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Some relief as rains reduce Fall Armyworms in Pader
PADER– Pader district leaders are still pondering how farmers whose farmlands were invaded by the Fall Armyworm [FAW] can be helped, even though the recent heavy rains in the district have caused…
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Stagflation risk rises amid sharp slowdown in growth
WASHINGTON– Compounding the damage from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has magnified the slowdown in the global economy, which is entering what could become a protracted period of feeble…
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Acholi youth ask Museveni to intervene in Apaa land dispute
GULU– A section of youth leaders from Acholi Sub-region yesterday called upon President Museveni to intervene and end what they referred to as the continuous attacks and violence as the Apaa land…
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University students urged to embrace govt programmes
FORT PORTAL: The Fort Portal Resident City Commissioner [RCC], Godwin Kasigwa Angalia has urged university students across the country to embrace government programmes, if they are to develop together with the rest…
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What Museveni said in State of the Nation Address 2022
KAMPALA– Yesterday President Yoweri Museveni gave his State of the Nation Address [SONA] 2022 where he explained various issues in the Ugandcan economy; including talking about Emyooga SACCOs, the Parish Development Model…
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AVSI injects Shs 73mln for agribusiness in Lira school
LIRA– The Association of Volunteers International Services [AVSI] a not-for-profit organisation based in Italy, has signed a pact with St Katherine Girls Secondary School in Lira City to skills students in agribusiness.…
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Local contractors petition govt over high cost of bidding
GULU- Local contractors in Acholi Sub Region have petitioned the Directorate of Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets [PPDA] over the high cost of bids for government contracts. The concern was…
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Lango education experts root for hands-on skills in A’ level curriculum
LIRA– Educationists in the Lango sub-region have asked the Ministry of Education and Sports to revise the A` level syllabus with emphasis on integrating vocational skills training in the curriculum. They said…
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Tourism recovery gains momentum as restrictions ease and confidence returns
MADRID– Tourism continues to recover at a strong pace. Globally, destinations welcomed almost three times as many international arrivals in the first quarter of 2022 as in the same period of 2021,…
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