Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka city leaders are demanding a review of the recruitment process of parish chiefs who are meant to oversee the implementation of the Parish Development Model program in the area. Towards the end of last year, the government undertook a nationwide exercise to recruit parish …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Lubowa have recovered the body of a Kenyan National who was killed in a suspected domestic brawl with her boyfriend who is currently on the run. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson identified the deceased as Lydia Wanyuki, a maid in …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Omicron was officially announced on Tuesday as the absolutely dominant variant of COVID-19 in the United States, as the country is entering the third year of the pandemic, with more curing pills ordered from Pfizer while the federal government’s policies criticized as murky. OMICRON DOMINANCE …

Panama city | Xinhua | Panamanian authorities on Tuesday handed over to U.S. officials a former Colombian military officer implicated in the July 7 assassination of then Haitian president Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, according to the Panamanian National Immigration Service. Mario Antonio Palacios was detained Monday night at the Tocumen International …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices climbed on Tuesday after the world’s major oil producers pledged to stick to their plan to gradually boost output next month. The West Texas Intermediate for February delivery added 91 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at 76.99 U.S. dollars a barrel on …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday said the doors of dialogue are open to all political forces to end the ongoing political crisis in the country. Al-Burhan made the remarks when he met at his office on Tuesday with Brian Shukan, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the country grapples with a surge in the number of cases. Museveni, according to a State House statement, received the booster dose while at his home in Kiruhura district, western Uganda. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority posted a revenue shortfall of 690.3 Billion Shillings in the first four months of the 2021/22 financial year with all tax-heads registering shortfalls except stamp duty. This meant that the government also had to adjust expenditure programs in line with the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the long-awaited government relief package to private school teachers becoming smoke and mirrors, a third party is coming on board to put some temporary relief cash in teachers’ pockets ahead of school reopening. Private school teachers at all levels are part of the groups of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala fly over project is taking shape with several sections of the works almost halfway to completion. The construction of the 3.2 kilometer project which started last year involves the construction of a modern (clock tower) flyover, a four lane Nsambya underpass, a clock …