Merrick Gooneratne Archives

Maris Stella in the 1950s and 60s – by GEORGE BRAINE Merrick Gooneratne’s recent article on the centenary of Maris Stella College, Negombo, rekindled my memories of the school from the late 1950s and early 60s. Maris Stella had classes from Standard Two. For lower and upper kindergarten (as they were called those days), all boys attended Ave Maria Convent, along with girls, of course. One teacher I recall is Sr. Mary Imelda, diminutive but a formidable force. As she taught, her two dogs, spoiled rotten by the children, roamed the classroom. Maris Stella sits on the road that extends from Colombo to Chilaw, and beyond to Puttalam and Anuradhapura. Despite the heavy traffic on the road, the school displays a somewhat serene ambience because of the large, well maintained playground, and the lovely main building set some distance from the road. Two storied, with a lengthy Italianesque facade, the main ...

eLanka Newsletter – 2nd March 2022 – 1st Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “ENGLISH HISTORY” – by Des Kelly What Sri Lanka must learn from their India thrashing – By Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne: eLanka Sports Editor) Cricket Yarns with RH6 – Ep 2 – Harry Solomons – Founder and Owner of Kingsgrove Sports Centre Peterite Centenary Dinner Dance – Organised by St. Peter’s College Colombo, OBU UK Branch – La Bamba Nite 2022 Sihinayaki Re’with youngest Guest twenty three year old Sumeera Gunasekera born abnormal – by Sunil Thenabadu SRI LANKA NEWS (FEBRUARY 2022) Compiled by Victor Melder. Andrea Bocelli & Mattoe Bocelli-Holy night cross hall “GOAL-KEEPER EXTRAORDINAIRE” – by Des Kelly U.S. Ambassador Chung Presents Credentials to President Rajapaksa He was an erudite scholar and researcher-by Dr.Preethi Wijegoonewardene H. R. Jothipala: Sinhala Cinema’s Most Popular ...