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Commonwealth Delegates for Tourism Campaign [New Vision]Commonwealth delegates head to Jinja tomorrow, Saturday, for the 'Paint the City Bright' campaign. |
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Health Service Providers Warned [New Vision]State minister for primary health care, Sarah Opendi, has asked health service providers to make their messages clear to the public to reduce risks of health infections in society. |
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Three Arrested Over Night Prayer Girl's Murder [New Vision]Three suspects have been arrested over the gruesome murder of an 8-year old girl who was defiled and strangled during night prayers at Pastor Wilson Bugemebe's church. |
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Ten Receive Free Open Heart Surgeries [New Vision]Ten children with heart problems have undergone free open heart surgeries at Uganda heart institute Mulago. |
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Pader LC5 Councillors Arrested Over Corruption [New Vision]The Police in Pader are holding three LC 5 councillors who were arrested over alleged corruption cases worth sh6m. |
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South Korea Hails Govt On Promoting Security [New Vision]South Korea has hailed the government of Uganda for ensuring national security that has stimulated peace and an environment that fosters economic growth. |
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Siamese Twins Develop Pneumonia [New Vision]The Siamese twins admitted at Mulago hospital have developed pneumonia. |
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Long Queues Overwhelm Vaccination Centres [New Vision]Several health centres across the country are still grappling with lack of vaccines for immunisation against child killer diseases, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. |
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UNDP Advises Govt On Poverty Eradication [New Vision]Government has been called on to consider the rural communities during the planning process if the country is to increased household incomes that will reduce poverty levels. |
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Kitende Face Zana in Copa Final [New Vision]DEFENDING champions St. Mary's Kitende's defence was breached for the first time in the COPA Coca-Cola yesterday but St. Leo's Kyegobe could not stop their march into the final. |
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Govt to Scrap Tax On Retirement Benefits [New Vision]The Government is considering removing all tax levied on retirement benefits for employees in the formal sector. |
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Police Arrest Prime Suspect in Bugolobi Murder [New Vision]The police have arrested a key suspect in the last month's murder of a private security guard at the offices of Samaritans Purse, an international NGO in Bugolobi, a city suburb. |
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Vocational Education Crucial for Development - Official [New Vision]Neglect of vocational education in favour of entirely mainstream formal education is leading to a shortage of technically-skilled workforce, a senior inspector of schools has said. |
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Rwenzori Remains Focused [New Vision]NOT one to leave anything to chance, Rwenzori coach Fred Mudoola has cautioned his team not to count on home advantage in their Bamburi Rugby Super Series tie against Kenya's Ndovu at Kyadondo today. |
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Motocross - Nsumba Dares Omar [New Vision]WITH riders set to take on the redesigned Garuga track on Sunday during the third round of the Mountain Dew National Motocross championship, fans are eagerly waiting for the thrilling showdown in the 50cc, 65cc and 85cc categories respectively. |
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Govt Plans Fuel Tax Hike [New Vision]The Government has ruled out the possibility of dropping the taxes it has proposed in the forthcoming 2013/2014 budget. |
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Investors Asked to Focus On Agriculture [New Vision]The Government has asked investors to stop branding the agricultural sector as a risky area to invest in. |
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Entebbe Express Way Diverted Over Compensation [New Vision]Parts of the proposed Kampala-Entebbe expressway route have been diverted to avoid paying off expensive property owners and ease the weight on a constrained compensation budget. |
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Shilling Up On Inflows From Exporters, Charities [New Vision]Kampala -The Uganda shilling strengthened on Friday due to dollar inflows from commodity exporters, charities and sell-offs by offshore investors betting on a weaker greenback. |
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Flying Toilets [New Vision]In Chinua Achebe's book, Things Fall Apart, during one harvest, Okonkwo asked for seedlings from Nwakibie, a great man of the village. Although he had turned down similar requests from other young men, Nwakibie granted Okonkwo his wish, through a proverb: "Eneke, the bird, says since men have learned to shoot without missing, I has learned to fly without perching." |
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Beyond the LRA Lobby, The Hunt for Kony ... Towards Civilian Protection [African Arguments]On the 28th of February this year, an unfortunate incident happened in Garamba National Park, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)-affected area in North-Eastern Congo. |
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Family Crumbles As Ex-Soldier Is Held for 10 Years Without Trial [Observer]Capt Amon Byarugaba has spent 10 years in a military jail and his continued detention appears to have broken the spine of his family. |
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UN Boss Hails Women Conservation Project [Observer]A women's fish farming project that emphasises conserving biodiversity on Lake Victoria, has been hailed by the UN Development Programme Administrator, Helen Clark. |
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Mulago Deaths - We Need to Re-Vocationalise the Professions [Observer]A vibrant young engineer was buried in Buhweju Tuesday. Donald Kamugisha, 36, worked for Power Networks limited. |
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City Tycoon, Family Fight Over Property [Observer]Kampala tycoon Dick Ssekalala Kizito and his family are rowing over alleged stolen family property worth millions of shillings. |
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OPM Budget Slashed By Shs 5 Billion [Observer]The budget of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) will be slashed by Shs 5.53bn, in the forthcoming financial year 2013/14 at the urging of members of Parliament. |
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I Won't Defend Kadaga in Court - Ag Nyombi [Observer]Attorney General Peter Nyombi has taken a different path in pursuit of justice against the four rebel MPs expelled by NRM. The government legal advisor says he will not defend Speaker Rebecca Kadaga in a suit against her ruling that allowed the four MPs to stay in Parliament. |
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Uganda, South Korea Sign Pact [New Vision]The Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) and South Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at unlocking investment opportunities in the two countries. |
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8-Year-Old Defiled, Murdered During Night Prayers [New Vision]Tragedy befell Pastor Wilson Bugembe's church when an 8-year old girl was defiled and brutally murdered during night prayers. |
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High School Dropout Worries Women Activists [New Vision]The high dropout rate among primary school going girls needs urgent intervention, women activist have demanded. The activists are also concerned about the soaring numbers of women who die daily in pregnancy-related complications in the country. |
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