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  • Butare Diocese Celebrates 50 years

    Butare Catholic diocese has celebrated 50 years of existence since 1961.

    The holly mass to celebrate the golden jubilee was held at Butare parish cathedral on Sunday September 9.

    The diocese started with 17 parishes. Today the parishes have grown to 25 which the Catholic Church says is testimony of success of evangelism.

    Conducted by late Monsignor Jean Baptiste Kahamanyi and Monsignor Phillipe Rukamba currently in charge.

    The diocese has since registered several achievements including schools (preparatory to university).

    Rendering special services to children with disabilities, improving standards of living of faithful in the diocese and mostly repairing broken souls destroyed during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

  • Police Cautions Motorists

    As the rainy season sets in, Rwanda National Police has warned motorists against careless driving and over speeding during the rainy season.

    According to the RNP website, drivers are instructed to respect traffic rules and avoid careless driving which always leads to fatal road accidents.

    Rain makes the road slippery and reduces visibility. It can make it more difficult to stay on a road, to stop, or to avoid colliding with other vehicles.

    If you can’t stop your car in time that’s when accidents happen, most especially following poor mechanical conditions of vehicles.

    Passengers, pedestrians, car owners and drivers are urged to take responsibility of maintaining road safety to avoid such accidents. Preventing these accidents is practically feasible.

    On Saturday Tumusabire Xavroine 27, was knocked and died on spot in Nyarugenge District, Muhima Sector ,Amahoro cell as a result of two simultaneous accidents of Toyota Corolla RAB 775 D and Toyota Carina RAA 918 V the cause of the accident was break failure.

    In other six separate road accidents, in Nyarugenge, Gasabo, Kicukiro and Rubavu one victim died later in the hospital while other victims sustained serious injuries.

  • Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner Flys to Rwanda

    Ethiopian carrier today flew its Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner into Rwanda where it touched ground at Kigali International Airport at about 2:30 PM.

    It’s the first time such a plane has been in Africa after making its maiden trips to Addis Ababa-Ethiopia, Entebbe-Uganda and Nairobi-Kenya.

    The dreamliner has carrying capacity of 270 passengers.

    Representing government of Rwanda at the event, Kamanzi James noted that Rwanda will have acquired such Boeing 787-800 Dreamliners by 2015 that will be plying several global routes.

  • Man Arrested over Fake Money

    A man identified as J.Baptiste Sibomana 27, was arrested by police in Kivuruga trading center with 06 fake notes of five thousand francs (5,000frw) he is held at Gakenke police station for further investigation.

    Gakenke District Police Commander Chief Inspector of police (CIP) Donat Kinani said, “Two cases of counterfeit were registered in August. We are particularly pleased with the collaboration of the public”, He said.

    Those still harboring tendencies to counterfeit currency should get to know that Police will not hesitate to pursue and arrest them.

    Police urges everyone to be vigilant when receiving money or refer to those using bank notes detectors to help them check their money.

    The banks should also inspect money before offering any service requiring money transaction to avoid being cheated, noting that counterfeit is a criminal act, hence punishable by law.

    Counterfeit is dangerous to the country’s economy and also affects social economical development of individual income since it can lead to inflation and lose of money value.

  • Sitting Volleyball: Rwanda 2nd Best in Africa

    After crashing Moroco 3 sets against 1, in the Paralympics games in London, UK, the Rwandan sitting Volleyball team has risen to the second position in Africa and took ninth position among the 10 teams that participated in the Paralympics.

    For the 7th and 8th Positions, China beat Britain 3 sets against nil for Britain.

    Two teams including Bosnia and Iraq competed for Gold beat Rwanda in Group B.

    Emile Vuningabo the Rwandan sitting volleyball team captain said before they played Moroco, they first made thorough planning.

    Their win gives the Rwandan team hopes of playing in the 2016 Paralympics games that will be held in Brazil.

  • 3 Rwandans Die in Car Accident in Uganda

    Three Rwandan nationals reportedly died in an accident in when the car they were travelling in was knocked down by a cargo truck.

    The incident took place at Nkoni, Masaka district in neighbouring Uganda.

    The Car was reportedly from Rwanda and was heading to Uganda’s capital Kampala.

    Ngarambe François Régis an eye witness and a Rwandan who was at the scene told IGIHE that a Rwandan saloon Car RAB 882Z crashed into a DRC registered cargo truck(5823 AA/19).

    The drive of the Rwandan car sustained serious injuries and was whisked to Mulago Hospital for urgent medical attention.

    The Congolese cargo truck was carrying petroleum products destined to Rwanda when it knocked down the Rwandan registered car.

    Passengers in the truck were not hurt though the truck was damaged.
    Eye witnesses said the accident could have been caused by the Rwandan car which was driving on the wrong side due to less familiarity with Ugandan Roads on which they keep left yet in Rwanda road users keep Right.

    The Rwandan passengers are said to have been destined for Burial in Uganda, because wreaths of flowers were found in the car they were travelling in.

  • Make Solid Relationship With Employers

    An interview is an opportunity to meet your possible future colleagues.

    They’re not the only ones making decisions – you’ll also be sizing up whether you want to work with them.

    It is the first real opportunity you’ll have to start to build a relationship with people who may be pivotal to your career success for many years to come.

    Sarah Rozenthuler has coached hundreds of people over the last 10 years to perform at their best during high stakes interactions. Here is what she terms as the small things that make a big difference.

    Create a ‘to be’ list

    Entry is everything so think about how you want to “show up” at the interview. What qualities do you want to demonstrate? Decide in advance how you intend to come across – for example as confident, reliable or dynamic.

    For example, to show confidence, make sure you can talk fluidly about your strengths and successes without bragging.

    Make it more of a conversation

    The more you can make the interview a two-way exchange, the more likely you are to relax. Make the most of this opportunity to gather information, get to know your prospective colleagues and catch a glimpse of the way they do things.

    Come to the interview with some insightful questions prepared. Don’t trot out the same old questions that every candidate is likely to ask such as what the opportunities for promotion are.

    Read the company’s website and research their performance, whether on the stock market or the league tables, so that your lines of inquiry are on point.

    Body language, eye gaze and gestures all play their part in an interview. If you find it hard to look someone in the eye, you risk being judged as untrustworthy

    Be comfortable talking about money

    Even if the job comes with an advertised salary, you may be asked what your salary expectations are. Anticipate this question and, off-line, practise saying your answer out loud.

    If you want to be paid more than the ad suggests, be prepared to give your reasons, as you’ll need to justify your request.

    Know your strengths

    Be prepared to articulate your ‘unique selling points’. Give this question serious consideration. Think about your own combination of strengths – for example, are you that rare individual who is creative, proactive and reliable?

    Before you go to the interview, complete this sentence, ‘I am someone who…’ Write down your answer and reflect on your response. Think about feedback you’ve had from friends, family and other people who have affirmed your sense of who you are.

    Be prepared to talk about your weaknesses

    Anticipate being asked about your shortcomings. This is a sensitive subject that needs a careful response. Don’t be insincere, such as saying you’re a perfectionist if you’re not.

  • Dangerous Maize Disease Invades Kenya

    In Kenya, maize farmers are increasingly abandoning their crops following an attack by a deadly disease (maize lethal necrosis) that has ravaged the crop in various zones, raising concern over food supply in the short run.

    More than 160,000 bags of maize on more than 10,000 hectares in Kenya’s South Rift Valley have been damaged by the disease, which has spread fast to the North Rift, Central, and Eastern Kenya, raising concern over the next season’s crop and national food security.

    The disease destroys cells, hindering crop maturity of the popular H614 variety that nearly 80% of farmers have adopted.

    “We have stopped planting maize for the past three months. Every maize plant dies and this has caused panic in Narok and surrounding areas,” said Hugo Wood, a Narok farmer.

    Wood said that some 50,000 tonnes of the Olerai 46 variety, sourced from Narok, which was undergoing breeding were rejected by Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (Kephis) raising fears that the disease could be seed-based and not viral as earlier reported by researchers.

  • Business Advisors Complete Civic Education

    Four hundred and sixteen Proximity Business Advisors September 8, closed a nine day civic education and business skills training.

    The training focused on empowering them to provide business skills through coaching, counseling and provision of other advisory services that are close and accessible to rural micro enterprises while responding to real needs in the rural business setting.

    The Minister of Trade and Industry, François Kanimba noted that 416 participants completing the training is a sizeable and energetic group that carries the responsibility to ignite an entrepreneurial culture in communities across the country, support new business creation and foster business expansion to create new jobs.

    “In order to kick-start the proximity business advisory initiative, a common training was organized to ensure a harmonized and shared understanding of the business advisory scheme as an unconventional move to pursue accelerated private sector growth and ultimately attain rapid economic growth to the tune of 11.5% per annum”, the Minister said.

    He added that the success of the scheme will be judged by the number of SMEs born/grow, the jobs created directly by new businesses established as well as existing businesses. The tasks ahead have clear impact if undertaken effectively.

    Participants in the training have called for adequate facilitation to be able to reach out to the community especially transport, communication, office materials and equipment.

    Minister François Kanimba promised that the Ministry of Trade and Industry and its Partners will continue to garner support for SME development and private sector growth in general.

    As they go back to their respective districts and sectors, the Proximity Business Advisors (PROBAs) vowed to ensure that local entrepreneurs have easier access to business services (training, business management and marketing, access to finance).

    According to the 2011 Establishment census 52.3% are engaged in whole sale and trade and 27% are in accommodation and food services.

    The whole PROBA arrangement is expected to serve as a feedback mechanism to all stakeholders engaged in SME development to help partners provide meaningful and relevant support for entrepreneurship development across the country.

    PROBA is a scheme designed to reach out to rural micro and small enterprises with the support of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through PPPMER II Project (Projet pour la Promotion des Petites et Micro Enterprises Rurales).

    The training has been a blend of civic education and business Skills organized and delivered through collaboration with “Itorero ry’Igihugu” and other partners; the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the Rwanda Development Board, the Ministry of Defense, the Rwanda National Police, the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission, the Business Development Fund, the Association of Microfinance in Rwanda (AMIR) and the Rwanda Cooperative Agency.

  • New AIDS-like Disease Discovered

    Just as the world inched closer towards an HIV vaccine, researchers have identified a new disease with Aids-like symptoms.

    The discovery is unlike anything the medical field has seen before, says Dr Sarah Browne of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and who led a team of scientists in identifying the new condition.

    “What we know is that this is not HIV, is not transmitted from one person to the other, but weakens the body’s capacity to fight infections just like HIV does,” Dr Browne told DN2 from the US in an e-mail conversation last week.

    Researchers are puzzled by one large study in Thailand and Taiwan, where adults at the age of around 50 were found to have little immunity against infections.

    These people did not have HIV and their CD4 (a group of white blood cells that gives the body immunity against infections) counts were normal.

    The team has named the disease Adult-Onset Immunodeficiency, which has also been found in Americans of Asian descent.

    It has not yet been confirmed whether the new disease has spread to Africa, but researchers do not rule out that possibility.

    “We know there are many others out there, including many cases mistaken for tuberculosis in some countries,” Dr Browne had told CBS in an earlier interview, pointing to a likelihood of a misdiagnosis that could help the disease spread undetected.

    Signal-blocking Chemical

    The condition was found in people aged about 50, Dr Browne explains, indicates that the condition is not acquired at birth but later in life.

    The team also explained that the Aids-like symptoms were not confined within family groups, suggesting that this was not a hereditary problem.

    Because it is not inherited, doctors have ruled out the idea that a single gene could be responsible for the condition.

    A normal body produces chemical signals that tell it when to start fighting germs or other infections.

    However, in people with this new condition, the body produces another substance that switches off this disease-fighting capacity.

    This is exactly what happens in HIV, even though there is an absence of such a virus in the new discovery, which also does not affect the body’s white cells (CD4).