Archive for October, 2008
Female Genital Mutilation now banned in Uganda
Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been banned by leaders of the only Ugandan tribe that carries out the practice, a month before the seasonal tribal ritual begins, press reports said on Thursday.
Elected councillors representing the Sabiny tribe at their main district seat in Uganda’s eastern town of Kapchorwa have vowed to have anybody involved in […]
Emirates Airlines Wins Award for In Flight Passenger Entertainment
Emirates Airlines has won four international accolades, for its excellence in passenger in-flight entertainment, from the World Airline Entertainment Association’s (WAEA) Avion Awards at an event hosted in California -United States of America.
Emirates was the outright winner of the top award in the passenger-voted category of Best In-flight Entertainment in the World – Large Airlines, […]
End Uganda Safari Company’s Gorilla Monopoly - Uganda MPS
Members of Parliament have demanded the termination of monopoly rights given to a private firm that operates lodging facilities for tourists visiting gorilla sites in southwestern Uganda.
The MPs from the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism, in their latest findings say the monopoly has locked out over 60 other tour operators.
The committee has been […]