HOUSTON | Xinhua |  Officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Thursday that 14 people were confirmed dead when an attacker rammed a pickup truck into New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans one day earlier. The attacker was shot dead in gunfight with responding police officers. …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet is drafting a document to guide the implementation of the reparations order for victims of convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel Commander Dominic Ongwen in Northern Uganda. State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation Dr Kenneth Omona disclosed over the weekend that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Electricity consumers in Uganda will pay an average 5.2 percent less on electricity over the next three months, following a revised tariff schedule by the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). The review was made possible by the ease in the parameters that determine the cost …

Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Irene Nabbosa Nakiyingi, a six-year-old girl from Zigoti town council, Zigoti East cell, in Mityana district, who went missing has been found dead. Nabbosa who was a pupil of Sonko Joy Primary School left her parents’ home on December 31, 2024, at around 7 …

Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten people have been killed in a road crash in Kyenjojo District. The crash happened on Wednesday at Ngezi Trading Centre. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network, Rwenzori West police spokesperson, Vicent Twesige, the accident happened when a taxi registration number UBR 800S, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), Cotton Development Organization (CDO), National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) and the Dairy Development Authority (DDA) today handed over their operations to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). Government says this is a move to streamline operations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders at Arua Bus Park in Kampala are counting losses after fire gutted Nyumba Kubwa plaza on Thursday. The fire left the whole of the second floor burnt. Arnold Muwanguzi said all their shop filled with building paint were reduced to ashes. Godfrey Katongole, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christians at Christ The King Catholic Church in Kampala have been cautioned about fraudsters claiming to be collecting funds for the anniversary of their Parish Priest Msgr Gerald Kalumba. Kalumba will mark 50 years of priesthood in May. The fraudsters are using online systems including …

Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & URN | Like the Coffee Marketing Board (CMB) before it, the lifespan of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has come to an abrupt end. When the Managing Director and his board members hand over office, plus car keys today, it will be a formality.  …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Directors of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) and the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) will start New Year by handing over offices and government property. Also affected by the Parliament’s decision to repeal the various acts that established agencies, is the …