Governor Jeff Landry has confirmed the approval of a major disaster declaration for Louisiana by the White House. This declaration will provide federal assistance for various recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine, including temporary housing, home repairs, and low-cost loans to aid
The World Health Organization said on Friday it had cleared Bavarian Nordic's BAVA.CO mpox vaccine, the first such shot to be approved by the agency for containing the spread of the disease in badly hit African countries.
According to a recent audit conducted by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, the Louisiana Office of Public Health has come under scrutiny for its mismanagement of finances in the clean drinking water fund for the fiscal year ending in June 2023. Audit F
How times have changed! Just last November, Uganda were grambling their way to Morocco to reluctantly host their home matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Guinea and Somalia.The Cranes had p
The ministry of ICTs and national guidance has dismissed as false the weekend online media reports showing that Ugx950m was on August 31st paid to Kampala car bond Cadam enterprises as price for the purchase of one Toyota Land Cruiser LC 300 VX in the year 2022
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has cruised to another incredible 99%-plus victory in the country’s presidential elections. The latest results showed he had amassed 99.18% of the vote. That would be a record, topping the 98.79% he won in 2017.The preci
While addressing the NAACP’s annual convention, Joe Biden teased that vice president Kamala Harris “could be president of the United States.”While addressing the NAACP’s annual convention, Joe Biden
In an emotional tone as she presided over the launch of the Parliamentary Forum to End Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies at Parliament last week, Speaker Anita Annet Among, who doubles as the Bukedea District Woman MP, sent a stern warning to whoever dares
MTN Uganda has indicated it has sought approval from its board to separate the Fintech business, which includes mobile money, from its stock portfolio. The separation, which is being spearheaded at Group level, MTN says is part of its Ambition 2025 t
A project worth USD200million (about Shs1.1 trillion) by the World Bank hangs in balance following allegations of corruption and infighting at National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U), this publication can exclusively report.In 2022, the
