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JINJA: The Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces-UPDF Engineering Brigade has started renovating the intensive care unit at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital-JRRH. One of the engineers told URN, on condition of anonymity so as to speak freely on the matter since he is not the official spokesperson of the team, that renovation work will take six months. He explained that the work will include the expansion of the ICU building, refurbishment of the interior, reroofing, and painting. “What we are doing here is basically a comprehensive renovation of the whole ICU building, fitting it with the required amenities needed to ensure smooth…
Raxio Data Centre has welcomed their new Marketing Executive, Juliet Nansamba Yiga. Ms Nansamba holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication from Uganda Christian University and boasts a successful career in project execution, strategy, and communication. She is a soon-to-be Certified Marketing Professional from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and has assumed several roles over the years in her career journey. Her career began at the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, for which she was a Public Relations intern. She then became a Public Affairs and Communications Intern at Century Bottling Company and later a Director at Anchorage Media Managers & Consultancy…
Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) on Wednesday launched its new destination brand Explore Uganda, The Pearl of Africa, as part of a tourism and media launch event held at the Sheraton Jumeriah Beach Resort in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The launch is a follow up of the initiatives of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the start of the Dubai Expo in October 2021. The launch, presided over by Hon. Tom Butime, Minister for Tourism, resulted in the United Arab Emirates becoming the first international market to experience the launch of Uganda’s new destination brand. UAE and other Gulf States are part…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was on Tuesday officially admitted into the East African Community (EAC) during the 19th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State and Government chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta virtually. Welcoming the newcomer to the EAC, President Kenyatta termed the admission of DRC into the EAC a historic event that demonstrates the agility of the community to expand beyond its socio-cultural boundaries to new people and trade centred partnerships and collaboration that will expand opportunities for citizens of the region. “Today as chairman of the EAC, I proudly and warmly welcome our brothers and…
Levels lounge, restaurant and health club held the first edition of the stress clinic theme night with Gagamel band on Monday night. Besides the band, the lounge received more than they bargained for as Bebe Cool, his son Allan Hendrick gave out their all during the night and to climax it all, Jose Chameleone also made a surprise appearance as well. The band started performing at 7.30 pm before a poetry session at 8:30 and a clear and glow sponsored activation where partygoers participated in the spin and win the game on stage to win whisky, t-shirts and clear and…