News
President announces resettling of Northern displaced people this year
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday (04) that he will resettle all displaced persons in the North in 2024.The President commenced his four-day visit to Jaffna on Thursday, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
Addressing the Jaffna and Kilinochchi District Coordinating Committee meeting on Thursday evening, Wickremesinghe said there should not be any displaced persons by 2025.
He instructed relevant officials to draw up a plan to resettle all those displaced, the PMD said. President Wickremesinghe acknowledged the economic hardships faced by the public and assured that public servants would receive economic relief after the Thai Pongal celebration this year.
He said that more relief will be provided with the stabilization of the country’s economy.The President added that there will be a three percent GDP growth in 2024. This will increase to five percent in 2025.
The President also asked officials about the status of missing persons. He was told that the official tally of missing persons, in Jaffna, is 1788. Members of 1289 families with missing persons have been interviewed. The President directed officials to interview the remaining 500 cases within the next six months.
The discussions focused on key areas such as resettlement, education, health, land, fisheries, agriculture and forest conservation during the meeting. The President urged all Members of Parliament, representing the Northern Province, to actively participate in development programmes.
President Wickremesinghe said the government plans to establish a new economic commission, which will give Sri Lankans the opportunity to present proposals before it. Representatives of the diaspora, too, will be invited to appear before the commission, he said.
The President also expressed his commitment to transforming the Northern Province into a prominent agricultural centre through the modernization of agriculture. He directed officials to expedite land release in the Northern Province and indicated that a definitive decision on the required land for the Palali Airport and security forces would be reached by February.
The President instructed the officials at the Ministry of Lands to visit Jaffna and take immediate steps to address the land problem in the north.President Wickremesinghe also highlighted the allocation of funds in this year’s budget for two water schemes, aiming to resolve the water problem in the north.
News
Cabinet aporives recruitment of Nursing Instructors for Nursing Schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media on Contract Basis
There are 17 nursing schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media including the postgraduate primary nursing school.
There are 142 vacancies in the posts of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) as on 31.03.2026 in those schools while 24 officers are to be promoted to the special grade on 31.12.2025 owing to the vacancies existing in the post of Special
Grade Nursing Officer (Education). Therefore, the number of vacancies is to be 166.
In addition, there are 24 vacancies in the post of Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).
Although at present action has been taken to upgrade the nursing schools to nursing colleges and upgrade the nursing diploma course to nursing degree course, no action has been taken so far to carry out recruitment for the training relevant to the appointment for the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to recruit retired nursing instructors and nursing instructors who served in the nursing schools belonging to the three armed forces and are retired or have resigned legitimately from service to the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) on contract basis.
Latest News
Signing agreement for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility in Sri Lanka
It has been decided to establish a BIMSTEC technology transfer facility in Sri Lanka by entering into a Host Country Agreement at the second leaders’ summit of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) held in New Delhi, India, in 2008, with the objective of enhancing regional cooperation.
The relevant cooperation agreement was signed by the member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC summit on 30-03-2022 in Colombo.
The prime objective of this technology transfer facility is to provide technology, capacity building, and management of intellectual property for the micro, small, and medium-scale
enterprises of the BIMSTEC member countries.
According to the cooperation agreement, an agreement should be entered into between Sri Lanka, as the host country, and BIMSTEC Secretariat for formalizing the legal status, privileges, and immunities of the technology transfer facility.
The drafted agreement has received the relevant institutional approval and legal clearance.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Science and Technology to sign the proposed agreement.
News
The cabinet approves agreement on mutual legal cooperation in criminal matters between the Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea
Approval has been granted at the cabinet meeting held on 11-12-2023 to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka regarding mutual cooperation
in criminal matters.
However, according to the aforementioned approval, the relevant agreement could not be signed between both parties.
Through this agreement, opportunities will be provided
for mutual assistance to other countries in handing over judicial documents and collecting evidence for the use of criminal case matters.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution provided by the Minister of Justice and National Integration to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate in criminal matters.
Cabinet aporives recruitment of Nursing Instructors for Nursing Schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media on Contract Basis
Signing agreement for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility in Sri Lanka
The cabinet approves agreement on mutual legal cooperation in criminal matters between the Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea
Misbah-ul-Haq resigns as Pakistan selector after Test squad upheaval
Amendment of the Quarantine and Prevention of Diseases Ordinance No. 3 of 1897
Cabinet approves donation of USD One Million to the Government of Nepal
‘Dates have the highest sugar content to fight Coronavirus’
Sunday Island 27 December – Headlines
#SundayIsland 17th December – Headlines
Sunday Island – 28th March
Sunday Island Headlines – 21 March
Sunday Island – 21st February – Headlines
-
News5 days agoEight politicians in drug kingpin probe
-
Features3 days ago“Wrap Me Up in My Blazer”— A Gentlemanly Bradby Reminiscence
-
Business5 days agoSri Lanka opens up: A new season of direct connectivity
-
Features7 days agoInsights from Chieftains of Uva: Genealogy of two Kandyan Families – Part II
-
Features5 days agoRedefining ageing in Sri Lanka
-
Latest News5 days agoNepal-Tibet floods: What happened, what caused them and who is missing?
-
Editorial7 days agoWarning of power cuts: El Niño and corruption
-
Features7 days agoExport diversification: Missing the wood for the trees – Part I