General News
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:31
UWA PARTICIPATES IN KAGULU HILL CLIMBING CHALLENGE
President Yoweri Museveni last week launched the Busoga Cultural Tourism Initiative’s Kagulu Hill Climbing Challenge in Buyende district north of Jinja town where he contributed 100m Uganda shillings towards the improvement of the site.
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 08:00
UWA RECEIVES TWO MOTORCYCLES FROM TOYOTA, NILE BREWERIES
The management of Toyota Uganda and the Nile Breweries Ltd has officially handed over two brand new Yamaha DT 125 motorbikes worth USD 8,400 from the proceeds of the 2013 Murchison Falls Invitational Fishing Tournament…
Monday, 29 April 2013 14:40
SB BUSINGYE ASSERTS MORE GRIP ON YOUNG GORILLA GROUP
The southern sector has undergone a lot of transformation since gorilla tourism effectively took root. Originally, the sector had got only Nshongi gorilla group which had the world’s largest mountain gorilla numbers in the family…
Monday, 29 April 2013 14:13
BITUKURA GORILLA GROUP GETS A NEW BABY
All gorilla conservation friends will be delighted to know that the Bitukura family number has grown with a member more has a new birth has been registered. Ruhara, an Adult Female has given birth to…
Friday, 26 April 2013 12:03
UWA GETS FIELD EQUIPMENT FROM UGANDA/USAID T4B PROGRAM
UWA receives field equipment from AWFAfrican Wildlife Foundation (AWF) through support from USAID/Uganda Tourism for Biodiversity Program (T4B) has donated assorted field equipment worth 25,000 dollars to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).The equipment which was handed…
Friday, 05 April 2013 11:51
GORILLA PERMIT PROMOTION
The management of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has launched a Gorilla tracking promotion to enable potential visitors enjoy the same gorilla experience at subsidized rates. According to a statement from the Executive Director, Dr. Andrew…
Thursday, 04 April 2013 10:47
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI PASSES OUT 430 UWA RANGERS
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday April 3, 2013 passed out 430 ranger recruits who completed four and a half months of training at Murchison Falls Training Ground in northern Uganda. The new addition brings the…
Thursday, 21 March 2013 07:08
76 POACHERS SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS IN JAIL
A magistrate’s court in Kiboga on Wednesday sentenced a total of 76 poachers to a fine of 100,000 shillings each or serving a four month jail term after they pleaded guilty to the charges of…
Tuesday, 19 March 2013 11:59
US AMBASADOR LAUNCHES TOURISM FOR BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM
The US ambassador to Uganda HE Scott DeLisi on March 14,2013 visited Murchison Falls National Park ad launched the USAID funded Tourism for Biodiversity Program implemented by African Wildlife Foundation.Below are his remarks he nmade…
Friday, 15 March 2013 15:12
How Uganda fared at the IT Berlin 2013
The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Hon. Maria Mutagamba on Friday March 15, briefed the media on Uganda's participation at the just conclude International Travel Berlin. Below is her statement.
