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Urgent action needed on human-wildlife conflict

Views: 6       Committee Chairperson, Hon. Nayebare The government’s failure to fully fund the Uganda Wildlife Compensation Scheme has left hundreds of victims of human-wildlife conflict without financial relief. The Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry chaired by Hon. Sylvia Nayebare reported that only Shs3.9 billion of the required Shs7 billion had been transferred

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Trump’s immigration crackdown also targets legal ways to enter the U.S.

Views: 4Trump’s immigration crackdown also targets legal ways to enter the U.S.   Washington — The Trump administration’s swift crackdown on immigration has moved beyond those living in or entering the U.S. illegally, with officials also issuing bans and restrictions on legal immigration, including programs for refugees displaced by violence. President Trump made getting tough on illegal immigration

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American Tourist Dies In Car Accident In Kanungu District

Views: 165Three Others Critically Injured In Kanungu Road Accident. A tragic road accident early this morning claimed the life of an American tourist and left three others injured when a vehicle lost control and rolled off a sharp corner. The crash occurred at approximately 7:00 am in Kakureiju Village. The ill-fated vehicle, a Toyota Land

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Kenya’s Cabinet Grants All African Countries Free Entry Except 2

Views: 18Kenya’s Cabinet Grants All African Countries Free Entry Except 2 President William Ruto’s administration announced plans to review the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) a year after its launch. In a Cabinet meeting , the Kenya Kwanza government exempted almost all African countries from ETA requirements, citing the need to promote tourism and regional integration

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Uganda’s Gov’t urged to introduce electronic Identification cards

Views: 28Legislators have urged the Ministry of Internal Affairs to introduce electronic identification cards (e-IDs) without expiry dates stating that it will reduce costs and eliminate the inconveniences associated with mass physical card renewals. The Members of Parliament made the call during a plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa on Tuesday, 21 January

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North Korea opens border city of Rason to almost all travelers: Tour agency

Views: 12North Korea opens border city of Rason to almost all travelers   North Korea has opened up the northeastern border city of Rason to tourists from China and most other countries, according to a travel agency, marking the first time that non-Russian travelers can visit the DPRK since before the pandemic. Tourists from all

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Today in History – January 13 | Captain abandons hundreds aboard sinking cruise ship

Views: 8Today in History – January 13 | Captain abandons hundreds aboard sinking cruise ship   January 13 Thirty-two people died on January 13, 2012 when the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground at Isola de Giglio, off Italy after a stunt by the captain went tragically wrong.

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International flights to resume at Syria’s Damascus airport.

Views: 31International flights to resume at Syria’s Damascus airport. Damascus international airport will restart commercial flights on Tuesday after halting them following the December 8 ouster of president Bashar al-Assad, Syrian aviation authorities announced Saturday. Syria said on Saturday the country’s main airport in Damascus would resume international flights starting next week after such commercial trips were halted following

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