UN Publishes HTP Statement

By HICGI News Agency New York Updated at 1021 GMT on 09th July 2021 The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has received several statements from international Organisations with Consultative Status with United and are being circulated in accordance with paragraphs 30 and 31 of Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31 Heal the Planet Global Organisation…

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Fake M7 Death News; UG Govt Warns Bloggers

Uganda’s Information & National Guidance Minister Chris Baryomunsi on Tuesday addressed journalists at the Media Centre in Kampala following fake news circulating online about President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. By HICGI News Agency – Updated at 1048 GMT on 07th 07 2021 KAMPALA Several bloggers and and social media accounts on Facebook and YouTube have been…

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43 die in Europe migrant Boat Crisis off Tunisia

Forty-three migrants have drowned after their boat sank off Tunisia, the Tunisian Red Crescent says. Updated at 0116 GTM on Sunday 04th July 2021 The migrants had set off from the Libyan port of Zuwara and were attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. A further 84 were rescued by the Tunisian navy, said…

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US$ 130m Boost for PNG’s Sustainable Economic Recovery

World Bank announces additional support for COVID-19 response and vaccine rollout PORT MORESBY, updated at 0111 GMT on 2nd July, 2021 – By E K Benj  The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$100 million (PGK 352 million equivalent) operation to support Papua New Guinea in its response to COVID-19, and to lay…

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UG to Export Wonder Covidex

By E K Benj updated at 1110 GMT On Wednesday 30th June 2021 KAMPALA – Following approval by National Drug Authority (NDA) for public consumption, the manufacturers of Covidex, a local herbal medicine in supporting treatment for viral infections, including Covid-19 are now targeting international consumers. Speaking to HICGI News Agency, several people who have…

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Unilateral Ethiopia Cease-fire Takes Effect in Tigray

By HICGI News Agency Updated at 2059 GMT on Tuesday June 29, 2021 10:14 Ethiopia’s government has declared a unilateral cease-fire in its Tigray region as the area’s former governing party and troops entered the regional capital, Mekelle, prompting cheers from residents.  The national government made the announcement on state media late Monday, saying the…

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Colombia offers reward after presidential helicopter shooting

Colombia has offered a reward of three billion pesos ($796,000; £573,000) for information about an attack on the president’s helicopter. Iván Duque was nearing Cúcuta airport near the border with Venezuela when his aircraft was hit by gunfire on Friday. Photos released later showed bullet holes in the rotor and tail of the helicopter. Nobody…

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