NEWVISION
FIRST LADY WELCOMES NEW EDUCATION PS
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Summary: The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Museveni, has welcomed and congratulated Dr. Kedrace Turyagyenda on her appointment by President Museveni as the new Permanent Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Education and Sports.
MOMBASA TEA AUCTION BRINGS GLIMMER OF HOPE
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Summary: The Mombasa Tea Auction (Sale 38), which concluded on September 17, brought a slight improvement in tea prices for Uganda. Ugandan teas averaged $0.98 (UGX. 3,640) per kilogramme, an 11% increase from $0.87 (UGX. 3,230) recorded during the third week of August and a 12% rise from the average of $0.86 (UGX. 3,190) at the same time last year. Uganda’s tea has the potential to be among the best.
OPERATION SHUJAA JOINT FORCES RESCUE 40, RECOVER 9 GUNS
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Summary: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have rescued 40 people, mostly women and children, from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel captivity. The joint rescue operation took place on Monday, after a fierce fight in Biakato, Mambasa territory, 67km Northwest of Beni in Ituri province, according to the UPDF Mountain Division and Operation Shujaa Spokesperson, Maj. Bilal Katamba.
UGANDA, NIGERIA ASKED TO REMOVE TRADE BARRIERS
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Summary: As Uganda and Nigeria celebrated the launch of a second Uganda Airlines flight route to Abuja, the business community urged both governments to promptly address existing trade barriers to facilitate the smooth flow of goods and services.
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES PROBE INTO LUWERO LAND WRANGLES
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Summary: The Government, through the Lands Ministry, has launched investigations into several land wrangles in Luwero District. This comes after President Yoweri Museveni’s recent visit to Luwero, during which he reassured tenants facing evictions that the Government would always protect them against land grabbers.
DAILY MONITOR
GOVERNMENT TOURISM HOTEL SET TO REOPEN IN DECEMBER
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Summary: The refurbishment of the Crested Crane Hotel in Jinja City will be completed by December, the management of the Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (UHTTI) has revealed. According to the principal of UHTTI, Richard Kawere, the works currently stand at 97 percent.
BUNYONYI LAKE SHORE RESTORATION STARTS
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Summary: Kabale District leaders and the Ministry of Water have commenced restoration works on degraded wetlands near Lake Bunyonyi. The restoration exercise, which started last week is part of the activities ahead of the planned naming of Lake Bunyonyi as one of the wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar site strategy.
