Ministry Issues Alert Over Red Eyes Infection
[New Times] The Ministry of Health today announced that it had issued a health alert warning people to be on the lookout for signs of red eye disease, especially among children.
View ArticleAlgeria Too Good for Amavubi
[Focus] Rwanda has to go back to the drawing board after suffering another humiliating defeat against Algeria in Blida. Amavubi succumbed to a 4-0 defeat in their opening Group H match of the 2014 Fifa...
View ArticleNew Penal Code Would Be Huge Step for Reproductive Rights
[The Center for Reproductive Rights] New York, Ny - The Center for Reproductive Rights and Rwandan advocates are calling on President Paul Kagame to sign into law a new penal code that would remove...
View ArticlePGGSS 2 Road Show Pulls Smallest Crowd in Nyamagabe
[New Times] WHAT was supposed to be a dream show turned out to be a disappointment after the Primus Guma Guma SuperStar road show at Nyamagabe stadium failed to attractthe expected crowd.
View ArticleMtn Staff Support Vulnerable Students
[New Times] MTN Rwanda has announced the commencement of the '21 Days of Y'ello Care' campaign from which each member of staff will make a financial contribution that will support one child's education...
View ArticleLocal Pilgrims Attend Uganda Martyrs Day
[New Times] AT least 500 pilgrims from Rwanda, yesterday, joined thousands of Christians from across the globe in commemorating Martyrs Day, in Namugongo, Uganda.
View ArticleExploring Oil in Country
[New Times] THE government has announced plans to sign a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with Vanoil Energy Ltd, the Canadian oil exploration firm before the next phase of exploration begins.
View ArticleMitali's Rallying Call to Fans
[New Times] Sports and Culture Minister Protais Mitali has urged football fans not to further dampen Amavubi players' morale with negative comments after the 4-0 loss to Algeria in the group H match of...
View ArticleMPs Call for Lower Lending Rates
[New Times] HIGH lending rates charged by commercial banks on loans were among the contentious issues MPs raised on Friday afternoon after the standing committee on budget and national patrimony...
View ArticleKigali - The Green City Without Any Public Parks
[New Times] BY any account the people at Rwanda Environment Management Agency [REMA] are a powerful lot. Anybody constructing anything anywhere must pay extreme attention to them or risk having their...
View ArticleBK Stock a Long Term Bet-Analysts
[New Times] The current dominance of Bank of Kigali (BK), the country's most capitalised bank, is likely to stimulate investor appetite for the lender's shares although increased competition looks set...
View ArticleBurundi, Uganda Compete for EALA Leadership
[New Times] Rwanda will not field a candidate to contest for Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), according to the Minister in charge of EAC Affairs, Monique Mukaruliza.
View ArticleCloud Computing to Cut Business Cost
[New Times] In what seems to be yet another milestone in increasing broadband access, Rwanda has embarked on cloud computing, an innovation that is seen to ease the way business is conducted.
View ArticleINILAK, Chinese Institute Sign Education Pact
[New Times] The Independent Institute of Lay Adventists of Kigali (INILAK) has signed a deal with Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography with an aim of promoting research in environmental studies.
View ArticleEconomic Development and Environmental Protection, a Fine Line
[New Times] THE environment has become a key priority for many countries, but with the economic crisis in the United States and now in the Eurozone, the issue of climate change has been pushed to the...
View ArticleAFDB to Adopt New Communication Strategy for Youth
[New Times] The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a strategic partnership with Mobile Accord for the processing of mobile-based surveys throughout Africa.
View ArticleWhen Kurtz, UN and Human Rights Watch Met in Congo
[New Times] Joseph Conrad was not just a great writer; he must have been a witch as well. He based his little novel, The Heart of Darkness, in Congo and see what that richly endowed country has become...
View ArticleTVET Should Focus On Priority Skills
[New Times] One of the challenges affecting Rwanda's investment drive is the lack of skilled labour. Recently, investors in the constructing industry complained about importing labour force, which...
View ArticleInyange Urged to Boost Production to Tap Into Regional Market
[New Times] The country's largest food processing company, Inyange Industries Ltd, needs to increase output so as to take advantage of the East African Community (EAC) market, according to a top...
View ArticleGroup Seeks Life Sentence for Illegal Possession of Fire Arms
[New Times] The Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA) has called for a maximum punishment for any person convicted on illegal possession of fire arms.
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