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Taprobane Island, originally called "Galduwa" [1] ("Rock Island" in Sinhalese), is a private island with one villa, located just off the southern coast of Sri Lanka opposite the village of Weligama. The island was renamed after the old Greek word for Sri Lanka by its owner Maurice Talvande (who styled himself as "Count de Mauny Talvande"), who ...
Thomas Coke, the right-hand man of the Reverend John Wesley, was chiefly responsible for the overseas mission to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) that set sail from Portsmouth harbor on 30 December 1813. During the voyage, Coke became ill, died, and was buried at sea on 3 May 1814.
Paul John Whisky is a brand of Indian single malt and single cask whisky, manufactured by John Distilleries.The brand launched in London, England on 4 October 2012. [1] Paul John Whisky is made from Indian 6-row malted barley and, for some variants, imported Islay and Aberdeen peat, distilled in traditional copper pot stills and then matured in charred American Oak casks at the company's ...
George Steuart Group of Companies (George Steuarts) is Sri Lanka's oldest mercantile establishment, having been established in 1835 during British occupation of Ceylon.It is the oldest surviving mercantile firm in the country, with a recorded history dating back to the early 19th century, and is the first on the register of companies in Sri Lanka [1] [2]
The first services were held on the island in 1796 and missionaries were sent to Ceylon to begin work in 1818. [3] The Church now has two dioceses, one in Colombo (covering the Western, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Uva provinces and Ratnapura, Nuwara Eliya and Puttalam districts) and the other in Kurunegala (covering Kurunegala, Kandy, Matale and Kegalla, Anuradapura, Polonnaruwa, districts).
The terminal was founded in 1999 as a joint venture on a 30-year Build Operate Transfer concession and started its operations on 5 September 1999 developing the Queen Elizabeth Quay in the Port of Colombo. [3] SAGT is the largest private sector investment in Sri Lanka and is also the first public-private partnership unit container terminal in ...
Paul returned to Ceylon after obtaining his medical qualifications in the UK. He was appointed a lecturer in anatomy in 1902 and in 1905 he became a pathologist. [1] In 1908 he was appointed a surgeon. [1] Paul's reputation grew and he was appointed senior surgeon at the General Hospital, Colombo, a position he held until his retirement. [1] [4]
The school is now known as St.Paul's School, Milagiriya and is a Government-run educational institution. The Church constructed in the style of a Greek Basilica was consecrated by Bishop E. A. Copleston, Bishop of Colombo. In the 1950s Reverend Canon Ivan Corea built the Rev. Lucien Jansz Memorial.