Middle East Consultants Ltd (MECL), one of Uganda’s leading labour recruitment and exporting agencies today flagged off about 100 youth to Abu Dhabi for Oil & Gas related jobs. After the final preparation session that was attended by the relatives and friends of the candidates at MECL offices in Muyenga, the
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The on-going expansion works of Entebbe International Airport will lead to an increase of passenger traffic to 3.5 million annually from the current 1.8 million. The Deputy Director General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-CAA Fred Bamwesigye said this while monitoring the expansion and upgrade work on Sunday. "We are
Read MoreUganda’s current state of the economy is worrying and requires urgent practical interventions if it is to transform. The figures used in this article are derived from a presentation delivered byRamathan Ggoobi, an analyst and lecturer at Makerere University Business School (MUBS) at the National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi on July
Read MoreAmericans, Kenyans & Tanzanians Killed As Death Toll In Somali Hotel Attack Hits 26
By Reuters The death toll from the attack on a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu has risen to 26, with three Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians among the dead, Jubbaland region’s president said on Saturday. A presidential candidate for upcoming regional elections was also killed in the
Read MoreFollowing a recent fear by Buliisa district residents that they will be relocated to a another place once oil and gas activities begin, the District L.C 5 Chairman Simon Kinene has assured the residents that there is no such arrangements by government. He adds that communities have been engaged with
Read MoreBy AFP The presidents of Rwanda and Uganda on Friday pledged at a summit in Angola to seek to resolve tensions that have erupted between their two countries in recent months. Rwanda's Paul Kagame and Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, once close allies, have exchanged public accusations of spying on each other's
Read MoreThe current spatial rainfall distribution being experienced across the country will persists over many parts as moist winds from the Coast of Indian Ocean and the Pacific descend on Uganda. The intensity of the precipitation is dominant in the Northern and West Nile sub-regions compared to the central
Read MoreDr. Innocent Nahabwe’s Book, Treating Small Businesses Officially Launched
A jack of all trades. entrepreneur. Crazy business adventurer. Daring businessman. Never-say-never opportunist. These are some of the words that have been used to describe one man in the past. But yesterday, he officially launched a project that made him put pen to paper describing his journey so far. Trained
Read MoreThe Uganda Police has revealed that a team of detectives from the Special Investigations Division on Friday arrested Joseph Kabuleta, a self –“styled pastor”, and put him under custody. In a statement dated July 12, 2019, Fred Enanga, the Press and Public Relations Officer at Uganda Police Force said Kabuleta
Read MoreMinister Mukwaya Speaks Out On Ugandan Workers Abroad, Says 80,000 Jobs Up For Grabs
By Hon. Janat B. Mukwaya (HAJAT), Minister Of Gender, Labour and Social Development You may recall that Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, started the programme of labour externalization in 2005 with the purpose of reducing the unemployment burden. This has been implemented under
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