Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mbarara Ecclesiastical province has been selected to lead next year’s Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations with or without Covid-19. The announcement is contained in a circular signed by the Chairman of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, an umbrella of Catholic Bishops in Uganda, Rt. Rev. Joseph Anthony …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thomas Lapyem Awany, a third-year law student has been elected as the new Gulu University Guild President. Lapyem was declared winner of the hotly contested guild presidential election at about 10:55pm on Thursday night defeating three other contenders. Lapyem garnered 1,201 votes, while his closest …
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Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP candidate has won the by-election for Katuugo town council LC III chairperson seat in Nakasongola district. Anthony Mwaita Ambrose, the Nakasongola district returning officer declared Fred Lubinga the winner of Katuugo LC3 chairperson by-elections after collecting 898 votes (75 per cent) …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from West Nile have asked the government to intervene and address the persistent power outages and erratic electricity supply in the region. Led by the Chairperson of the West Nile Caucus, Lawrence Songa, the MPs met with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, …
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Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has allowed Great Lakes Regional University in Kanungu district to reopen. The university was closed last month following a row between Dr Hamlet Mbabazi Kabushenga, the founder and Chancellor of the university against the administrators led by the …
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Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Europe on Thursday urged people to exercise caution this holiday season, as the region is now coping with two highly transmissible coronavirus strains that have the potential to overload the already overburdened health systems. “The European region …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The annual Acholi cultural festival has been suspended for the second year in a row due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Around this time of the year, the Acholi Cultural institution has been organizing a cultural gala to showcase the beauty of Acholi culture. The event …
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The Hague, Netherlands | Xinhua | The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday issued advice on the emergency use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill called Paxlovid. The European Union (EU) drug regulator said the medicine, which is not yet authorized in the EU, can be used to treat adults with COVID-19 who …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF truck has knocked dead a mother and her 9 months old baby in Mbale city. The accident occurred at Sleeping baby junction in Mbale city on Thursday morning when a UPDF truck registration number BO3BF099 attached to 3rd Division rolled …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, has given legislators assurance that medical intern doctors and senior medical staff in government health facilities will be paid within two weeks. “It is true that the House handled the issue …
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