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A second new company, Advance Central Services Louisiana, was created to print and deliver the newspaper. The decision to end daily circulation led to protests calling for continued publication for the common good; fifty local businesses wrote an open letter to the Newhouse family, urging them to sell the paper instead since they had stated it ...
WBS TV, also known as Wavah Broadcasting Services Television, was a Ugandan television station that was founded by entrepreneur Gordon Wavamuno in 1997. Wavamuno, a prominent Ugandan businessman, sought to bring about a transformation in Uganda's television industry by offering high-quality programming to viewers.
The Daily Graphic: An Illustrated Evening Newspaper was the first American newspaper with daily illustrations. It was founded in New York City in 1873 by Canadian engravers George-Édouard Desbarats and William Leggo, and began publication in March of that year. It continued publication until September 23, 1889.
The largest state-owned hospital in Uganda is Mulago Hospital in Kampala with around 1,500 beds. It was built in 1962. [1]Ian Clarke, a physician and missionary from Northern Ireland, [2] built the 200-bed International Hospital Kampala, [3] which was the first International Organization for Standardization-certified hospital in the country.
Foreign correspondents were also banned. After the transition to multi-party democracy in 1994, much greater freedom was granted, [1] triggering the birth of many newspapers. Most of these failed quickly due to high costs and the lack of skilled staff. [2] Two main media organisations remain that still publish newspapers.
Bob Kabonero is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of Vienna College. [6] Among his business interests are the Kampala Casino [7] and the Pyramids Casino. [8] He also owns a logistics company, an import goods business, and the Europcar franchise in Uganda. [9]
Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited (UTCL), also (UTel), is an information and communication technology network company in Uganda owned by the government of Uganda. UTel acquired the assets and some of the liabilities of the defunct Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) which was also owned by the Ugandan government. [ 2 ]
The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) is the principal stock exchange of Uganda. It was founded in June 1997. The USE is operated under the jurisdiction of Uganda's Capital Markets Authority, which in turn reports to the Bank of Uganda, Uganda's central bank. [2] The exchange opened to trading in January 1998.