Inside Gatete’s first budget
If anything, Finance Minister Claver Gatete’s 2013/14 budget, presented to Parliament last week, is brave. But it is also smart.
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Blanket ban on smoking counterproductive – Asiimwe
The Minister of State in charge of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Anita Asiimwe, has said that when it comes to tobacco, the focus should be on educating people about its negative effects rather than on forcefully making them quit smoking.
People welcome taxi park radio
Nyabugogo bus terminal is a hectic place even on slow days, and getting some message through to the hundreds of travelers there is as good as impossible. That is, until Ijwi rya Gare (the voice of the bus terminal) arrived at the scene in 2010.
Business district construction imminent
With the expropriation and demolition of lower Kiyovu having been completed in 2008, many people wonder why most of the land there still lies open, and only a handful construction sites are to be seen.
President Kagame urges youth to be engine of growth
President Paul Kagame has called upon youth to be the driving force in rebuilding the country and accelerating national development.
Artists urged to focus on the message
Senator Jean Damascène Bizimana has called on artists, especially musicians, to focus in their work first on the message, before the melody. He made the remarks on Saturday as the staff of ministry of sports and culture and affiliated organizations remembered members from the sports and culture communities killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis.
Budget: Bold move to self-reliance starts
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Claver Gatete on Thursday unveiled before parliament a highly optimistic budget for 2013/14 financial year that reflects a move towards less reliance on external financial support.
Belgian Cooperation Minister assured of strong ties with Rwanda
The Belgian Minister for Public Enterprises and Development Cooperation, Jean-Pascal Labille, has said ties with Rwanda remain strong and that his country is committed to continued support towards Rwanda’s development projects.
People still distrust weather forecasts – Meteorology Agency
Rwandan society has not enough knowledge about weather and the climate changes, and therefore measures should be taken in order to raise awareness and make people rely more on weather forecasts. This was the conclusion of a meeting of the Rwanda Meteorology Agency with different partners yesterday which looked at ways of strengthening dissemination of weather and climate information.
Students admit arson at Byimana school
Six O’level students from Byimana School of Sciences have confessed to the police that they are the ones who caused fire outbreaks at the school by setting mattresses in the dormitories on fire.
