1:00PM NEWS WITH NAKABUYE SHEILAH POWERED BY Orange; Government has said it will not disband the Public Universities Joint Admissions Board (Pujab) but will make necessary amendments because the body is a necessary administrative entity, which ensures that admissions lists are not bloated. Buliisa County Member of Parliament, Hon Stephen Biraahwa Mukitale has appealed to the parties responsible for compensation of the locals on whose land petroleum development installations are going to be set up to consider a strong resettlement action plan for the affected people in the Albertine Region. Lyantonde District chairperson wants top health officials arrested over theft of Shs6.4m meant for procurement of beds for Lyantonde Hospital and three other health centers. HEALTH; findings from a new trial show People living with HIV/Aids, who also have meningitis, should delay starting anti-retroviral therapy (ART) by four to six weeks for better treatment outcomes. BUSINESS Designs for the eight-lane 80km Kampala–Jinja Express Highway are nearing completion. The $800m (about sh2 trillion) toll road project, to be financed through the Public Private Partnership, starts from Nakawa in Kampala and goes up to the new Nile Bridge in Jinja. Japanese wages unexpectedly logged their strongest increase since 1997, providing a boost to the governments battle against deflation. ELSEWHERE; Amnesty International says it has new evidence Islamic State militants are carrying out a wave of ethnic cleansing against minorities in northern Iraq. WEIRD. An Arizona man proclaiming himself the ‘Dark Lord’ has been arrested after allegedly burning and urinating on a copy of the Bible outside a Christian homeless shelter.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 09:53:16 +0000
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