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Director of operations at Historic Fort Steuben and the Steubenville Visitors Center. One of my favorite books growing up was a children’s book by West Virginia resident and Weirton native Anna Egan Smucker. Her book “No Star Night” was enchanting, and one I personally resonated with since it takes place in town. The book is still in print, and I encourage anyone who grew up in our area in the 1950s to get a copy and share it with their loved ones. Without spoiling it, the climax of the s...

By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP lawmaker Sanjeewa Edirimanne yesterday (9) said a probe had to be held into efforts to divert public attention by blaming 2019 Easter attacks on the then SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa and SLPP founder Basil Rajapaksa.  Responding to The Island queries after he and several other SLPP lawmakers lodged a complaint at the police headquarters in respect of a statement made by Kurunegala District SJB MP Asoka Abeysinghe over the weekend, the Kalutara Di...

Private sector involvement in developing ports became a critical necessity in the 1980s due to a host of reasons. The bottleneck effect caused due to congestion in ports, had a considerable strain on the efficiency of distribution chains, which is an important factor that needed attention. In this backdrop, government investments into port development were seen as a “White Elephant Syndrome”. Amplified by recurring port congestion, consequent chronic service failures, were mainly attribute...

by Dulara Vithana, Bhanushi Perera and Kaushalya Kariyawasam The term, ‘online’, pertains to the Internet. The ‘consumer’ is a person who buys things or enlists services. Therefore, the ‘online consumer’ can be defined as a person who engages in activities and achieves his goals through the use of internet and social media networks. With increasing globalization, humans are becoming busier and more dependent on the Internet. As a result, the number of people who used computers and t...

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa in conversation in Parliament on Feb 11, 2021. It was President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s fourth visit to Parliament since the inauguration of the new session (pic courtesy PMD) By Shamindra Ferdinando National Freedom Front (NFF) leader, Wimal Weerawansa, MP, recently caused quite a political storm by calling for the […]