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Headlines for the National News Round-up for today Friday, 14 January 2005 include the following: AES-SONEL announces improvement of its infrastructure

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 :CAMAIR gets subvention from government to pay accrued salary arrears; Economy and Finance Minister promises payment of 2004 state accrued debts; Transport Minister and collaborators seek to curb forgery of driver’s licenses; More higher education institutions approved; PSS Bessongabang commemorates 40 years of existence.

- AES-SONEL announces improvement of its infrastructure.

Officials of AES-SONEL have announced that the corporation will put in some 350 billion CFA francs to improve on its infrastructure in Cameroon in the next five years.

The visiting President and Chief Executive Officer of AES-SONEL, Paul Hanrahan made the announcement after an audience with the Head of Government, Ephraim Inoni, yesterday 13 January 2005.

He said the Limbe thermal plant will greatly resolve some of the current electricity problems in Cameroon.



CAMAIR gets subvention from government to pay accrued salary arrears.

The Cameroon government has handed over a financial package to the management of the national airlines company (CAMAIR) to begin the settlement of the personnel’s salary arrears.

The financial package, the amount of which was not announced, was given to CAMAIR’s management during a meeting that brought together representatives of the personnel syndicate, CAMAIR’s officials and the Minister of Employment and Social Security, Professor Robert Nkili.



Economy and Finance Minister promises payment of 2004 state accrued debts.

Cameroon’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Ploycarp Abah Abah, has disclosed that the sum of 102 billion CFA francs has been set aside to continue the payment of accrued debts for 2004.

Speaking at a meeting with state suppliers yesterday, Mr. Abah Abah announced that measures have already been taken to ensure that goods and services supplied to the state in the year 2005 are paid within three months.

Mr. Polycarp Abah Abah however called on business persons to pay their taxes promptly in order to enable government to honour its financial obligations.



Transport Minister and collaborators seek to curb forgery of drivers’ licenses.

Cameroon’s Minister of Transport has started pre-selecting bidders to produce a new driver’s licence that could prove tough to forge.

According to officials of the Ministry of Transport, the introduction of a driver’s license which is not susceptible to falsification will reduce the number of fake driver’s licenses in circulation and consequently cut down road accidents.

Statistics from the ministry show that 70 percent of road accidents in Cameroon are caused by human error.



More higher education institutions approved.

The Minister of Higher Education, Jacques Fame Ndongo has signed a series of ministerial orders authorising the creation and opening of private higher institutions of learning.

The text signed last Wednesday allow for the creation of 12 such institutions, one of them being the St. Louis Higher Institute of Health and Biomedical Sciences in Bamenda.

17 private higher institutions of learning including FONAB Polytechnic in Nkwen and the Douala Higher Institute of Technology have been authorized to go functional.



PSS Bessongabang commemorates 40 years of existence.

A divine church service will take place tomorrow, Saturday 15 January 2005 in the campus of the Presbyterian High School, Bessongabang in Mamfe, South West province. The church service is part of activities to commemorate the school’s 40th anniversary.

The service will be placed under the auspices of the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, the Right Reverend Nyansako Ni-Nku.

Prior to the church service, there will be a procession of the ex-students from the Mamfe town to the school campus.

Other activities that marked the anniversary celebration included sporting competitions and a discussion and drama on HIV/AIDS.
Article publié le mercredi 19 janvier 2005
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