Author: Umoja Editor

H&M and Zara are two fashion giant names have reportedly made use of cotton from farms that are associated to massive deforestation, corruption, violence, and land-grabbing in Brazil. This has been stated by a report by Earthsight, an environmental group. The name of the report was “Fashion Crimes”.  The report was based on satellite images, shipment records, court rulings, along with an undercover investigation. The report suggested that the company made use of “tainted cotton” that have been farmed by the two of the biggest agribusiness firms of Brazil, namely Horita Group and SLC Agricola. There have been abuses associated…

Read More

Historical Events On This Day In 1355, more than 100 Jews of Toledo were assassinated by the  Count Henry of Trastamara. In 1579, the Congress of Cologne was formed in the Netherlands. In 1644,  Louis XIV of France inaugurated the Palace of Versailles. In 1700, William Penn started regular meetings for African freedom activists. In 1718, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville founded New Orleans. In 1727,  Empress Catherine I of Russia expelled Jews from Ukraine. In 1789, the first American Presidential inaugural ball was held. In 1800, the Indiana Territory was organized. In 1847, the American Medical Association was organized.…

Read More

On this day, May 7,1355: Twelve hundred Jews of Toledo Spain were killed by Count Henry of Trastamara.  The Jews were caught between the opposing forces in a fight between King Peter and Count Henry, his half-brother who sought the throne for himself.  The events surrounding this dynastic quarrel marked the beginning of the decline of the Jewish community in Spain. Henry was as hostile to the Jews as his brother Peter had been friendly. In order to pay Bertrand du Guesclin’s mercenaries, he imposed a war contribution of twenty thousand gold doubloons on the already heavily oppressed community of Toledo,…

Read More

LaLiga team Girona have qualified for the Champions League for the first time in the club’s 94-year history, with Saturday’s 4-2 win against Barcelona moving the side into second spot and guaranteeing a top four finish this season. rday’s 4-2 win against Barcelona moving the side into second spot and guaranteeing a top four finish this season. Girona face a wait for UEFA clearance to play in next season’s Champions League due to partner club Manchester City also securing a place in the 2024-25 competition, several sources reported on Monday. LaLiga team Girona have qualified for the Champions League for…

Read More

Paris 2024 is getting ready to face an unprecedented challenge in terms of cybersecurity, with organisers expecting a huge pressure on the Games this summer. Organised crime, activists and states will be the main threats during the July 26-Aug. 11 Olympics and the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics. Paris 2024, who have been working hand in hand with the French national agency for information security (ANSSI), and cybersecurity companies Cisco and Eviden are looking to limit the impact of cyber attacks. “We can’t prevent all the attacks, there will not be Games without attacks but we have to limit their impacts…

Read More

Malaysia. A senior citizen has been sentenced to jail for a month and fined RM3,000 by the Kuala Kubu Baru Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded guilty to misusing the King’s picture on a car he was driving. P. Ramasamy, 66, was sentenced after pleading guilty to a charge under Section 4A(1) of the Election Offences Act 1954 for malicious intent after it was read out to him before Magistrate Siti Fatimah Talib on Monday (May 6). She ordered Ramasamy to begin his jail term from the date of his arrest on May 4 and a further 10 months’ jail if…

Read More

Ten Hag had his say on Sancho’s future earlier this week JADON SANCHO has no plans to return to Manchester United once his loan deal at Borussia Dortmund expires next month. And the Champions League semi-finalists are ready to open talks with the Red Devils about extending his stay in Germany. Dortmund know they are unlikely to be able to afford the price tag for a permanent deal for the 24-year-old this summer. So they plan to ask about the possibility of signing him for another year – with an option or obligation to buy at the end of the 2024/5…

Read More

The Federal Government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission, is set to delist the naira from all Peer-to-Peer platforms to reduce the manipulation of the local currency value in the foreign exchange market The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Emomotimi Agama, stated this during a virtual conference with blockchain stakeholders on Monday. This is projected to be included in a series of regulations scheduled for rollout in the upcoming days. This resolution seeks to tackle manipulation of the local currency’s value in the foreign exchange market. Agama said: “That is one of the things that must be done to save…

Read More

Besigye and his team were in ;Lira on what ;was termed a mobilisation tour. Whereas ;a huge public address system ;was set up at Lira City at Lango Quran Primary School ground, ;a sizable crowd turned up at the venue. Before the rally, ;Besigye accompanied by Francis Mwijukye, Salaam Musumba, Dr Okello Ekwaro, and ;Amb Wasswa Birigwa among others, went to Amac in Lira district to lay a wreath on the grave of Mary Okullu, the former Presidential Advisor. As the team returned to Lira City to address the people, Besigye was escorted by a handful of about two dozen…

Read More

Police has arrested a Chinese National for allegedly selling army uniforms, shoes, and gloves at his shop located at Kasaga Shop No.14. JIN YUNGUNG, aged 33, and resident of Ganda, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district was arrested on 3rd May, 2024 in a coordinated intelligence led operation. https://umojastandard.com/2024/05/07/here-are-ugandan-mps-ministers-who-dislike-themselves-most-probably-cant-eat-on-the-same-plate/ According to Luke Owoyesigyiere, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Mr. YUNGUNG was found operating a shop involved in the illegal sale of government property, specifically army uniforms, shoes, and gloves. “During the operation, significant quantities of military equipment were seized from Mr. YUNGUNG’s premises, including uniforms resembling those of the UPDF and SFC.…

Read More