The presentation of appointment letters to 3147 people recruited into the nursing service in the country is scheduled to be held tomorrow (24 May) at 9.30 a.m. at the Assembly Hall of the Temple Trees premises.

In a statement, the Department of Government Information states this is the first time in the history of the nursing service in this country that appointment letters have been issued to such a large number of people at once.

The department further said that concurrently with this event, promotions will also be conferred on 79 special grade officers in the nursing service.

The event, which will be held under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and with the participation of the Minister of Health, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, is scheduled to be attended by a group of officials, including the Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Specialist Dr. Anil Jasinghe. (Newswire)

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Election monitoring bodies have raised concerns over the National All Ceylon Nursing Conference held under the patronage of National Peoples Power (NPP) Leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Maharagama on Sunday.

In a letter to the Election Commission, the Campaign for Free & Fair Election (CAFFE) pointed out the attendance of government nursing staff in uniform at the conference.

CAFFE pointed out that using uniforms provided via state funds for election propaganda was unethical and unlawful under the election laws.

Also, in a letter to the National Election Commission, the People’s Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) highlighted that the incident was a violation of election laws. (Newswire)

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Recruitment interviews to select nurses from Sri Lanka for nursing job vacancies in Saudi Arabia were held in Colombo on Tuesday (Feb 27). 

Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara engaged in an observation tour of the interviews which were organized by Dewan Consultant Pvt Ltd.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Employment, in the first round, applicants with a nursing degree were selected. 

A large number of nurses from both the public and private sectors were present at the interview.

The ministry further said in the second round, nursing diploma holders will be interviewed for nursing job vacancies. 

The interviews are being conducted to fill one thousand nursing vacancies in the health sector of Saudi Arabia. (NewsWire)

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