By Gerald Businge on February 16, 2012
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IAMO is seeking candidates for four doctoral student positions within the multidisciplinary project “Economic and natural potentials of agricultural production and carbon trade-offs in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Russia [EPIKUR]“. EPIKUR aims to estimate agricultural production potentials by combing spatially explicit crop growth models, land use allocation models, and farm-level efficiency analyses. EPIKUR is strongly connected […]
By Gerald Businge on February 14, 2012
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Celebrity gigs, Gossip, Latest Uganda News, Stories Unusual
President Museveni has told the parliament of Uganda that scientists in USA recently told him that after 20 years oil would lose value. The MPs asked the president to show evidence that indeed the scientists told him and which scientists the president could not reveal anything. But he told them that it was those scientists […]
By Gerald Businge on February 3, 2012
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Business & Finance, Business news, Latest Uganda News
The government of Uganda has awarded to Tullow Oil Company an oil production license for 400 million barrel kingfisher oil well found in western Uganda worth 1.5 billion US dollars. The long waited move will see a resumption of production activities in the Abertine Graben that had halted due to the expiry of Heritage […]
By Gerald Businge on February 2, 2012
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news & events
News Release Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Barclays Capital and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc as joint corporate brokers with immediate effect. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tullow Oil plc (+44 20 3249 9000) Chris Perry – Investor Relations James Arnold – Investor Relations George Cazenove – Media […]
By Gerald Businge on February 2, 2012
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Uganda is set to increase power production this month with the commissioning of the first 25mw phase of Bujagali hydro electric power dam. The dam has been commissioned today by the Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi. The dam is designed to supply power to the national power grid. The 25mw is half the capacity of the […]
By Gerald Businge on January 24, 2012
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news & events
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) issues this Trading Statement in respect of its financial year to 31 December 2011. This is in advance of the Group’s Full Year Results, which are scheduled for release on 14 March 2012. The Operational Update is in respect of recent production, development and exploration activities. The information contained herein has […]
By Gerald Businge on December 25, 2011
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Latest Uganda News
The Great Lakes region member states will soon start fingerprinting their minerals to trace their origin in order to end the illicit mineral trade that has fueled conflicts in the region. The member countries are concerned that the illicit miberaks are fueling human rights abuses especially the sexual and gender based violations. The analytical fingerprint […]
By Gerald Businge on December 19, 2011
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High Sugar prices are likely to come down as the country is expecting sugar imports from Brazil and South Africa this month. The ministry of Trade and Industry says that the deadline for receiving much of the imported sugar is January 2012. Trade Minister, Amelia Kyambadde informs us that all obstacles in the importation process […]
By Gerald Businge on November 29, 2011
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Latest Uganda News
As Uganda prepares for oil production, National environment management authority is in the process of developing an oil spill contingency plan which will help in controlling of oil spills that might come up as production begins. This was revealed by NEMA environment inspector Isaac Ntujju while addressing journalists in Kampala. Ntujju said that oil spills […]
By Gerald Businge on November 23, 2011
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News Release A book published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development paints a vivid picture of an alternative future in which food, energy and water supplies are sustainable and in the control of local communities. The book show how the linear systems that shape our world are flawed as they assume a […]
