Kibaale encroachers arrested - June 20, 2011

OVER 30 people have been arrested in an operation to crack down on encroachers in the national forest reserves in Kibaale district.
The operation, which started last Thursday in Kangombe Central Forest Reserve, was mounted by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) and the Police.

Patrick Kaketo, the acting Bunyoro regional NFA manager, said the arrested were found clearing Kangombe forest reserve in search of arable land.
"These people were clearing the forest as they prepared gardens for the coming season," said Kaketo. Read more

Uganda tourism gets own ministry back - June 02 2011

UGANDA (eTN) - President Museveni has indeed re-constituted a separate Ministry of Tourism, leaving trade and industry behind as a stand-alone ministry again to the great relief of the entire industry. The new cabinet minister is the Hon. Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, who already served as state minister in the former ministry of tourism, trade, and industry and has the required insight and, without doubt, the intellect to provide guidance and leadership to the sector. Tourism has of late been suffering of bad publicity as a result of opposition-incited incidents on the streets of Kampala and also from the fallout of bad decisions made by the former minister who gained some serious notoriety when he referred to himself as the "minister for crocodiles." Read more

THE BIRD OBSERVER MAY - 2011:
In December 2010, Richard Jordan, founder of Bellingen birders, led a group of 11 bird watchers to Uganda on a breath-taking bird watching tour. Richard lived for some years in Africa so he was fully conversant with conditions and places and found and ideal tour leader, Herbert Byaruhanga of Bird Uganda Safaris More...

Uganda calm in spite of isolated incidents - 15 April 2011

UGANDA (eTN) - Stage-managed and apparently media-scripted events in recent days have portrayed Uganda as a country "in problems" but far from it.

The "walk to work" scheme by members of the opposition – not all of them it should also be pointed out – shows an intriguing affinity between sections of the media and some opposition leaders, almost as if a role play was being scripted overnight and then put onto the public stage the next morning. Certain media houses are now thought to be in a covert league with sections of the opposition, trying to make headlines and to drive the country's standing and reputation abroad into the ground. Read More

New Uganda tourism master plan in the offing - By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN | Apr 14, 2011

UGANDA (eTN) - The Uganda Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Tourism, Ambassador Onen, has spoken out on the sectoral development, which in the recent past was marred by discontent and squabbles between the public and private sector. While admitting that lack of sufficient funding was to blame for much of the woes of the Uganda Tourist Board, he nevertheless focused on the future and promised to have a new edition of the country's tourism master plan launched later this year. Read more

UWA SET TO BOOST BIRD WATCHING AS A PRIME TOURISM PRODUCT:
A group of 50 bird guides, 21 of them from Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) last week completed a three week intensive birding guiding course with enhanced skills that are expected to promote bird watching in Uganda. The course sponsored by the Uganda Wildlife Authority, Tour operators and the private sector was conducted by the Uganda Safari Guides Association (USAGA) at the Makerere University Biological Field Station (MUBFS), Kanyawara in Kibale National Park, Kabarole district closing last week on May 21. Read More...

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