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Oct 2020 8 results
18:51
18:51

Government, Bankers Appeal for Foreign Rescue private sector 3

An assessment presented by UDB Executive Director, Patricia Ojangole shows that on average, 80 per cent of private sector businesses need financial help like physical cash, debt rescheduling or direct loans to be able to overcome the effects of the pandemic.
18:37
18:37

Air Travelers Exempted from Curfew Restrictions 2

Njuki says that such passengers, whose flights depart or land during curfew time, are exempted from the restrictions. He adds that security agencies have been briefed to allow passengers who will move to and from Entebbe Airport during the curfew. However, he adds, all passengers must present their passports and air tickets whenever they are stopped.
18:34
18:34

Arua City Halts Revenue Collection in Taxi Parks 3 3

Last week, the Senior Assistant Town Clerk Dorcus Asinduru, wrote to the tenderer Hajj Gule Musa halting the collection on grounds of breach of contract for refusing to remit 20 Million Shillings to the division.
17:00
17:00

Coffee Industry Forecasts Higher Demand in 2020/2021 2

Sales to coffee shops and office workers fell dramatically as more people were forced to stay home. Schluter, also a founder member of the speciality coffee association, SCAE, says that now that Brazil has offloaded most of its huge stock, supply to the market will drop next month and hopefully, lead to an increase in prices.
16:42
16:42

Kidepo Sees Growth of Domestic Tourism after COVID-19 Lockdown 3 1

Reports obtained by Uganda Radio Network-URN obtained indicates that between July and August, a total of 301 tourists visited Kidepo National Park shortly after lockdown measures were lifted by government. In July in particular, there were 88 visitors while 213 tourists visited the National Park in August according to the reports.
14:56
14:56

Kitgum Municipality to Receive UGX 1 Billion Bonus USMID Fund World Bank 1 2

Kitgum was ranked the best among the 21 other municipalities on performance measures under phase two of the project. The ranking followed an annual assessment conducted by KPMG consultancy firm contracted by the world Bank.
13:30
13:30

Dirty Water Killing Fingerlings in National Fish Hatchery fish production 3

The unclean water, according to Catherine Agoe, an Aquatic Animal Health Pathologist at the Aquatic Research and Development Centre, is drawn from underground, from where it comes with impurities that are not safe for fish eggs. The water lacks sufficient aeration which affects the newly hatched fish fingerlings.
11:08
11:08

Entebbe Airport Reopens with 12 Flights on Day One 1 1

According to new guidelines issued by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA, each airline, apart from Uganda Airlines will operate only one flight daily in the first phase of the reopening, covering the months of October to December 2020. The national airline will operate two flights a day to Nairobi, four times to Juba and Dar-es-salaam and thrice to Mogadishu.
Oct 2020 8 results