Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry of health has called on the country to build capacity if it's to compete in the global markets. Diana said this while visiting an engineer's workshop responsible for the creation of automated incubators. "With other Ministry of Health officials, we visited
Read MoreThis is a statement by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba during Non-Aligned Movement Online Summit in response to COVID-19: May 4, 2020 Your Excellencies, Esteemed President Ilham Aliyev, Distinguished heads of state and government, I thank Azerbaijan, as chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, for calling this meeting to
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic is likely to reduce the demand for credit on account of slackening economic activity, at least in the short-term, Bank of Uganda’s Monetary Policy Report for April 2020 has revealed. “… given the exposure of Ugandan businesses to the banking system, slackening economic activity will have a
Read MoreAbout 34 frontline healthcare workers have tested positive for coronavirus, the Health ministry has said even as Kenya confirmed 14 new cases on Friday, Business Daily reports. The new Covid-19 cases bring the total national tally to 621. Ministry of Health Director General Dr Patrick Amoth said the healthcare workers,
Read MoreUganda's President Yoweri Museveni is hosting national prayers on Saturday with an appeal to Ugandans to pray for an end to coronavirus. The prayers will be held starting at 1pm and will be televised. "I have invited religious leaders to join me at State House Entebbe tomorrow, Saturday, for national
Read MorePeninah Bahati Kitsao was widowed last year A Kenyan widow filmed cooking stones to make her children believe she was preparing food has lost her last-born child, the Daily Nation newspaper report. The four-month-old baby died on Thursday after being discharged from hospital where she was treated for a persistent
Read MoreAbdul Kinyenya, a Choreographer and entrepreneur Experts in the creative artists industry have urged stakeholders to partner with them to develop the sector through enabling them access opportunities including business classes aimed at supporting them to access credit from financial institutions. They say that this will help them set up
Read MoreUganda Revenue Authority (URA) has issued new administrative guidelines on how to quickly process tax refunds under domestic taxes. In a statement issued today, URA that is headed by John Rujoki Musinguzi (pictured) as Commissioner General said the guidelines are aimed at fast tracking pending tax refund applications so as
Read MoreThe EU said there was a need to put an end to dirty money infiltrating its financial system. The European Union has added 12 countries to its money-laundering blacklist, putting their financial transactions under greater scrutiny. They include Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius and Zimbabwe. Others are Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama,
Read MoreUganda’s president has called on rich countries to cancel all of Africa’s debt to help the continent free up enough cash to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Yoweri Museveni (pictured) told United Nations delegates that only total debt forgiveness would prove that the world was interested in helping Africa fight a
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