Service providers in the tourism sectors are each day pondering how to stay afloat in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. For positive results, many are coming up with special rates to appeal to a domestic market which had been out-priced by the hospitality industry. Dolphin Suites, a beautiful hotel complex nestled in the peaceful…
Fast-rising dancehall musician Namakaka Fingers has released a brand-new love single titled “Mbika”. The massive Afro-beat dancehall love song, which was penned by Prime Music, produced and mastered by Artin Pro and is already receiving great airplay on local radio stations in Uganda, Nigeria, and South Africa “Mbika” is Namakaka latest song under the management…
Wakiso District Chairman Lwanga Bwanika has thanked the directors of Rosebud and Premier Roses for doing tremendous work through creating employment opportunities for Ugandans and put an end to the environmental fight against them. Mr Bwanika made remarks from Namulanda in Entebbe where the company chief executive Director Rajiv Ruparelia gave out household items including…
Uganda’s tourism sector is fast picking up with increased numbers of tourists coming into the country. Global broadcaster CNN ranked Uganda as the fifth best destination in the world putting the East African nation in a good position especially now that energies are being directed at marketing the country to the world. Domestic tourism is…
Customers of Speke Resort Munyonyo and Commonwealth Resort have more reasons to cement their loyalty to the five-star hotels seating at the shores of Lake Victoria idyllically. Management at the expansive and luxurious hotels have said their customers can now enjoy weekend package rates on public holidays. This means that customers can pay for the…
Entebbe: Ruparelia Group’s Premier Roses Ltd has gifted more of its 1500 workers with mattresses as a way of appreciating them for their tireless hard work and helping them through the COVID-19 stress. The mattresses were handed over to the workers by the youthful tycoon, Rajiv Ruparelia son of the founder of the company, Mogul…
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has urged military to emulate fallen Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Lt. Gen. Pecos Kutesa. “We send our condolences to their families to the forces and to the country.These two officers represent two worlds,”Hon Ssemujju said. Lt. Gen. Pecos Kutesa is one of the few young educated Ugandans that…
The appointments committee of Parliament has approved five justices to the High Court and Court of Appeal. Justice Luswata Kavuma Eve and Gashirabake have been approved for court of appeal while Christopher Tom Chemutai, Lawrence Tweyanze, Vincent Wangona, Alice Komuhangi and Florence Nabachwa are for High court. The five justices were appointed by President Museveni…
A section of Members of Parliament have blocked Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa from presenting a statement on the performance of Uganda’s tireless and biggest power distributer UMEME, insisting that it would be a wasted effort because the House already recommended termination of the contract with the power distribution company. Nankabirwa was on Tuesday afternoon scheduled…
The minister of State for fisheries Hon Hellen Adoa advised members of parliament from fishing constituencies to rally their colleagues to pass the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill as well as support the efforts of the Fisheries Protection Units (FPUs) to safeguard Uganda’s white gold. Hon Adoa made the call during a discussion with MPs and…
