Over 600 youths from 13 districts within the Albertine region will attain free vocational and technical skills to enable them work in the oil and gas sector. This will be made possible when President Yoweri Museveni launched the Albertne Region Bursary Scheme which seeks to help hundreds of youths acquire vocational and technical education on Thursday, this week. The Hoima Resident District Commissioner, Kisembo Araali told journalists on Monday that the project will be launched at Booma grounds, Hoima. He said the president had confirmed his presence. The targeted districts are Hoima, Masindi, Kabarole, Buliisa, Kagadi, Kikuube, Kiryandongo, Kibaale, Nebbi, Bunyangabu, Kakumiro, Nwoya and Kyenjojo. The beneficiaries must be residents of those districts and Ugandans by nationality. The training which targets senior four leavers and above will last for six months in courses like construction, agro-processing, tourism, technical and vocational skills among others at different training centres including Uganda Technical…

A Hippopotamus has mauled a Fisherman at River Nguse in Kagadi district and injured two others. The attack occurred around 7:00pm on Sunday evening. It is alleged that the three fishermen whose identities were not readily available by the time of filing this story were fishing when the Hippo hit their canoe. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson, says the Hippo grabbed one of the fishermen and disappeared with him in the river.He says the other two made an alarm that attracted the area residents who came to their rescue. They sustained injuries on the head, chest, legs hands, face and stomach. They were rushed to Kagadi hospital for medical attention. He was rashed from the hospital by a team of officers from the Police Marine Department together with officials from Uganda wildlife Authority-UWA had been dispatched to the area to such for the body. Efforts to get a…