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April 03, 2011

Genocide suspect arrested in France

A man indicted by Rwanda on six counts, including Genocide and conspiracy to commit Genocide, was recently arrested in France, The Sunday Times has learnt.
Even though French authorities had by yesterday reportedly not officially communicated to the Rwandan government on this arrest, sources say Tito Barahira, a former Bourgmestre (Mayor) of Kabarondo Commune in the former Kibungo Prefecture, was arrested in Toulouse, France.

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BK to introduce deposit taking ATMs
Bank of Kigali (BK), the country`s leading lender announced its plans to rollout new Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) that accept deposits. The Bank said the innovation aims at improving access to the Bank’s products and services.The development will make the Bank the first financial institution to introduce such banking technology. Financial institutions are currently using ATMs that only allow clients to withdraw.

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THE junior wasps have every reason to double their efforts ahead of the upcoming 2011 Fifa U-17 World Cup in Mexico after receiving good support from the government.Spearheaded by the president Paul Kagame, the government has started a campaign ‘Tujyane Mexico n’Amavubi U-17’ which literally means ‘sticking with the youngsters throughout their build-up to the World Cup.’

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The 1989 movie, Dead Poets Society, was the very first time that I ever heard that Latin phrase, Carpe Diem, used and I must say I fell in love with it.‘Carpe diem’ (seize the day) is a philosophy that more of us should heed as we go through this life. Carpe diem is all about taking the opportunities that life hands you and squeezing all the juice out of them, making sure that there is no regret when the opportunities that you so scorned are no longer within your grasp

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Following news events these days has become such a tough call that sometimes it feels as enigmatic as following a cricket game without knowing the rules. There is (hot) news from Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Japan, Ivory Coast and even India.
 By the time of writing this, I was still waiting to know who would win the 2011 Cricket World Cup between hosts India and Sri Lanka. I was also waiting to find out whether Laurent Gbagbo was still not interested in accepting the title of former Ivorian president as his rival’s forces were closing in on Abidjan. ... Read More »

Less than a year ago some residents of Nyabihu and Rubavu districts were evicted from Gishwati forest, to help conserve and protect it from encroachment through illegal practices.Due to human activity in the forest, part of which is located in a wetland, Gishwati is prone to landslides. This has further compelled the authorities to relocate the people who were encroaching on the forest.

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The spick-and-span in the City of Kigali has come into being as a result of several deliberate efforts crafted by the policy makers, implemented by the technical staff managing the affairs of the city, with the full embrace and ownership by the Kigali citizenry.

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