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Police impounds 13 bags of marijuana, 48 arrested for illicit trade in Gulu
GULU– Police in Gulu have impounded 13 bags of marijuana leading to the arrest of 48 suspects in connection with the illicit trade. The suspects are being held at Gulu Central Police…
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Acholi leaders call for investigations into persistent wildfire outbreaks at Atiak Sugarcane works
AMURU – Leaders from Acholi sub-region have called for an investigation into the persistent wildfire outbreaks that have devastated sugarcanes belonging to Atiak Sugar Company and out growers. In December last year,…
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Government earmarks Shs 23b for private teachers
UGANDA – Give Directly, a non-profit humanitarian agency together with government has earmarked Shs 23b to support both private primary and secondary school teachers in the country. The money according to the…
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Farmers from newly created sub counties demand for Government Extension workers
AMURU – Farmers in newly created Lakang and Layima sub-counties in Amuru district are demanding for deployment of extension workers to boost their agricultural knowledge. The two sub-counties were curved out of…
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UCDA signs a deal with Russian agricultural trading company- Russkiy
Kampala – Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] has signed a deal with a Russian agricultural trading company Russkiy to start producing instant Coffee. In collaboration with the Ugandan Embassy in Moscow, officials from…
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Shs5 billion project to boost livestock farming in Acholi
Countryside Harvest, through its new project, has supplied 180 animals with the intention to improve animal production in the Acholi sub-region. The five-year support project will be implemented through a partnership business…
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Chinese investors construct Shs17.5billion modern abattoir in Kiruhura district
Sino Modern Agriculture Development Group Limited has constructed Zhong Wu beef abattoir at Nshara Industrial Park, in Nyakasharara sub-county Nyabushozi county with a target on the beef market in the Democratic Republic…
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Lack of national IDs frustrating EACOP compensation process
Hoima – The East African Crude Oil Pipeline [EACOP] project affected persons [PAPs] in the Bunyoro region who missed out on the national identification cards [IDs] are finding it hard to process…
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CNOOC restores hope on continued Final Investment Decision (FID) demands
HOIMA – The China National Offshore Oil Corporation [CNOOC] Uganda Ltd has restored hope to the government and Ugandans interested in tapping from the oil and gas sector after Company officials declared…
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Government failing to implement the Tobacco Control Act
GULU – After seven years, the Government of Uganda is still far from fully implementing the Tobacco Control Act. The implementation of the Tobacco Control Act still hangs in balance, as local…
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