The Birth OF Barbados Republic celebrated at Heroes Square.
Bridgetown, Barbados| With the stroke of midnight, Barbados cut its last remaining bonds to the British monarchy after nearly 400 years. In a ceremony on Monday evening,...
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USA: Federal chief says Omicron poses ‘downside risks’
Jerome Powell said the recent rise in COVID cases and the new variant could ‘slow progress’ in the labour market.n Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,...
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President Xi Jinping pledges 1bn COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa.
Xi pledges to donate 600 million doses of vaccine directly, with a further 400 million doses coming from other sources. Beijing, China|President Xi Jinping has...
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Ugandan farmers urge government to act on Kenya ‘eggs war’
Kampala, Uganda| Leading Ugandan poultry industry players have urged the government to hold talks aimed at resolving the persistent trade wrangles, the latest being the continued...
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Two taxi operators arrested for trafficking Eritreans into country.
Police in Budaka have arrested two people including a taxi driver and the conductor for allegedly trafficking Eritreans and Ethiopians into the country. BUDAKA, UGANDA|...
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RIP: Popular Justus Amanya Found Lifeless in His House.
Justus Amanya, a once popular social media commentator, is dead. Amanya’s lifeless body was on Sunday found at his residence in Kampala. Amanya, who hailed...
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Asian countries tighten borders as Omicron spread intensifies among return travelers.
Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Australia implement or consider tougher restrictions in fresh blow to travel. Hwaseong, South Korea – Asia-Pacific countries are tightening borders and...
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Museveni and Samia Suluhu Hassan meet for oil and gas symposium.
President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday afternoon arrived in Dar es Salaam, the Tanzanian capital, for the Tanzania-Uganda oil and gas symposium, the first joint oil...
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Minister to buy 8m special rat on tax payer’s money.
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Dr. Monica Musenero and a team of scientists were on Friday tasked to explain why Uganda is planning...
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6 Police officers charged for aggravated robbery
Six police officers attached to Sironko CPS have been allegedly arrested for robbing 10 million shillings and over 100 cartons of wheat flour. The suspects...