🔴 Schools Calendar 2022 ➡ First term Jan 10 – April 15 ➡ Second Term May 9 – August 12 ➡ Third Term September 5 – December 9 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has released a 12 month calendar for the resumption of …
Read More »MOVIT nominated ahead of East African Brands 2021 awards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading Ugandan cosmetics manufacturer Movit Products’ is one of 100 companies that will recognized at the East African Brand Quality Awards 2021 set for Hotel Africana in Kampala on December 16. The coveted awards are instituted by Brands Impact to encourage improvement in both …
Read More »US availed $953 million in assistance to Uganda in 2020
🔴 US ASSISTANCE 2020 ➡ Total $953M ➡ Health – $517M ➡ Refugees $206M ➡ Economic growth $60M ➡ Justice & democracy $13m Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Total US assistance to improve health, increase literacy, protect refugees, promote dialogue, and expand economic growth in Uganda came close to …
Read More »UDB launches unique solutions for women, youth and SMEs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDBL), the country’s national Development Finance Institution, has today announced exclusive offers aimed at addressing the growth of the key sectors of youth, women and SMEs. In addition to credit offerings to these segments, UDB will introduce a Business Accelerator …
Read More »Festive season on the door steps, watch your security
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | The December festive season is always eagerly awaited right across the world. It comes with pomp, merry making, visits and exchange of gifts. The season also involves a lot of movements from far places to either villages or vacation centers. Because it’s a season of event …
Read More »Dr Atwine praises Rotary, Kentim’s role in COVID-19 vaccination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health Dr Diana Atwine has visited Kentim University School of Health Sciences in Kyanja to boost their ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign. She appreciated the good work Rotarians, health workers and Kentim University management are doing in the fight against COVID-19. …
Read More »Oulanyah pushes for more support for Uganda Diaspora
Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has proposed action that deliberately aims to ensure government meaningfully supports the Ugandan diaspora. There ought to be a mechanism through which the diaspora is incorporated in the government structure, for streamlined financial support, he said. Oulanyah …
Read More »Brazil’s supreme court requires foreigners to enter with full vaccination
Sao Paulo, Brazil | Xinhua | Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) determined on Saturday that all foreigners entering the country should present a certificate verifying that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision was made at the request of the Brazilian political party Sustainability Network given the federal …
Read More »Police in Mityana investigates death of another officer
Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mityana District is investigating circumstances under which one of their officers died near his home on Saturday morning. Patrick Nuwagaba, the Officer in Charge of Kakindu Police Station in Mityana District was found dead near his car that had been parked about …
Read More »Over 47,000 girls impregnated in Bukedi during COVID
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 47,000 teenage girls in the Bukedi sub-region have been impregnated during the two years in the country. Statistics from the National Population Council indicate that Bukedi registered an increase in the number of teenage pregnancies from 23,829 in 2019 to 25,066 in 2020 …
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