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Police bosses warned on opening unplanned stations
MASAKA – District Police Commanders [ DPCs ] in the greater Masaka region have been warned against creating police stations and outposts without following the right procedures. The warning was sounded by…
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High Court saves Gulu University Dean of Students
GULU– The High Court in Gulu has overturned the ruling that punished Gulu University Dean of students for allegedly stealing Shs 3.5 million from a business partner. Christopher Mwetwale Mpora was found…
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High HIV/AIDS prevalence among the young population worries experts
SOROTI- Experts fighting HIV/AIDS in the Teso region have raised concern over the high HIV/AIDs prevalence rate among the young population aged 20-24 years. Teso sub-region comprises 10 districts of Amuria, Soroti,…
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Uganda, DR Congo hold business summit to boost business
KAMPALA- In an initiative to open up the business relationship between Uganda and DR Congo, the business community in the two neighboring countries have organised a series of business summits to strengthen…
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CECAFA Senior Women’s Championship 2022: Uganda, Rwanda face off in Njeru
JINJA– The 2022 Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) Senior Women’s Championship is officially underway at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru, with hosts Uganda Crested Cranes taking on their bitter…
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Cane shortage forces Atiak Sugar Factory to close
AMURU– Atiak Sugar Factory, a subsidiary of Horyal Investment Holding Company Ltd [ HIHC ], has temporarily stopped manufacturing sugar due to the shortage of sugarcane in the area. The factory has…
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Kilak Farmers’ Cooperative Society to embark on massive soybean production
AMURU– Kilak Farmers’ Cooperative Society and Trafford, a dealer in soybean have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] where farmers will produce soybean on a large scale and then sell the seeds…
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Stakeholders hold meeting on TVET financing framework
KAMPALA– The Ministry of Education and Sports through the Technical, Vocational Education and Training [TVET ] Secretariat recently held a consultative meeting of key stakeholders to gather ideas on the development of…
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Oyam gets over Shs 140mln for health workers’ quarters
OYAM-The government is constructing two twin staff houses at Ariba Health Centre, in Abok Subcounty, Oyam district. The new houses, when completed will address the challenge of inadequate accommodation faced by the…
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Kikuube LCIII leaders get motorcycles, asked to popularise PDM
KIKUUBE – Sub-county chairpersons [LCIIIs] in Kikuube district have been challenged to use motorcycles acquired from the government to mobilise communities to embrace the Parish Model Development [ PDM ] and other…
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