NEWS

By Julius Businge  The Dutch government through its foreign affairs ministry announced a US$1.2mn (approx. Ush3.4bn) support to 30 Business Process Outsourcing companies of Uganda under the Netherlands Trust Fund III.  While announcing the support in Kampala, the capital city ON Feb. 5, the Netherlands Ambassador to Uganda, Alphons Hennekens …

By Flavia Nassaka Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have criticized the move by government through the ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Health to export highly qualified health workers including psychiatrists, ophthalmologists and neurologists to a Caribbean country, Trinidad and Tobago. While speaking to journalists on Feb.05, Denis Odue, a …

By Julius Businge   Rwanda’s home carrier, RwandAir has launched its daily flights to Nairobi from Entebbe; a move that officials said is a fulfillment of their expansion strategy in the region and beyond. Speaking at Entebbe International Airport, on Jan. 29, John Mirenge, the CEO of RwandAir said the …

As Mathew Bukenya, the executive secretary of the Uganda National Examinations Board announced results for the 2014 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) he had both good and bad news for the candidates, parents, local leaders as well as policy makers. First, Bukenya said the overall performance of candidates in 2014 was …

By Nicole Namubiru The Ministry of Health has launched a ‘house to house’ polio immunization campaign for all children under the age of five. The campaign will be run with the support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other stake holders. This …

By The  Independent Team (Washington, DC, January 7, 2015) – A commander of the rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been taken into custody by US military forces, according to news reports. The US State Department indicated that a man who identified himself as Dominic Ongwen, the commander, …

By Ian Katusiime US President Barack Obama yesterday announced sweeping changes aimed at restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba. After more than 50 years of hostility and tension towards each other, US and Cuba yesterday announced that they were holding talks aimed at normalising diplomatic relations between the two countries. Both …

By Julius Businge  Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team has recovered 750 cartons of assorted biscuits and chocolates worth Ushs10 million, the authority said in a recent notice. The recovery was in an operation held on Dec. 12 at a residence in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb. The recovered items are …

By Julius Businge  A group of Members of Parliament from two committees in Parliament; Natural Resources and that of accountability has commended the good job being done by National Water and Sewerage Corporation of supplying water and managing sewerage in the country. The MPs made these comments after a visit …

By Julius Businge As the festive season continues, Uganda Police Force has warned drunk drivers that they risk being arrested and prosecuted for driving while drunk. Speaking at the launch of the 3rd edition of Uganda Breweries Limited campaign against drunk driving on De.16, the Assistant Inspector General of Police …