A section of the North Gully that runs through Canterbury, William Street and downtown Montego Bay to empty into the sea. – CWP photo
In September 2020 EU and UN-Habitat provided US$100,000 (approx. J$3M) to fund a Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) for the communities of Canterbury, Albion Lane, William Street (North Gully) and Paradise Rowe. This came in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and Councillor Richard Vernon said then, “They have all the tenets to make an outbreak explosive, as such, pre-emptive actions must be implemented and these implementations must have medium to long term implications.”
In the short-term, however, the loss of jobs fomented by the pandemic created an urgent need for welfare and UN-Habitat was convinced to help satisfy that need.
With temperatures expected to soar to 30 degrees Celcius, health officials are providing residents with tips to beat the heat. Public Health . <a class="moretag" href="https://ww.
Tuesday, 25 May 2021 - 6:30
US State Department updates its Travel Advisory on Sri Lanka to Level 4, or Do Not Travel citing a very high level of COVID-19 in the country.
Travel Advisory on Sri Lanka states
Do not travel to Sri Lanka due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Sri Lanka due to terrorism .
Hirunews spoke to Nancy T. VanHorn, Information Officer, US Embassy Colombo today(25) and she stated that the Terrorism component includes the language from earlier advisories and remains unchanged. According to Nancy T. VanHorn, Information Officer, the Travel
Advisory level was raised to 4 solely due to COVID and not to any terrorism threat information. The Embassy has provided a press release which is given below;
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Development Officer assaulted after distributing relief packages to isolated areas
Development Officer assaulted after distributing relief packages to isolated areas
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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police is investigating an assault of a Development Officer in Hedigama, Piliyandala.
Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana speaking to News 1st said a female Development Officer attached to the Kesbewa Divisional Secretariat was assaulted by a motorcyclist on Sunday (16) evening.
“A special police team was deployed to conduct investigations and the development officer-in-charge of the Delthara (West) Grama Niladhara Division and was involved in providing the Rs. 5000/- relief packages to the people living in the area which is currently placed in isolation,” said the Police Spokesperson.