TCA News
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20 Dec 2016
After the busy weekend schedule, Monday opens with students smartly and meticulously dressed in their school uniforms. Lessons commence at 7:20am and continue up to 10:00am, when the bell rings for a 30-minute break. After the break is over, students assemble at the school main hall. West wing students walk from their wing to East wing to attend the morning assembly. Students seat themselves in a pattern of rows and columns, meanwhile soft music wafts from the entertainment corner. Teachers arrive one at a time, until finally the head teacher and top administrators step through the doorway. They are comprised…
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11 Mar 2014
MONDAY, 03 FEBRUARY 2014 06:55 WRITTEN BY: EDRIS KIGGUNDU & SULAIMAN KAKAIRE At a closed-door meeting late Friday evening, Philip WafulaOguttu was named the surprise new face of the opposition in Parliament. [Side_Content] Philip Wafula Oguttu [/Side_Content] Among his many character traits that define him, five stand out. He is conservative, God-fearing, mature, politically-inexperienced with a corporate background. Whatever word or phrase you find appropriate to describe the new leader of Opposition in Parliament, it is clear that the assessment of Oguttu elicits mixed reactions. Some have hailed Oguttu’s appointment as a masterstroke on the part of Maj Gen MugishaMuntu,…
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01 Nov 2012
Published On: Tue, Jan 17th, 2012 By Francis Kagolo During the Makerere university's 62nd graduation ceremony on Monday 2012, the vice-chancellor, Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba quoted the former US President John F. Kennedy’s words, Baryamureeba stated: “Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource." A total of 11,022 students are to graduate this week, 5,873 (53.3%) of whom are male and 46.7% female. A total of 221 students got first class degrees, down from last year's 236. The university is to award 42 doctorates of philosophy (PhDs), the…
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01 Nov 2012
Published On: Tue, Jan 17th, 2012 PanARMENIAN.Net – Mr. Henry Kerali has been appointed World Bank Regional [Side_Content] Henry Kerali [/Side_Content] Director for the South Caucasus effective July 1, 2012. In this position, Mr. Kerali will oversee the Bank’s program in the three countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia — and lead the development and implementation of the Bank’s Country Partnership Strategies in these countries. He will lead the dialogue with civil society and other development partners. Mr. Kerali will be based in Tbilisi, which hosts the Bank’s Regional Office for the South Caucasus. Mr. Kerali has worked in different regions…
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22 Jan 2012
By Vision Reporter Added 22nd November 2011 03:43 PM Teso College Aloet embarks on pine farming At Teso College Aloet, the school lies on over 1000 acres of land, with three quarters of the land, having a huge potential for crop and animal farming. Well the school has planted over 20,000 pine trees on a 200 acre of land and they hope that they will increase the acreage to cover the whole school. They hope to become self-reliant. Headmaster Sylvester Ocaatum argues that they will use it for timber to make furniture for the school as well as sell the…
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19 Jan 2012
TESO College Aloet in Soroti district on Saturday awarded the Order of Merit to its best performing students for both Ordinary (O) level and Advanced (A) levels for the year 2010. Teachers heading different departments were also rewarded for their outstanding contribution to the school’s academic performance. Teso College is one of the oldest schools in eastern Uganda. The Order of Merit is the most prestigious award given by the school to its former students who excel in Ordinary (O) level and Advanced (A) level examinations. The school also recognized the contribution of the non-teaching staff towards the development of…
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02 Nov 2005
BY RHODA TSE November 2, 2005|3:00 pm TIME magazine will honor Dr. Peter Okaalet at the TIME Global Health Summit in New York City on November 1–3 as one of two faith-based heroes battling AIDS and other preventable diseases through churches. However, Dr. Okaalet says he was not always convinced of the necessity of working from a faith aspect. As a young doctor, Dr. Okaalet watched his friend die of HIV/AIDS while in his arms. His friend, frail and thin from the wasting disease, could barely speak. He whispered, “What more could you do to save my life?” [Side_Content] Dr.…
