2008-08-27
Country Promotes Unity With Home-Grown Models
Almost a decade and a half since Rwanda's genocide, reconciliation efforts are using traditional cultural models to build trust between communities, despite reports of continued targeting of survivors and judges of the "Gacaca" justice system.2008-08-27
Excitement As Indoor-Spraying to Control Malaria Gets Underway
Rwanda this week relaunched the indoor-insecticide spraying program to control the spread of malaria in Kigali. For Vestine Mukagasana, the spraying comes at the right time. 2008-08-27
Independent Candidate Says He is 'Young But Constructive'
He has just turned 31, but the only independent candidate running for parliament feels the next House will be something different from what Rwandans have often experienced. 2008-08-27
Award Winner Queen Ally to Shoot Video
The twice PAM Award winner for best female artist Queen Ally has said that she is working tirelessly to shoot music videos for her debut album. 2008-08-27
U-17s Up for Sudan Clash
After seeing off Kenya in the preliminary round of the 8th Africa U-17 championship qualifiers, the U-17s are now plotting for a replica show against Sudan. 2008-08-27
PSD Launches Country-wide Parliamentary Campaigns
Supporters of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) gathered in different districts across the country to launch the Party's parliamentary campaigns. 2008-08-27
DRC Yet to Send Representatives to the CEPGL
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has not yet sent its representatives to the Secretariat of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL), neither has it submitted its annual contributions to the organization for two years. 2008-08-27
Registration for Electronic Driving Licenses Starts
Registration for new electronic driving permits have began. The Legal Officer in the department of transport in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Dominique Rurangirwa, recently told The New Times that the process will commence with Kigali City and later proceed to the Southern Province. 2008-08-27
Easbrig Force to Be Tested in November
The Eastern African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) is set to conduct a Command Post exercise in Kenya in November. This was revealed yesterday by the Director of the EASBRIG Coordination Mechanism (EASBRICOM), Simon Mulongo. 2008-08-27
Nec Meets Parliamentary Hopefuls
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) yesterday at Nyarugenge District main hall met all parliamentary candidates and reminded them of instructions that will govern their campaigns. 2008-08-27
President Kagame Calls for Local Investors in ICT
President Paul Kagame has challenged local investors to borrow a leaf from foreign companies investing in Information Communication Technology (ICT) ventures in order to facilitate the country's development. 2008-08-27
Big Turn Up as PL Campaigns Take Off
Liberal Party (PL) members Monday claimed that they got an overwhelming audience as they launched their campaigns for the forthcoming parliamentary elections. 2008-08-27
Scientists Still Unable to Find Aids Cure - Report
Scientists worldwide are still unable to find a cure for HIV/AIDS, according to the latest report from a recently concluded Mexico AIDS conference. 2008-08-27
Get Your Child to Start Reading
Yesterday, Macmillan Publishers Rwanda, in conjunction with Radio Flash and The New Times, held the first ever Children's Reading and Writing Competition at Hotel des Mille Collines. 2008-08-27
We Are Not Interested in Just Demolishing Houses - KCC Official
The Kigali City Council Director of Land Use, Lillian Mupende, said that they were not interested in demolishing houses but in building a capital with modern facilities. 2008-08-27
Niyonshuti Bags FRW 0.7 Million
After recording one of the most resonant wins in the history of Tour de Rwanda, Adrien Niyonshuti is said to have landed over Frw 0.7m in prize money. 2008-08-27
Nakumatt Goes Regional As It Opens Doors in Rwanda
Bilateral trade relations between Kenya and Rwanda have received a boost with the official opening of the first Nakumatt supermarket chain in Kigali Rwanda. 2008-08-27
Genocide Trial of Former Top Army Officer Begins At UN Tribunal
Prosecutors at the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide have opened the trial of a former senior military officer alleged to have been one of the key architects of the mass killings. 2008-08-27
Kagame Criticizes State TV, Welcomes Chinese Pay Channels
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday launched the Star Africa Media wondering why local investors have not expressed any interest to join up the Chinese Pay-TV firm, RNA reports. 2008-08-26
Over 30,000 Houses Needed for Vulnerable People
The government is planning to have 36,021 houses built for vulnerable people by the end of this year. According to a document obtained from the Ministry of Local Government, out of the 36,021 houses that have to be ready by December, 1907 (5.3 per cent) have been completed while 17,807 (49 percent) are still under construction. |
