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GASABO - Religious leaders of various denominations yesterday held a one-day consultative meeting at Hotel Novotel to discuss the East African Community (EAC) political confederation.

GASABO - Green Hills Academy, Wednesday donated educational materials to 80 primary school-going orphans who live in Kinyinya Genocide Survivors’ Community in the Gasabo district.

Johnston Busingye appointed Principal Judge

KAMPALA - An East African Community (EAC) Summit held in Kampala Thursday highlighted progress on a comprehensive roadmap to integrate the two new partner states – Rwanda and Burundi – in its agenda. The Seventh Extraordinary EAC summit, presided over by President Paul Kagame, the EAC Chairperson, and attended by the bloc’s other Presidents except Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza, kicked off late after the conclusion Wednesday of the historic Tripartite Summit.

WASHINGTON - The Pneumococcal Awareness Council of Experts (PACE), will today present the 2008 PACE Global Leadership Award to the Rwandan Ministry of Health. The award ceremony will take place at the Washington based U.S National Press Club and is organised by PACE.

Economists and legislators attending the 2008 Women’s Platform for Action in Africa currently taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa have criticised Africa’s development policies as being patronising, The New Times has learnt via email.

The first ever casino in Rwanda, Casino Kigali, failed to open as promised due to what insiders call unforeseen delays, The New Times has learnt.

Sindiso Ngwenya, the Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Friday called the decision by the three Regional Economic Communities (RECs) to form a Free Trade Area “a bold decision”. 

Kigali City Council (KCC) Wednesday sensitised representatives of 37 Youth Associations situated in the city on the pending implementation of the city’s 50 year Conceptual Master Plan.