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ICA joins international community to mark International Day of Argania tree
KAMPALA– The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] will join the international community in marking the Second International Day of Argania, celebrated globally on May 10. The Argan tree (Argania Spinosa), found in the…
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New market opened in Masindi town, residents to be given priority
MASINDI – Masindi district local government has opened a new market in Kirasa 1 Cell in Central Masindi Municipality where priority will be given to residents in a bid to boost their…
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Science teachers strike as new term opens
KAMPALA – As the new term opened on Monday, Science teachers in all government-aided secondary schools across the country participated in a nationwide industrial action as the they protest the failure of…
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Shs 496mln unused as it remains held in Lira Emyooga SACCO account
LIRA – At least Shs 496 million accumulated as interest under Emyooga programme in Lira district is lying idle in a bank account as some borrowers from the Savings and Credit Cooperative…
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Apaa land dispute: Justice Owiny Dollo asked to chair committee after death of Oulanyah
NEBBI– Local leaders from Adjumani and Amuru districts have requested Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo to take up the role left by the late Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah in the quest…
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Ntungamo farmers decry continued quarantine
NTUNGAMO– Cattle farmers in Ntungamo district are worried that a quarantine imposed on the movement of livestock and related products still remains in force following an outbreak of the infectious Foot and…
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Lira City traders bitter over delayed completion of road works
LIRA- All is not well in Lira City as traders who do business along Olwol Road say the delayed completion of construction works has made them incur losses as the road remains closed,…
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EAC ministers adopt 35 percent common external tariff
KAMPALA– East African Community (EAC) ministers of trade and finance have adopted 35 percent as the 4th band of the EAC Common External Tariff (CET), officials say. The Ministers, during a retreat on…
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MPs urge govt to draft comprehensive policy on tax collections
KAMPALA– Members of Parliament [MPs] on Thursday passed a motion urging the government to develop a comprehensive policy to streamline tax collection processes in the country. At a plenary sitting chaired by…
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Amuru district in talks with government over free customary land titles
AMURU– Amuru district local government is in talks with the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development to provide free customary land titles for four administrative units in the district. The administrative units…
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