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Item 6000 fail primary teacher examinations(New Vision, 2017-07-09) Vision reporterThe education ministry on Friday released the 2016 primary teacher examinations results, in a way denoting the dire education levels in the country and calling for change of strategy to improve standards: 6142 of the total 16273 candidates who sat the papers to be the country's next educators, flunked.Item Accountants body to give students study materials(New Vision, 2017-01-13) Vision reporterAbout 182 students have qualified from the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), making them eligible to register as professional accountants. The Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB) exams which were sat in November 2016, registered a 33% improvement, especially for female students, compared to August the same year.Item Common wealth delegates to hold side meeting ove children's rights(New Vision, 2017-07-13) Vision reporterThe First Lady and Minister for Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, has welcomed the proposal by the Commonwealth secretary general, Hon. Patricia Scotland, to hold a side meeting to discuss issues about empowering children on the sidelines of the forthcoming 9th Commonwealth youth ministers meeting in Uganda. The children's meeting, scheduled for August 1, was proposed by the Commonwealth secretary general to advocate for all children to grow up with their parents or communities as opposed to being placed in child care institutions or orphanages.Item Dont hike fees, govt tells schools(New Vision, 2017-09-19) Vision reporterAs the third academic term started, the ministry of Education and sports warned schools against the unnecessary hiking of fees.Item Empower girls, says first lady(New Vision, 2017-07-02) Vision reporterThe First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Mrs. Janet Museveni, has said she is committed to championing the cause of the adolescent girl in Uganda because of their significant potential. "I am persuaded that if, together, we can empower the girl-child, Uganda will be a better country." Mrs Museveni, who is the National Champion for the adolescent girl, told a stakeholders consultative meeting for central and east central region on issues around the adolescent girl.Item Farmers receive artisan certificates(New Vision, 2017-07-14) Vision reporterA total of 88 farmers from Kiruhura district have been awarded artisan certificates accredited by Makerere University after completing a one-year farm training and nurturing course. The training was conducted by Africa Institute for Strategic Services and Development (AFRISA) – skills, production, enterprise development and academics (SPEDA) training model of Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB).Item Farmers to get tips on weather changes(New Vision, 2018-03-08) Vision reporterThe Minister of State for Nothern Uganda, Grace Kwiyucwiny, has called on development partners to support the region so as to revive agricultural productivity.Item First lady hails Swedish government over disease centre(New Vision, 2018-02-16) Vision reporterThe first lady and Minister of Education and sports, Mrs Janet Museveni, has welcomed an initiative by Sweden's Karolinska Institute to establish a centre for non-communicable diseases in Uganda at Makerere University.Item Kinyara to pay farmers more(New Vision, 2017-06-28) Vision reporterKinyara Sugar on Monday agreed to pay a top-up of sh27,500 for every tonne of sugarcane supplied by farmers between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Kinyara has been paying sh100,818 per tonne. The current price stands at sh128,318 and every farmer who was paid earlier will have the balance paid as arrears.Item Labour exports must be regulated- Kadaga(New Vision, 2017-07-10) Vision reporterThe Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has said Parliament will continue pushing the Government to always sign agreements with countries receiving Ugandan workers. Kadaga said that there is need to identify the destinations Ugandans head to, nature of work, working conditions and pay before they leave.Item Museveni rallies for CIPLA Pharmaceuticals(New Vision, 2017-07-06) Vision reporterPresident Yoweri Museveni has vowed to rekindle the fight against HIV/AIDS in Uganda and Africa, saying while medicine is improving and new techniques, including using disposable syringes and blood transfusion have progressed, greedy and indisciplined men are reversing the stride in the fight against the epidemic.Item New drug to fight ticks(New Vision, 2017-07-11) Vision reporterPresident Yoweri Museveni has attributed the rampant loss of livestock in the country to the failure by veterinary officials to sensitise farmers on proper drug use against ticks. He also said lack of zoning regions for easy management, farmers' laziness and government laxity over control of animal drugs distribution channels to the farmers as well as violation of livestock rights, are the other causes of loss of livestock.Item provide sanitary care for girls - Kadaga(New Vision, 2018-02-12) Vision reporterThe Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called on the community and district leadership in Lamwo to ensure good sanitary hygiene and provide changing rooms for schoolgirls as one way to promote girl child education.Item Sensitise masses on wetland conservation- President(New Vision, 2018-03-02) Vision reporterPresident Yoweri Museveni has tasked leaders, legislators and all stake holders in the environment sector with sensitizing the wananchi on the importance of environmental conservation.Item Software firm explains its links with Sudhir(New Vision, 2017-07-16) Vision reporterA software firm that has been named in a sh400b civil suit between Crane Bank Limited in receivership and city tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia before the Commercial Court in Kampala, has spoken out about the allegations. According to Bank of Uganda, the firm, Technology Associates, was used as a conduit to defraud the bank.