Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The amount of money migrant workers send home is projected to decline by 14 per cent  compared to the pre-COVID-19 levels, according to the latest estimates published in the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief.    Remittance flows to low and middle-income countries are projected …

United Nations, USA | XINHUA |   United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the Caribbean community (CARICOM) to make great efforts to build greener, bluer, and inclusive economies in the post-COVID-19 recovery. The UN chief virtually told the 41st regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Col. Shaban Bantariza, the government deputy spokesperson has been laid to rest at his ancestral home in Kagorogoro cell, Mitooma district. Col. Bantariza succumbed to Covid-19 on Monday at Mulago Hospital. His burial was restricted to only family members, selected UPDF officers and few …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Universities are not adhering to the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs.  Last month, President Museveni ordered for the commencement of learning for candidates in Primary seven, senior four, senior six and finalists in tertiary institutions and universities. The learners reported to their respective schools on …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers at Mukono General Hospital are in panic following the loss of their colleague to COVID-19. William Mule, who has been the coordinator of laboratory technicians in Mukono district, breathed his last on Wednesday morning while being transferred from Kiruddu hospital to Mulago National …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Government health centers in Fort Portal Tourism City are operating without Personal Protective Equipment –PPE and are no longer observing the Standard Operating Procedures– SOPs.      Our reporter has visited at least six health centers in the city and discovered that most of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of Members of Parliament have criticized the government for turning a deaf ear to the plight of businesses that are collapsing as a result of bank loans. The MPs led by the Kampala Central MP Mohammed Nsereko point out that businesses have been …

Reforms cover public debt, interest rates, taxation and public spending Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | A group of civil society organisations under their umbrella organization Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) have presented a list of budget proposals to government that they think can jumpstart the economy that has …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ministry of Education says plans are in place to let learners have interfaces with their teachers at school in a phased arrangement after the distribution of the second round of home learning material.    According to the Director Basic and secondary education Ismael Mulindwa the …

The insurer is enhancing automation, product innovation and pushing for asset restructuring to drive profitability Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s oldest insurance firm, NIC Holdings Ltd, plans to ride on new technologies and product innovations to sustain profit growth. Flanked by two other top executives for the company, …