Preschools in Western Province to reopen next week

09 Feb, 2021

All preschools in the Western Province, except in select areas, will reopen next week.

State Minister Piyal Nishantha de Silva said preschools in places identified as high-risk Covid areas will remain closed.

He said the preschools permitted to reopen will resume operations from 15 February.

All preschools were temporarily closed following the first coronavirus outbreak in March 2020. They were later reopened from 10 August.

However, all preschools were once again temporarily closed following the second wave of the coronavirus which was reported in October 2020. (Colombo Gazette)

Recommended For You

Church praises UN rights chief’s Sri Lankan visit

The recent visit of the UN human rights chief to Sri Lanka should “help the process of searching for truth and justice in our country,” a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Colombo said. “The path of justice is important to reach authentic reconciliation in Sri Lanka,” said Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, head of the archdiocese’s social communications department.” “We have no problems on the interest of the United Nations and we hope it can help the process of searching for truth and justice in o

17 Feb, 2016

Stern action assured against unscrupulous agents

The Government today assured?stern legal action against unscrupulous agents who continue to defraud innocent Sri Lankan workers by taking them abroad through illegal means. Thirty four families of deceased migrant workers in the Middle East were given compensation and salary dues by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva today?at the Foreign Ministry. A total of Sri Lankan Rupees 57 million was awarded to the family members. This was the first awarding ceremony held at the m

17 Feb, 2016

Government defends move to evict shanty dwellers

The Government today defended the move to evict a group of shanty dwellers in the Thotalanga area saying they were given houses at an alternate location but yet they had come back and taken over Government land illegally. Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said that the situation which arose in?Thotalanga yesterday and today cannot be compared to what took place when the former Government was in power. The former Government had at the time been accused of forcefully evicting shanty dwellers and

17 Feb, 2016

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.