The Commonwealth will observe Sierra Leone’s National and Local Government Elections on 17 November 2012. Former Ugandan Foreign Minister Olara Otunnu will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group, which will be made up of nine observers, supported by five Commonwealth Secretariat staff. Mr Otunnu, a former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative for Children […]
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) is pleased to announce that it has closed the refinance of US$3.5 billion of Reserves Based Lend (“RBL”) credit facilities. The arrangements are fully committed, secured and revolving credit facilities and replace the previous facility which was due to expire in 2015. The US$3.5 billion of credit facilities are split between […]
Yelling from each corner of the Buganda Road court building as chief magistrate Julius Borore announces pastor kayanja sodomy accusers as convicts.four people have been convictd after consipiring to destroy Pastor Robert Kayanja’s profession among the convicts include four pastors Solomon Male of Arise for Christ Ministry,Martine Sempa of Makerere Community Church,Micheal Kyazze and Robert […]
The 2014 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2014) will open at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 2, 2012, and will close at noon, EDT, Saturday, November 3, 2012. Applicants must submit entries electronically during this registration period using the electronic DV entry form (E-DV) at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Paper entries will not be accepted. We strongly […]
Member of parliament for Buyaga West county Barnabas Tinkasiimire’s home in Ham Mukasa village in Mukono Municipality was set on fire by arsonists.Two people were seriously injured including the minister’s wife Agnes Tinkasiimire and their maid Christine Awino. They were rushed to Namirembe Health Center IV in Mukono where they received first aid from […]
PRESS RELEASE Marathon Singlet Made of Recycled Bottles, Dyed without water 11 August 2012. Kenyan marathon world champion Abel Kirui will take his place at the start line this Sunday in a unique Nike uniform that combines high performance with environmentally sustainable design. The Kenya singlet he will wear is made from recycled fabric that […]
Today, African countries attending the opening of the ‘Durban Platform’ climate talks in Bonn worry that there has been no change in proposed emission cuts, even though the current inadequate pledges risk 2.5-5C of warming. In the first session of discussions on the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, the European Union and other […]
Many more people will survive and recover from emergencies such as earthquakes, floods and famines if international aid agencies boost local organisations’ ability to respond, a Christian Aid report says today. ‘One of the best ways to reduce the suffering and devastation caused by disasters in poor countries is to strengthen local people’s ability to […]
News Release Top scientists will tomorrow (20 February) urge governments to replace GDP as a measure of wealth, end damaging subsidies, and transform systems of governance to set humanity on a new path to a better future — or risk climate, biodiversity and poverty crises that will spawn greater problems worldwide. These are among the […]
News Release 1. The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) met in extraordinary session in London today to consider its response to the situation in Maldives. 2. The meeting was chaired by Hon Dr Surujrattan Rambachan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Communications of Trinidad and Tobago. Other members of the Group who participated in the […]