IN an effort to improve the quality for locally made furniture, the Jacksi's Group of companies has said that it was negotiating with local furniture manufacturers on ways to improve their furniture in order to compete for the East African Common Market.
My friend Jack (not real name) believes he has got it made. This year marks the fifth year in which he has owned shares on the stock exchange.
LEARN how to invest your savings, the Chief of Defence Forces has urged his soldiers. Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, who was opening the office block of Wazalendo, the army credit scheme at the army headquarters in Bombo on Thursday, said many army men deplete their savings and spend money on projects that do not yield returns. "Soldiers should be sensitised about making good investments," he said.
THE Uganda Commodity Exchange (UCE) is working on a new strategy to interest more financiers into supporting farmers operating under the Warehouse Receipt System.
THERE is a market for Ugandan products if the quality is good, the assistant executive director of Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has said.
THE Government plans to introduce a law regulating the operation of microfinance institutions to protect the public from unscrupulous financial institutions, the information minister has said.
THE Government will soon come up with guidelines to levy a Commercial Farmers' Tax as a measure to create a source of revenue for district local governments, the state minister for local government Pereza Ahabwe, has said.
OVER 3,000 Ugandans working as guards in Iraq are at risk of losing their jobs following a row between two local security firms.
CHILLI coming from Uganda will soon be banned from the European Union (EU), the amount of pesticide residues is far beyond the acceptable level of 0.05 by the EU food authorities.
UGANDA Revenue Authority (URA) is contesting the receipts used to register Executive Property Holdings (EPHOL), a real estate firm owned by MP Henry Banyenzaki.
HOTEL Equatorial, owned by city tycoon Karim Hirji, has been converted into a shopping mall, according to the management of Imperial Group of Hotels.
GLOBECAST, the company that was contracted to provide media services during the Commonwealth summit at $4.5m (about sh8.4b), used the facilities of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) since it had no outside broadcasting van of its own, MPs have been told.
COFFEE farmers at district level have been advised to form strong organisations to guard against exploitation and ensure the production of quality seeds.
UMEME, the sole electricity distribution firm in Uganda, loses 84% of its energy every month in Tororo district due to illegal connections.
Laptop Computer Company of USA in April this year began computer lessons for primary school pupils in Rhotia Kati and Mareya schools in the Karatu district of Arusha region, an initiative to improve academic standards in Africa.
Ginda Marble and Granite Plant is striving to boost production, and thereby satisfy the demand of the public according to the Acting manager, Mr. Medhanie Yohannes.
Various development programs were implemented in Nacfa sub-zone this year, and that others are in the process of implementation, according to Mr. Idris Ali Sheker, Administrator of the sub-zone.
John K (not his real name) suffers from a condition known as Major Depressive Disorder. This is characterised by periods of intensely low mood and loss of interest in usual activities, as well as poor sleep, poor appetite, impaired concentration and memory, feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness and even suicidal thoughts and plans.
Four children died on spot and at least 13 other people were injured, some seriously, when a rally car hit spectators near Morogoro yesterday.
Indeed he is a cruising President considering the fact that Mr Museveni has flown at least 150,066 miles in the last three years. Sunday Monitor Team can also reveal that the President has been in the air for 284 hours in the recent past. Read on:-
Passenger flights to and from Entebbe Airport were yesterday grounded and the airport cordoned off after a mid-morning fire led to the explosion of several tanks containing aviation fuel.
The head of land transport branch in Gash-Barka region, Mr. Solomon Zeru, called for increased popular contribution to the ongoing endeavors towards expanding efficient and balanced transport service.
Schools are under construction in the administrative areas of Libaniay, Girashan and Goboshan in Haikota sub-zone in which there existed no convenient educational infrastructure facilities before.
The Land Transport Department disclosed that concerted action is being taken to expand reliable and efficient service to the public, according to Ms. Senait Lijam, director general of the department.
DESPITE NUMEROUS WARNINGS about the potential impact of the Gibe III Hydroelectric Project on Lake Turkana, our leaders shout "work must go on".
