The Cooperator News

Catholic bishop urges diocesan leaders to help coffee farmer form associations

KASESE, April 24, 2024 – The Bishop of Kasese Catholic Diocese, Francis Kibira Acquirinus has challenged the leadership of Hoima Catholic Diocese to organise coffee farmers into associations, saying this would help…

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Parliament stays rationalisation of key entities pending audit

KAMPALA, April 24, 2024 –  The rationalisation of the Non-Performing Assets Recovery Trust [NPART] and Departed Asians Property Custodian Board [DAPCB] will only be concluded after an audit of the entities is…

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Local leaders urge gov’t to upgrade Lwakhakha border post

NAMISINDWA, April 24, 2024 – Leaders in Namisindwa district have asked government to upgrade the Ugandan side of Lwakhakha border post shared with Kenya into a modern One- Stop Border Post [OSBP],…

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Govt starts installation of extra 40km of electric fence around Murchison Falls National Park

NWOYA, April 23, 2024 – Government, through the Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA], has resumed construction works for an electric fence around Murchison Falls National Park aimed at preventing the marauding elephants from…

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ICA launches NEW video to show how cooperatives build a better world

KAMPALA, April 23, 2024 – “This is the story of how ordinary people made extraordinary things a lifestyle,” says a new promotional video launched yesterday by the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA]. According…

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Tayebwa pledges more funds for malaria fight

KAMPALA, April 23, 2024 – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has said that he will rally Members of Parliament to prioritise malaria prevention and control in the 2024/2025 financial year…

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Excitement as Butebo gets first tarmac road 

BUTEBO, April 23, 2024 – Residents of Petete town council in Butebo district are excited following the commissioning of the construction for the the first tarmac road in the district. The 6.5-kilometre…

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Minister advises locals to appreciate Museveni for championing peace and transformation in Northern Uganda

GULU, April 23, 2024 – The Minister of State for Northern Uganda Affairs, Dr. Kenneth Omona has called upon the people of Northern Uganda to appreciate the achievements and contributions of President…

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Kinyara Sugar Limited uses MDD in schools to fight cane fires, others

MASINDI, April 23, 2024 – As one of the ways to combat sugarcane fires, cane stealing, and poaching in Masindi district, Kinyara Sugar Limited has embarked on sensitising the community through music,…

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WNA to showcase Southern Africa’s nuclear prospects at IAE 2024

KAMPALA, April 22, 2024 – Director General of the World Nuclear Association [WNA] Dr. Sama Bilbao  León will speak at the Invest in African Energy [IAE] Forum in Paris this May, unpacking…

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