MOH Disbands New Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital Board Over Gender Imbalance
Clare The State Minister for Health in charge of Primary Care, Hon.Margaret Muhanga Mugisa, has directed the newly appointed board of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital (FPRRH) to re-evaluate its composition and ensure a more gender-sensitive approach in selecting its Board of Directors. This request follows the recent appointment of a new board with […]
Continue ReadingVirika Cathedral Renovation Concludes, Grand Reopening in February 2024
By Sylvia The Fort Diocese is proud to announce the successful completion of the much-anticipated Virika Cathedral renovation, a project that has taken one year to finish. Today, the renovation works valued at about 3.6 Bn Shs, were officially handed over to the diocesan Bishop, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhirwa Akiiki, and the […]
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Bishop Muhiirwa Commissions New Kigarama Parish for Evangelization
Clare The Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal has yesterday inaugurated its second parish of 2024, St. Mary’s Kigarama, carved from Bukwali Parish, bringing the total number of parishes to 36. The event was marked by joy and celebrations. The inauguration ceremony was led by Bishop Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki in Holy Mass, alongside Fr. Mathew, the […]
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Premier Nabbanja Encourages Tooro Residents to Venture into High Value Crop Farming
Clare Nayebare The Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, has called on the residents of Tooro to take advantage of government programs and engage in high-value crop farming as a means of combating poverty. In her address yesterday to hundreds of Christians gathered for the inauguration of St. Mary’s […]
Continue ReadingTooro: Deputy Chief Justice Opens Alternative Dispute Resolution Training
By Sylvia Kugonza The Deputy Chief Justice, His Worship Richard Buteera, has yesterday officially opened a two-day training session for 37 mediators on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for civil cases. The training, organized by the Judiciary, is being held in Fort Portal, in the Tooro sub-region. About the Training The session aims to […]
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Tooro Religious Leaders Unite to Combat Corruption
Clare The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, Tooro Chapter (IRC), has launched an initiative to educate Christians on the importance of combating corruption, a growing issue in the country. During the 8 AM Mass today at Virika McCauley Hall Fort Portal City, Bishop Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, the Bishop of Fort Portal, was joined by Rt. […]
Continue ReadingCaritas FortPortal Boosts Butunduuzi Women with Sustainable Agriculture Initiatives
Clare Nayebare A good number of women in the Rugoora and Nakahuka parishes of Butunduuzi Sub-County, Kyenjojo, are smiling with renewed confidence, credit to Caritas Fort Portal’s implementation of sustainable agriculture practices, funded by Manos UNIDAS from Spain. About the project This two-year project, which began in August, targets 180 women and aims to […]
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Bishop Muhiirwa Names St Elizabeth Ann Seton as Patron of Nyabubaare Primary
Clare The Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, has encouraged pupils at Nyabubaare Primary School in Butunduuzi Sub-County, Kyenjojo District, to be strategic about their futures urging them to dream meaningfully and seek God’s guidance, with emphasis that anyone can move from nobody to somebody by God’s Grace. He noted […]
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From Trees to Class Rooms- CARITAS Fort Portal Leads a New Era at Nyabubaare P/S Kyenjojo
Clare Parents, teachers, and students at Nyabubaare Primary School in Butunduuzi Sub-County, Kyenjojo District, are filled with hope for improved education following the official blessing and handover of four new classroom blocks by CARITAS Fort Portal, led by Bishop Robert Muhiirwa of the Fort Portal Catholic Diocese. Julian Yagala from CARITAS Fort Portal explained that […]
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Fort Portal: New Satellite Laboratory to Enhance Disease Testing in Rwenzori Region
By Alice Officials from the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project (UCREPP), part of the Ministry of Health, have highlighted a significant progress on the construction of a multibillion-shilling International satellite laboratory at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. Key Satelite Components During a media tour of the facility yesterday, Doreen Nshabohurira, the communications officer […]
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