Experts have called on government to enact laws to reduce on profit repatriation by multinationals. The development follows the announcement of the retail store Shoprite exiting Uganda after 21 years of service. Some experts even said firms like Shoprite have no legacy or tangible investments to talk about. Francis Muhiire, an economist at Makerere University Business School (MUBS). He said ...
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Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Jamaican Reggae Legend dies at 85
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the wildly influential Jamaican singer and producer who pushed the boundaries of reggae and shepherded dub, died on Sunday. He died at the age of 85. The Jamaican Prime Minister, in a statement said the visionary died in the Noel Holnes hospital in Lucea. However, he never mentioned what caused the legend’s death. ‘Today Jamaica has lost ...
Read More »Joe Biden Confirms Attack On Kabul And Vows Vengeance
An attack by the Taliban forces in Afghanistan involving two explosions recently happened in Kabul right outside the Airport being used for evacuation. In the attack, 13 US service members lost their lives and more than a dozen others sustained lasting injuries. According to the Pentagon, a suicide bomber detonated an explosion that tore through a crowd waiting at an ...
Read More »Covid-19 Symptoms Could Last A Year For Many Patients – Study
A study has revealed that about half the patients discharged from hospital from Covid-19 still suffer from at least one persistent symptom. To be specific, it is either the fatigue or the muscle weakness, for twelve more months. Even after they test negative after hospitalization, fatigue, and shortness of breath still affect ex-Covid patients. This is according to a new ...
Read More »Suspected Suicide Bomber Arrested By Army While Planning To Bomb Mourners At Lokech’s Funeral
The joint security agencies on Thursday arrested a man suspected to be a suicide bomber. The man allegedly planned to carry out an attack on mourners at the funeral of the late Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech The Uganda Peoples Defense Force spokesperson, Brig. Flavia Byekwaso confirmed the development on Thursday night. During an interview, she ...
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