"GMOA Is Trying To Destroy Midwifery Training Of Nurses Through Midwives'-Public Services Nurses Union

The Public Services Nurses Union (PSNU) has today charged that the real reason behind  the opposition of Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) to the Midwifery Training given to Nurses is none other then   blocking  Nurses from obtaining university degrees .speaking at a press briefing held at PSNU Headquarters in Abayaramaya Temple in Colombo today(20)a senior nursing officer attach to PSNU Mrs.Amitha Padmakumara has said that GMOA is using Midwives as a weapon to prevent the midwifery training of nurses and they have no right to do that as midwifery training has given to nurses way back from 1886.

"Midwives should have realized that the GMOA is showing their support to them  in this issue for their own benefit and not because they really love midwives" she has stressed.

Police Special Task Force Has Arrested 23 Persons With 40,000 Kilo Grammes Of Refused Tea

The Police Special Task Force has arrested 23 persons with 40,000 Kilo Grammes of refused Tea prepared to be exported at two stores  in Polgahawela Area .the Special Task Force which has carried the raid according to the  information received through their intelligence unit first arrested a container contained 14,000 Kilo Grammes of refused tea and later arrested 20,000 Kilo Grammes of refused tea inside a ware house.

The arrested suspects were further interrogated according to the special task force.

Annual Midwifery Training For Government Nurses Has Commenced

The annual Midwifery Training for Government Nurses has commenced today(17) at around 18 centers attach to Government Hospitals despite the opposition from Government Midwives Union according to the Public Services Nurses Union(PSNU) .the training  will be held for one year period PSNU said.

The Midwives attach to Government Hospitals and MOH Offices have launched one day sick note campaign  and a protest campaign in front of the Health Ministry yesterday(16)by opposing the Midwifery Training given to government nurses.the striking midwives numbering 5000 were walked towards the official residence of president mahinada rajapksha the temple trees and conducted a protest there too demanding to stop midwifery training given to nurses.

Meanwhile commenting on midwives demand the president of public services nurses union venerable muruththettuwe ananda thero has said midwifery training has given to nurses since 1886 and midwives have no right to oppose the midwifery training given to the  nurses .

Government Hospital Nurses To Stage A Protest Campaign In Front Of 600 Hospitals

The Government Hospital Nurses have decided to launch an Island wide protest campaign in front of around 600 hospitals this Friday(17) by opposing the demand of government midwives to remove labor training given to Nurses at present .

Thousands of Hospital Nurses will join this protest campaign scheduled to be held in front of hospitals from 12 noon to 1 p.m on Friday according to Public Services Nurses Union and Government Nursing Officers Union.

Meanwhile Government Midwives Union has announced that around 3000 thousand of their members are scheduled to be launched an island wide token strike tomorrow (16)and will hold a protest campaign in front of the Health Ministry this morning as a protest to
labor training given to government hospital nurses.

Cabinet Has Approved A Proposal Of Importing Dairy Cows To Uplift Local Milk Indsutry

The Cabinet has approved a proposal of importing 20,000 Dairy Cows from Netherlands in view of uplifting  the local Milk Industry.the Cabinet has approved this proposal of importing cows presented by President Mahinda Rajapaksha as the minister of Finance government sources said. .these cows will be importing to Sri Lanka under a  loan scheme provided by a Dutch Bank  according to  Sources.

Under this cabinet proposal 4500 dairy cows to be imported from foreign countries and from this around 2000 cows already have been imported from Australia sources have added.

Midwives To Launch An Islandwide Strike And Protest On 16th

All Midwives attach to Government Hospitals and MOH Offices are due to launch an island wide strike on this Thursday(16) according to Sri Lanka Midwives Union.the striking midwives are scheduled to meet in Colombo on Thursday morning at 10 a.m and due to hold a protest campaign in front of the Ministry Of Health.


The Sri Lanka Midwives Union is conducting this strike and protest campaign by demanding  stop giving  Labor Training for Government Nurses.

Twenty Seven Health Catogories To Launch A Four Hour Strike On Thursday

Health Workers belongs to 27 grades in hospital sector are due to be launched an island wide four hour strike on this Thursday(16) from 8 a.m to 12 noon by demanding solutions for nine of their service demands according to All Ceylon Health Workers Union.the hospital minor staff,lift operators,telephone operators ,Staff Assistants are among the health categories that scheduled to be participated the strike action.