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URA Spokesperson, Ibrahim Bbossa. The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has finally arrested a serial cosmetic smuggler. The suspect has been identified as John Bbale, a 37-year-old renowned “businessman” in Luweero. Bbale deals in contraband cosmetics and his luck ran out on July 9, 2022 when his car (Toyota Hiace) registration

Coffee exports for 12 months (Financial year 2021/22) totaled 6.26 million bags worth US$ 862.28 million compared to 6.08 million bags worth US$ 559.16 million the previous year (Financial year 2020/21). This represents an increase of 3% and 54% in both quantity and value respectively, the UCDA June Coffee Report

TotalEnergies Uganda has signed agreements with four companies and NGOs to implement its commitments made on biodiversity, environment, road safety and cultural protection in their areas of operation. The four areas are the major points of concern by the government, the population and the civil society organisations during the oil

The government has started a process to ensure that Ugandans employed in the Middle East get similar terms of employment as their counterparts from other countries. This is after it was revealed that the earnings and workload for Ugandans especially those working as house maids are determined by clauses in

UNBS Executive Director, David Livingstone Ebiru. Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has opened a Food Safety Testing Laboratory for Northern Region based in Gulu. The Equipment for the Laboratory was donated by VODP through Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA) funded

A Project Affected Person receives his house keys from Minister of State for Minerals, Peter Lokeris (in black suit). Today, CNOOC Uganda Limited, an oil and gas company conducted a handover ceremony for 56 newly constructed resettlement houses for project affected persons. The ceremony was attended by Representatives of Government

Leaders from Bundibugyo recieve the dummy cheque, over 120 million shillings was given to the district. The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has disbursed 3.1 Billion Shillings to 13 districts bordering national parks and wildlife reserves in Rwenzori and Kigezi regions. The Uganda Wildlife Act 2000 requires UWA to disburse some of

Mbarara Central Market is just one of the many projects executed by Roko Construction Limited. Roko Construction Limited (ROKO) and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (on behalf of the Government) are set to enter into a Share Subscription Agreement. The agreement will see the 53-year-old construction giant

Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has lashed at telecoms for their continued practice of sweeping airtime and data bundles of the customers after failure to consume the product within the stipulated time. Tayebwa wondered how dangerous data would be to warrant takeover. “How

Italy has warned Uganda against the increasingly changing tastes and preferences for foreign-made products especially food, saying it will in the long run affect the economy.   Italian Ambassador to Uganda, Massimiliano Mazzanti says Ugandans, especially the younger population are increasingly going for exotic consumer products, yet similar ones are