Views: 3 The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among. The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among, has directed government to ensure that demands made by doctors, who are currently on strike, are met. While chairing the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 7 December 2021, Anita said that the services of medical workers are critical, especially during the wake of a […]
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Views: 3 The Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity, Rose Lilly Akello, Members of Parliament have called upon the government to improve its efforts in fighting corruption as the country commemorates International Anti-Corruption Day. This came as a response to a statement from the Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity, Hon Rose Lilly
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Views: 2 The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga. Government has been urged to allow private schools access a defined percentage of the already disbursed US $285 million capitation grant for renovation of schools in preparation for teaching and learning. The Minister for Education and Sports recently announced that all schools in the country
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Views: 1 Parliament’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources interfacing with officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. Posted on: 07 Dec 2021 The Parliamentary committee on Environment and Natural Resources has commenced scrutinising the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021. The Minister of State for Minerals, Hon. Peter Lokeris, on Tuesday, 7 December
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Views: 1 Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare survived a no-confidence vote on Monday, as lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to keep him in power. © Getty Images Confidence over Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare’s leadership came under fire after protests broke out in the Pacific Island nationIt comes just more than a week after riots rocked the
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Views: 3 Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a veteran of the fight against apartheid who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, died on Monday aged 84, South Africa’s ruling party announced. © STRINGER Ebrahim, pictured in 1989, after he was given a second jail termEbrahim passed away at his Johannesburg home after a long illness,
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Views: 3 Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow gives a victory speech in Banjul, Gambia December 5, 2021.Image Credit: Reuters Via AP news wire  5 hrs ago Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has secured his re-election with a comfortable margin over his opposition in a vote that set the bar for a new chapter in the small West African nation’s
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Views: 3 Equality, a well-funded education system and a strong welfare state are the secret to the success of the world’s happiest nation, according to Finland’s prime minister. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Bloomberg/GettyIn a rare interview with foreign media, Sanna Marin – who briefly became the youngest world leader when she became prime minister of
Views: 1 Trump Donald Trump’s fledgling social media venture and an investment vehicle it is partnering with said Saturday that institutional investors have pledged $1 billion in funds for the former president’s startup.© MANDEL NGAN Businessman and former US president Donald Trump has been raising big money from institutional investors for his fledgling social media ventureThis
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Views: 5 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday said Chinese military flights near Taiwan look like “rehearsals” though he did not indicate that he expected Beijing actually to carry out such operations. © Reuters/IRAKLI GEDENIDZE U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Georgia Cross-strait tensions have been rising in recent months, with
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