Tag: United States

IRCU Backs 3-Year Jail Sentence for Cohabiting Couples

The Inter Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has backed the proposal by Parliament sentencing cohabiting couples to a three-year jail term. The proposal, tabled by Sarah Opendi, the Tororo District Woman Representative, one of the primary movers...

Police Investigate Murder of Coffee Trader in Lwengo

Crime

Police in Lwengo are investigating the circumstances under which a 28-year-old coffee trader in Nakatete village in Lwengo district was attacked and killed by unidentified thugs. Enock serunjogi, a resident of Nakateete village in Kisekka sub county...

International

WHO Urges U.S. to Reconsider Withdrawal, Seeks Constructive Dialogue

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed regret over the United States' announcement of its intention to withdraw from...

International

Israel, Hamas Agree to Ceasefire Deal in Gaza Strip

After several months of intensive negotiations led by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar, Israel and Hamas have agreed...

Business

Gov’t Set to Bolster BOU Proposal on Domestic Gold...

Government has defended the Bank of Uganda's (BOU) proposal to support the local gold market through securing purchases from...

Court

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu and...

Israel is not a member of the court, so Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Gallant, whom the prime minister recently fired, will not face any risk of arrest at home. But the warrants mean that they could be arrested if they travel to one of the court’s 124 member nations.

Court

Justice Buteera Urges Judiciary to Embrace Digital Transformation

Countries like United States bear witness to approximately 80% of case resolutions through ADR mechanisms. HW Buteera encouraged participants to think of new ways to use ADR and Alternative Justice Systems (AJS) that focus on the needs of the people when it comes to justice.

Politics

Speaker Among Dismisses Claims of Ban from CHOGM

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024 CHOGM is taking place in Apia, Samoa, and started from October 21-26, 2024, under the theme, One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth. It will be the first CHOGM to be held in a Pacific Small Island Developing State.

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