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CNOOC awards Hoima and Kikuube students with USD 14,000

KIKUUBE – At least USD 14,000 (Shs.49,500,000 million) has been given out to students from Hoima, Kikuube districts and Hoima City who excelled in last year’s national examinations. The money […]

East Kyoga police investigate fraud of Shs100 million

EAST KYOGA – East Kyoga Police are investigating a fraud case in which Savannah Motors, defrauded locals in Teso sub-region of more than Shs 100 million. The East Kyoga Police […]

The end of China’s runaway growth

Decades of double-digit growth have produced five problems that Chinese leader Xi Jinping hopes to correct with his “New Development Concept.” Will it work? CHINA – Two weeks ago, the […]

Minister urges oil companies to expedite the signing of the Final Investment Decision (FID) on oil and gas

KIKUUBE – The State Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Peter Aimat Lokeris has called on oil companies operating in the Albertine grabben to expedite the process of signing Final […]

Umeme tasked on reliable, high-capacity electricity for Acholi sub-region

ACHOLI – Residents and leaders in Acholi sub-region have tasked electricity utility body Umeme, to provide improved high-capacity and reliable electricity to help spur industrialization in the region. Umeme has […]

National Coffee Act inspires debate on new laws on registration of farmers

UGANDA – The Executive Director, Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), Dr Emmanuel Lyamulemye, has revealed that Clause 26 of the National Coffee Act has inspired debates on a new law […]

Thai taxi cooperatives turn the rooftops of idle cabs into mini gardens

BANGKOK (AP) — Taxi fleets in Thailand are giving new meaning to the term “rooftop garden” as they utilize the roofs of cabs idled by the Coronavirus crisis to serve […]

Lack of beds, Ambulance crippling maternal services in Anaka General Hospital

NWOYA – Anaka General Hospital in Nwoya district is struggling with lack of delivery beds in its maternity ward. Currently, the hospital only has 2 delivery beds with a 200 […]

Heavy downpour kills one, properties worth millions destroyed in Masindi

MASINDI – A 32-year-old woman has died after being washed away by running water as a result of a heavy downpour in Kimina village, Kiruli sub-county, Masindi district. The incident […]

Former street children graduate in vocational training skills

GULU – A total of 35 former street children picked from the streets of Gulu City have graduated in various vocational training skills. The two-year course was sponsored by Favour […]