Tag Archives: June

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the roadmap for the by-election of the District Woman Member of Parliament for Kalangala District. According to the program signed by the EC Chairperson, Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, residents of the Ssese Islands will head to the polls on …

LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | The June global surface temperature was 1.22 degrees Celsius above the 20th-century average of 15.5 degrees Celsius, making it the warmest June on record and the 13th consecutive month of record-high global temperatures, according to a new report released by the U.S. National Oceanic and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Headline inflation for June 2024 of 3.9 percent compared to the 3.6 percent registered in the year ended May 2024. The high inflation has resulted into the increase in prices of tilapia fish, dry soap, and chicken according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) …

LOS ANGELES, California| Xinhua | SpaceX plans to have the fourth flight test of its giant Starship rocket as soon as June 5, pending regulatory approval, according to the company. SpaceX had Starship’s third flight test in March, but the company lost communication with the vehicle before it made it to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Final Investment Decision for Uganda’s Oil and Gas refinery project is set for June, this is according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. The refinery was one of the three projects mooted more than a decade ago, but little has been said …