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Stamp for late minister A Commemorative stamp will be released today in honour of the late Minister M.D. Banda to coincide with his 89th birth anniversary. The first day cover will be cancelled by Minister of Mass Communication Imtiaz Bakeer Markar at the main ceremony at the Polgahawela Town Hall this morning. This will be followed by a series of other events in Polgahawela the constituency of the late politician. These include the opening of a state-of-the-art communication Centre in the Polgahawela Town. ############ Mangroves Day on March 15 The Saviya Development Foundation has organized a number of programs and activities to mark the Mangroves Day - on March 15 based on the Balaptiiya, Madu Ganga wetlands. Awareness programs for schoolchildren, including field observation tours have been scheduled. These programs are centred around the Galwehera Environment Resource Centre. A community participatory, replanting program will be launched with the aid of the schoolchildren in the region. Besides replanting, the removal of invasive alien plants and the conservation of the precious mangrove species would be given priority. Further, an educational program will be conducted, for community as well as the schoolchildren, on the "Mangrove Habitat", and its uniqueness. The participants would be trained on the identification of the various mangrove spectres, the growth pattern of the plant's from its seedling sate, the botanical knowledge and the social and economic implications, benefits through its biodiversity. Enlightening the fishing community on the fish resources, connected to the mangrove stands, and draw the attention of the community and the fishermen on the development and conservation of the fishery would be among the other special activities scheduled for the Mangroves Day. ############ Death of Kathleen Tyler, last of the British missionaries The death occurred on February 27 in Stutton, England of Mrs. Kathleen M. Tyler, Vice principal of Hillwood college, Kandy from 1939 to 1944. She was the last of the missionaries who served with dedication and laboured hard to impart values to Lankan children. Kathleen Chapman, a graduate in her twenties came to Sri Lanka from England at war and found at hillwood "peace, abundance and loyal students". She met her future husband Rev. Harry Tyler in kandy. He was Army Chaplain serving in the Burma front under Earl Mountbatten. Miss Chapman married Rev. Tyler in 1943. Mrs. Tyler later taught in schools in Egypt, Hongkong and in Queen Mary's School in Helmsley from 1960 when rev. Tyler was Vicar of Husthwaite, Yorkshire. In may 1987 she visited Sri Lanka with her husband for the first time since she left Hillwood when they were given a warm reception by more than a hundred of her past pupils. Mrs. Tyler kept close touch with her pupils, their children and even their grandchildren. On January 5 she celebrated her 91st birthday. She died peacefully on February 27. Her funeral will take place on March 27 at St. Peter's Church, Stutton. A Memorial Service will be held for her by the Past Pupils, Association of Hillwood on a date to be notified later. ############ Be patient, says US ambassador The American Ambassador Ashley Wills said in Jaffna that it is imperative that the displaced persons who lived in the High Security Zone should be resettled in their homes. But there are lots of practical difficulties for the government to allow the displaced persons to resettle. The people should not be hasty to take possession of their lands and homes. I would ask them to be patient and cooperative in this matter. He was speaking to the Jaffna District Members of Parliament, the officials of the consortium of Non Governmental Organisations and Humanitarian Agencies in the Beach Inn at Old Park road Jaffna. He further said he believed that the resettlement of displaced persons in the High Security Zone has to be done in stages. Till then the people should not precipitate the issue. He recalled the bond of friendship between the people of America and Sri Lanka. Like the Americans, the Tamils too are hard working. The Ambassador visited the Jaffna Public Library before he left for Colombo. ############ Death penalty debate in House Cabinet Spokesman Prof G. L. Peiris yesterday denied reports that the Government wanted to reintroduce the death penalty. He said there will be a debate in Parliament on controversial social issues every month where this will also be taken up giving individual MPs the freedom to vote according to their conscience without the influence of party views. |
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