Fort Portal Religious Leaders warn on valentine’s day Misuse
By Clare N Religious leaders in the Catholic and Church of Uganda Fort portal have appealed to believers to take caution as they celebrate Valentine’s day also the day of love. According to Rev Fr Alosious Tumwekwase the Fort-Portal diocesan communicator, The Catholic church ceased to recognize the day on her annual calendar due to […]
Continue ReadingtTransport Fares Remain Constant In Kabarole As Schools Reopen
By Sylvia k As schools reopens today after a two years Lock -down due to covid- 19 pandemic, transport fares have remained constant in Fort portal. According to government directives through the ministry of works and transport to all transporters not to hike transport fares as students travel from different destinations as schools reopen. According […]
Continue ReadingSecurity Not Given Priority As Schools Reopen
BY KABOOHA Schools in Uganda have today 10th Jan 2022 resumed teaching after nearly two years of closure due to Covid-19. However, in many schools which were visited by our reporter, security at the entrance was loose as all the attention was put on recording temperatures of visitors but not checking them for any suspicious […]
Continue ReadingGBV Prevalence in Uganda remains high despite efforts to address it says US Ambassador Natalie.
The United States Ambassador to Uganda HE Natalie E Brown has called upon cultural leaders and other stakeholders to commit themselves and form a collective effort to eliminate all violence against women and girls in Uganda. Speaking during her visit to Gender based Violence shelter in Bwaise, HE Natalie said that concerted efforts are […]
Continue ReadingNtoroko district authorities have decried the devastating effects of being a refugee-hosting community
Editorial According to the authorities, they are facing a number of challenges, some of which are likely to hinder the resumption of schools once the government reopens them following the ongoing influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. William Kasoro, the Ntoroko District LC V chairperson, says that he was shocked when he […]
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Profile: Who Is Vincent Joseph McCauley The First Bishop Of Fort-Portal?
By Clare Nayebare. Early life. Joseph Vincent McCauley being the eldest of six children, was born in council Bluffs Lowa, to Charles McCauley and Mary Wick ham.Their family prayed a rosary daily.His father was a member of the knights of Columbus, and his mother active in the altar guild and various prayer circles which […]
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Bettors Winning Extra Cash In New Kagwirawo Mega Bonus offer
Kagwirawo Sports Betting has finally launched a new mega bonus offer where all Punter’s winnings are generously boosted by a certain percentage determined by the number of games one selects. The new exciting offer is now up and running both on USSD and the Kagwirawo website. To activate the bonus one needs to […]
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One COVID-19 death, Six Positive Cases In Kasese.
By Joshua Bacwa. Kasese district has registered one COVID-19 death and six more positive cases, including a journalist and four medics. The district health officer, Dr Yusufu Baseka, says the new cases were mainly from Bwera, Munkunyu and parts of Kasese Municipality. Dr. Baseka says the deceased was a woman from Bwera, near the common […]
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Security Guard Who Raped Woman Shot Dead.
According to the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, a lady whose names have been withheld in Lubaga, Lubaga division in Kampala reported to police that she had been raped by a security guard at a nearby garage. “The rape victim, whose name we will not disclose for privacy, narrated to the police her ordeal. […]
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Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Registers 4th COVID-19 Death.
Mbarara regional referral hospital has registered one more COVID-19 related death, 58 female adult a Congolese refugee from Isingiro district who died at the hospital today morning. This brings the number of COVID-19 deaths at the referral to 4 since its first confirmed case on 16th May this year. According to the hospital director Dr. […]
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