COVID-19: Labour Export Companies Protest Ministry Ban
16 October, 2020 | Hits:81
Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA) has said that they will officially close business with immediate effect following the refusal by Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development (MGLSD) to lift the suspension of externalization labour. On 20th March by MGLSD suspended the externalization labour including the clearance of Ugandans travelling abroad to work in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus. But with the resumption of international passenger flights and the reopening of Entebbe Airport, MGLSD said they...
Medical Marijuana: Sudhir Ruparelia Writes To Museveni With Suggestions
16 October, 2020 | Hits:139
Below is a letter businessman Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has written to President Yoweri Museveni asking the head of the nation to allow the licensing of companies intending to participate in the farming of medical marijuana. Your Excellency, I believe you very well recall the vanilla ‘madness’ of 2002-2005 when Ugandan farmers got rich overnight in Mukono and Masaka; those good old but shortlived days when vanilla almost became like gold. We all remember when farmers in had to spend nights in their...
Here Are Homeschooling Tips Every Parent Should Know
16 October, 2020 | Hits:76
Uganda has over 15 million students in different institutions of learning according to the Ministry of Education and Sports. As a way of controlling the spread of COVID-19, only 10 percent of these learners who are mainly finalist students will be reporting back to school starting October 15th 2020 leaving the majority at home. The Minister for Information and Communications Technology and National Guidance Honourable Judith Nabakooba in a recent media address urged continuing students to take homeschooling seriously as it...
Uganda Awaits As Rwanda Inches Closer Medical Cannabis Licensing
15 October, 2020 | Hits:164
Uganda will have to wait in uncertainty while Rwanda progresses towards becoming a huge exporter of medical cannabis after cabinet made a key decision this week. Rwanda on Tuesday announced that cabinet on Monday 12 October 2020 approved regulatory guidelines that provide a framework for investment in the production and processing of medical cannabis for export to growing global market. Clare Akamanzi, the chief executive officer of Rwanda Development Board, said Rwanda will begin to receive applications for licences from interested...
