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80 youth passed out from Amelo Technical Institute
ADJUMANI-Amelo Technical Institute over the weekend awarded certificates of completion to 80 students who completed a three-month training in agriculture and agri-business-related courses in the first of the two cohorts. The training…
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Uganda’s December 2022 coffee exports drop 22 percent
KAMPALA-Compared to the same month last year, Uganda’s coffee exports in December 2022 declined by 22 percent to 418,829 bags, earning the country US$ 59.54 million, says Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA].…
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Kwania youth yet to take full advantage of YLP
KWANIA-Authorities of Aduku Town Council in Kwania district are not happy with the youth for doing little to benefit from the Youth Livelihood Programme [YLP]. In 2014, government through the Ministry of…
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WFP commissions Shs 5. 5bln housing project for staff
KIKUUBE– The UN World Food Programme [WFP] has commissioned a Shs 5.5 billion housing project in Kyangwali Sub-county in Kikuube district to provide accommodation for its staff serving in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement.…
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Mbarara Central Market rental fees cut to appease vendors
MBARARA –Mbarara City council authorities have paid heed to the concerns of vendors by reducing the prohibitive rental fees for lock-ups in the new Mbarara Central Market. Since June 2022, most lock-ups…
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UNBS tips Kabarole food processors on quality standards
FORT PORTAL – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards [UNBS] has advised processors in Fort Portal City and Kabarole district to adhere to quality standards if they want their products to be…
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HOIMA: Four suspected car robbers remanded to prison
HOIMA– Four youthful suspects have been remanded to Kiryateete government prison in Hoima City over their alleged involvement in the rampant theft of cars in Bunyoro Sub-region. Three out of the four…
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Vendors lose millions as fire guts Kitagwenda market
KITAGWENDA: Vendors who have been operating from Kitagwenda central market in Kitagwenda town council are crying foul after the market caught fire burning all their goods to ashes. The fire that gutted…
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Teso farmers tipped on improving agricultural productivity
SOROTI– Over 100 farmers in Teso Sub-region have been advsied on the agricultural practices they can undertake to improve productivity so as to improve their household incomes as well as fight poverty.…
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Ugandans mourn Ambassador Galiwango
MBALE-At about 7am on Monday, residents in the home village of Uganda’s High Commissioner to Kenya and Seychelles, Dr Hassan Galiwango, residents were in a somber mood following the news of his…
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