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MARTYRS DAY: BUSINESS BANNED AT NAMUGONGO
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SUMMARY: Police, in co-ordination with the Uganda Martyrs Day National Organising Committee, have suspended all business activities in the vicinity of the Namugongo Martyrs Shrines ahead of the annual celebrations slated for June 3.
THERE ARE MORE JOBS IN PRIVATE SECTOR THAN IN GOVERNMENT, SAYS PRESIDENT MUSEVENI
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SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni has called on Ugandans to take the Parish Development Model (PDM) seriously because of its huge potential to get them out of poverty. The President revealed that PDM can generate more employment opportunities than the jobs that the Government can provide.
POATE TO BOOST VISION 2040, SAYS PRIME MINISTER ROBINAH NABBANJA
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SUMMARY: The Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) has become a proven model for tourism development globally, with this year’s version attracting participation of over 3,000 delegates from more than 50 countries. The expo, which kicked off on Wednesday at Speke Resort and Convention Centre Munyonyo, will run from May 21 to 24.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES STRICT GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL PARTIES, ELECTION
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SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued new comprehensive guidelines banning extravagant displays of wealth during school functions such as prom parties and student elections. The move, officials say, aims at restoring discipline and curbing excesses that have increasingly crept into Uganda’s school system.
UGANDA’S POVERTY LEVELS DROP
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SUMMARY: The Uganda Bureau of Statistics’ (UBOS) 2023/24 report reveals a decline in poverty rates, from 20.3% in 2019/20 to 16.1% in 2023/24.
NRM BOOSTS MANUFACTURING THROUGH VALUE ADDITION
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SUMMARY: Uganda’s strategy to promote value addition to raw materials has paid off, leading to the creation of more cottage industries. The country currently has over 5,000 operational industries in various sectors, including sugar processing, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement and steel production.
SPORTS EDITION
BRIG. GEN. KAREMIRE HAILS CISM MEET
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SUMMARY: Brigadier General Richard Karemire, the Head of the UPDF Joint Staff Formal Education, Sports & Culture, believes that the 80th General Assembly and Congress of the International Military Sports Federation (CISM) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, presents an opportunity to forge meaningful friendships that can enhance strategic security for the benefit of nations.
