The Cooperator News

Fuel stations back in business after losing out to smugglers

ARUA-Authorised fuel stations in Arua City are back in business after Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] intensified a crackdown on the illegal sale of smuggled fuel on the city streets. The last two…

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Emyooga: Shs 1.7bln not yet recovered in Kumi

KUMI – The authorities in Kumi district are struggling to recover about Shs 1.7 billion advanced to various Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] under Emyooga Programme. In 2021, government through Microfinance…

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Mafias cited as contractor halts work at Kabaale International Airport

 HOIMA – The Ministry of Works and Transport says mafias within government are frustrating the construction of Kabaale International Airport in the oil-rich Kabaale sub-county Hoima district. Two weeks ago the contractor…

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Arua City Emyooga SACCOs urged to be audit ready

ARUA– Arua City authorities have warned Emyooga SACCO leaders in the city not to run away but instead prepare for the planned audit of their business transactions s required by law. The…

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20 girls qualify for TotalEnergies scholarships

BULIISA – 20 girls from vulnerable families from the oil-rich districts of Buliisa and Nwoya have a reason to smile after they qualified for TotalEnergies EP Uganda scholarships. The beneficiaries qualified following…

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Cooperatives in India to be strengthened

NEW DELHI -The Union Cabinet in India days ago approved strengthening the cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots, according to Indian Cooperative. Indian Cooperative reports…

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Ngetta ZARDI kicks off activities for first planting season

LIRA-As the first planting season for this year draws nearer, Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [ ZARDI ], one of the government agencies implementing massive food production, in the country…

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Don’t’ touch PDM money, civil servants warned

MBALE – The Parish Development Model [PDM deputy national coordinator, Jovrine Kaliisa Kyomukama, has warned civil servants in Bugisu Sub-region against misuse of the money meant for the programme, saying they stand…

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HIV prevalence rises in Mbarara, says new report

MBARARA-The Uganda population-based HIV Impact Assessment [UPHIA 2020-2021] indicates HIV prevalence in Mbarara district has increased 9.6 percent compared to the national average of 5.5 percent. The report was shared by Christopher…

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MP Ariko warns against restrictions on use of tractors

SOROTI– Soroti City East Member of Parliament, Edmund Herbert Ariko has warned leaders against restricting farmers from accessing tractors meant for agricultural mechanisation. “Please do not restrict who is to use the…

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