A Fire Has Damaged Jaya Container Terminal In Ports Authority

A fire was broke out in a ware house at Jaya Container Terminal early this morning causing heavy damages to the ware house ports authority sources said.fire fighters rushed to the scene doused the fire the sources added.

Government Hospital Nurses To Withdraw From Extra Services On 01st Of June

The Government Hospital nurses are threatening to withdraw  from  extra duties  with effect from 01st of June if the health authorities fails to implement the extra duty payment scheme for nurses proposed  by Public Services Nurses Union(PSNU) recently. according  to PSNU sources due to the current nurses shortage experienced in government hospitals one nurse need to carry a workload  of three nurses to avoid the shortage .

Therefor the proposed extra payment scheme for nurses should be implemented  without a delay PSNU spokesman has said.

Meanwhile the President of PSNU venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero has sent a written request to the health ministry secretary Dr.Nihal Jayathilake asking him to give a solution for the nurses union demand by 30th of May else facing the trade union action.