French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured) has announced a second national lockdown until at least the end of November. Mr Macron said that under the new measures, starting on Friday, people would only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons. Non-essential businesses, such as restaurants and bars,
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Speaker Kadaga(in blue) with the State Minister for Local Government, Namuyangu on arrival at Sheraton for the meeting The rate at which refugees are flocking into Uganda amidst inadequate support from the international community is likely to lead Uganda into a situation of high indebtedness, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca
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Labour export remains suspended in Uganda according to Government Shock has engulfed Labour Externalization Sector after a fresh letter signed by Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development’s ‘Commissioner of Labour, Lawrence Egulu on behalf Permanent Secretary approving a job order of Saliwa Recruitment Agency Uganda Limited leaked even when
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Minister Sarah Kanyike (3rd L) in a group photo with officials from Equal Opportunities Commission The Minister of State for Disability and Elderly Affairs, Hon. Sarah Kanyike has vowed to ensure that priority points of service for vulnerable persons are established in public spaces. The Minister who took over office
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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Key WTO ambassadors tapped Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Wednesday as the best pick to lead the organisation, but she was opposed by Washington, who said it supported South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee instead. The so-called troika of ambassadors heading the World Trade Organization's three main branches determined
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Members of Parliament on the National Economy Committee has threatened to recommend to Parliament to suspend Uganda’s external borrowing over government failure to meet its obligations on counter funding of different infrastructural development projects across the country. This after committee chaired by Nakaseke North MP, Syda Bbumba detected that many
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Christine Guwatudde Kintu The Anticorruption court has issued Criminal Summons to the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Christine Guwatudde Kintu to appear today for purposes of committing her and three other OPM Officials to the High court for trial on charges of having colluded to commit
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BoU Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile Credit to the private sector Private sector credit (PSC) growth declined to an average annual growth rate of 11.7 percent in FY 2019/20 from the 12.6 percent in FY 2018/19,” the Bank of Uganda Annual Report for 2019/20 has revealed. “Most of the deceleration in
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State for Planning, David Bahati A number of MPs have opposed Government plan to spend Shs336.86bn to purchase radios for students’ learning, describing the deal as too bogus to require even a single shilling of taxpayers’ money. This is after Minister of State for Planning, David Bahati appeared before the
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Gorilla trekking is always a thrilling experience for tourists while in Uganda Restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hit global tourism hard, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) showing a 70% fall in international arrivals for the first eight months
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