Youth
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masaka borrowers in trouble over Shs 585mln loan
MASAKA– Authorities in Masaka city have warned youth and women that they will face the wrath of the law if they fail to repay Shs 585 million loan. Both the youth and…
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Finance & Banking
Standard Chartered Bank launches Shs 970mln Youth in Agribusiness Project in Lira
LIRA-Standard Chartered Bank and Cordaid, in partnership with Youth Business International [YBI], have launched ‘Youth in Agribusiness Project’ funded by Standard Chartered Foundation to support young entrepreneurs to revive, strengthen, and build…
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Agriculture
Prominent Nebbi grapes farmer suffers loss due to prolonged dry spell
NEBBI-Oswald Onencan Mugumba a grapes farmer in Mbaro East village in Nyaravur-Angal town council, Nebbi district was expecting to reap big from his grapes orchard, but due to prolonged dry spells, actual…
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News
Mbale: Circumcision launch ends abruptly as angry youth attack ministers
MBALE– The Imbalu [ Circumcision ] launch celebrations held at Mutoto Cultural Ground in Mbale City ended prematurely following an attack on ministers by a group of angry youth over the weekend.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi mobile traders seek Shs 66mln to build own store
MASINDI– In a bid to cut storage costs and ensure the safety of their merchandise, members of Masindi Mobile Market Traders Association [MMMTA] have decided to establish their own store expected to…
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Education
Nebbi RDC urges gov’t to support church-founded vocational institutions
NEBBI. The Resident District Commissioner Nebbi, Robert Abak has urged the government to consider funding vocational institutions run by churches if more youth are to acquire skills needed for job creation. He said secondary…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PWDs urge govt to ring-fence their 10 percent share of PDM funds
LIRA- As the Parish Development Model [PDM] rolls out in the country, persons living with disabilities [ PWDs ] in the Lango Sub-region have urged the government to strictly ring-fence the 10…
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News
UPDF recruiters overwhelmed by huge numbers in Mbarara
MBARARA- Unlike in the past when army jobs in the country were seen as suitable for the poor, uneducated and school drop-outs in communities, today when the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF]…
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News
Tears as hundreds in Teso miss joining local defence force
SOROTI- Tears of anguish rolled down on Wednesday at Soroti Sports Grounds in Soroti City as hundreds of youth who had turned up to be recruited into the Local Defence Personnel [LDP]…
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News
Lira farmers urged to invest in fish farming
LIRA– Tom Anyii, Chief Executive Officer Taf Agro Tourism Mixed Farm at Telela village in Lira City East Division, has advised farmers across the country to invest in fish farming but also…
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