Fred Bamwesigye, the Director General at UCAA The new substantive Director General of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Fred Bamwesigye has pledged to restore public confidence in Uganda's aviation industry. Bamwesigye took charge at UCAA today, after the Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, appointed him as the substantive
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Education Minister Janet Kataha Museveni With Uganda remaining as an island of school closures in the region, members of the diplomatic community in Uganda have been softly pushing the government to give special consideration to the reopening of international schools. However, their calls have been politely but firmly rejected by
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CNOOC Uganda, an oil and gas company has today recognized and awarded one hundred Eighty (180) best Performing Hoima and Kikuube students at PLE, UCE and UACE level under its Corporate Social Responsibility Program code-named “CNOOC Best Performer’s Award”. The CNOOC Best Performers Award was inaugurated in 2012, with an aim
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Kadaga, MPs pose for a photo during the launch of the Institute in February 2021 Kilak North Member of Parliament Anthony Akol has been granted leave to present a private members bill that will reverse the autonomy of the Institute of Parliamentary Studies, recently named after the former Speaker of
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Purity clinic, one of the private health facilities in Pandwong Division in Kitgum Municipality has been temporarily closed after a patient it briefly admitted succumbed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The patient was reportedly admitted to the facility early this week and spent three days as a regular patient before being
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Fred Bamwesigye (pictured) has been confirmed as the Director General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA). Bamwesigye’s appointment is contained in a letter dated September 28, 2021. “In accordance with Part IV Section 14 (1) of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Act, Cap. 354, I hereby appoint you as
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John Mulimba The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has assured Ugandans and the world of how ready the country is ahead of the Dubai 2020 Expo which starts today, October 1, 2021 to March 30, 2022. “Our pavilion has already been underwritten by the Dubai administration,” John Mulimba, the State Minister
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TotalEnergies Uganda Deputy General Manager, Mariam Nampeera Mbowa says its Joint Venture partner CNOOC is holding the announcement of the Final Investment Decision on the Lake Albert Oil Development projects. The Lake Albert project comprises of the Tilenga project operated by TotalEnergies E.P Uganda, and Kingfisher operated by CNOOC Uganda.
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Outgoing CEO Mr Nevin Bradford welcomes new CEO Mr Ajay Kumar Pal (R) The last two years have presented serious business, health and personal challenges across the world, worsened by a breakdown in the global supply chains due to COVID-19 related disruptions. It has been a period that has tested both
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Phillip Niwamanya, Oil and Gas Sector Head at Absa Bank Uganda Lack of collateral for financing is one of the challenges hindering local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) participation in the oil and gas industry. This was one of the issues discussed during the virtual industry dialogue for the month of
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