the students to be exemplary and innovative doctors. In the same light, Minister Andre Mama Fouda called on the graduates to respect the ethics of the profession. He also hailed the school administration for its efforts in supporting the health sector in the country.

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Business News of Monday, 19 September 2016Source: cameroon-tribune.cmCDC to get interested in maize, cassava and pepperDrop in rubber and palm oil prices leads CDC to get interested in maize, cassava and pepperCameroon Development Corporation (CDC), a public agro-industrial company operating oil palm and rubber tree plantations in the South-West region of the country, should soon move into the production of maize, cassava or pepper. The top management of this company, 2nd employer in the country after the State, has just been instructed as such by the Board of CDC. Maize, cassava and pepper are put forward as part of the diversification of CDC’s production because, as underlined by the communiqué issued at the end of this board meeting which occurred on 9 and 10 August, these products not only have “a short season”, but also have a “direct profitability”. This choice, we learned, should enable CDC to quickly sort out its cash flow, which is currently in “a critical condition”. This, as highlighted by the Board, because of the sudden drop in the international prices for rubber and in palm oil prices on the local market.

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Business News of Monday, 19 September 2016Source: Business in CameroonCameroonian GiftedMom app wins CTO awardPhoto d'archives utilisée à titre d'illustrationCameroonian start-up GiftedMom, developer of the app with the same name, has just received the prize for the best health app from the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), rewarding an innovative initiative integrating ICT in the development of the health sector. This prize was received on 12 September 2016 in Fiji by Dr Agbor Ashu, Health Director at GiftedMom. At the same time, partner health centres have seen the rate of prenatal consultations increase by 35% in 2 years. Nowadays, Alain Nteff confided to the government daily paper, this application is used by 20,000 people in Cameroon. Before this award from the CTO, GiftedMom had already won the prize Anzisha in 2014, the prize for best African social entrepreneur from the MasterCard Foundation in the same year, then the prize for young African companies awarded at the New York Forum Africa (NYFA) in Libreville in 2015.

Business News of Monday, 19 September 2016Source: cameroon-tribune.cmCBC: services unfold normallyCustomers of the Commercial Bank-Cameroon are upbeat as services continue in a calmeThe atmosphere at the headquarters of the Commercial Bank-Cameroon is calm, serene and busy throughout Thursday, September 15. Except for few individuals many customers are yet to be aware of the recent changes at the helm of the financial institution. Rather the fervency of services indicates that the bank stands a better chance of further wooing more potential clients. Customers seem not to know that there is even a change at the helm of the financial institution once they can save and withdraw without a hitch. New customers were each busy filling forms to open accounts while staff were anxiously waiting for the official installation of the new top management.

Instead of specific foodstuffs, the WFP (World Food Program) now enables these refugees to sustain themselves with foods of their choice, the pro-government daily report. To achieve this, we learned, FCfa 8,500 per family member is transferred on a monthly basis to each family, via their mobile phones. The families can therefore make their purchases, only by using their electronic money, from shops established in the camp. The shop owners, who have themselves received from the WFP seed money worth FCfa 1.5 million each, via mobile money, can thus get supplies from wholesalers approved by the WFP, still using digital money. To date, we learned, the Gado Badzere camp has 30 electronic money transaction points.

Business News of Monday, 19 September 2016Source: cameroon-info.netRecurrence of bird flu in Western regionSamples taken on a farm confirm recurrence of bird flu in the regionIt is official! Bird flu is back in the West region of Cameroon, in particular the Department of Mifi. The local authorities straight away, once again, decided to ban poultry sales in the Department of Midi. With a flock of 2.8 million birds, the Department of Midi is the largest pool of chicken production in the West region, which itself accounts for 80% of the Cameroonian poultry production. This recurrence of bird flu in the country aggravates the losses already incurred by the whole sector during the May 2016 epizootic, losses officially estimated at more than FCfa 10 billion.