Although they’re not too well-remembered today, Emile Ford & the Checkmates accomplished the serious feat of charting a number one British single in 1959, opening up a recording career that lasted four years. Ford was born Emile Sweetman on October 16, 1937, in Castries, St. Lucia in the British West Indies. He came to ...

Sayings of the wise ! – Words of Wisdom Never cry for someone who hurts you, just smile and say: “Thanks for giving me a chance to find someone better than you.”   The post Sayings of the wise ! – Words of Wisdom appeared first on eLanka. Source link ...

Most interesting. Highly disciplined students. Eyes down hard at work under the supervision of an ever watchful teacher. A picture paints a thousand words. Extrapolating, I cannot see anyone of these being around. Back in the day, the students used to sit two by two on similar desks, maybe they ...

Nominations are now open for the prestigious Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing (MACA) Media Awards. Acting Minister for Seniors Geoff Lee says two new categories have been added this year for Influencers on social media and for media that has focused its efforts on Responding in Crisis, especially with the impact of COVID-19 ...

Colombo – November 24th, 2020 marks the 47th death anniversary of Marhoom Dr. A. M. A. Azeez, founder of the All Ceylon Young Men’s Muslim Association Conference (ACYMMAC). On this day we call into mind the timeless values for which he stood in his wide range of activities. A respected ...

Photo Source:Island “The Burghers were a merry, lotWith  song and dance and many a ‘shot’Were drivers, guards in the Cee Gee ArFor higher jobs were  below  par” This is only partly true. It was a small segment of Burghers who worked in the CGR and as they would have said ...

  Hot Pepper CHILI EATING CONTEST (Challenge) Saturday 26th September 2015 held in the grounds of the University of Bath. Starting off with the Jalapeno to the Serrano we take it easy and then get a little hotter with Scotch Bonnets and Habanero and moving on to the Ghost Naga ...

  Iconic Kandy Lake enhances the beauty of Kandy City with glistening waters during the day and illuminated waters with reflections of colorful lights of nearby buildings at night…Abundant with avifauna, schools of fish swimming near the surface of the Lake… Many species of aquatic life near the shores… Trees ...

Brought to you by – John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) is a leading equity brokerage house in Sri Lanka and is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), the largest listed entity on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). We are one of 15 founding ...