CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW PETERITE MELBOURNE OBU COMMITTEE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2022/23 (Names in Order Of Attached Photograph) Rugby Group               – Dilan Abeyagoonewardena Vice Patron                  – Chanka Perera Cricket Group             – Erantha Asela Auditor                          – Yohan Soza General Member        – Antonio Martyn 70’s Group                   –  Brian Jayasingha Treasurer                      – Valentino Periera President Emeritus     – Jerome Chandrasekera President                      – Ajith Perera Vice Preisdent              – Niroshan De Cruze Secretary                      – Sheyene Algama Membership Secretary – Gavin Godlieb Editor                             – Tino De La Motte General Member          – Prasad Algama Vice Patron                 – Tyrone Le Mercier ...

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PETER’S COLLEGE COLOMBO CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY NEXT YEAR By: Upali Obeyesekere – Editor, Josephian-Peterite NEWS NETWORK – Toronto, Canada. Schools are the lifeblood of any community! Education is the bedrock of our contentment as a society, as an economy and as a people. It has often been stated that our greatest resource is our people. We have nurtured that resource and enriched its potential by the professionalism, dedication, and generosity of generations of teachers in all levels of our educational system. The British colonial period lasted from 1796 to 1948 and shaped the development of education in Sri Lanka. But it was only after the British took over that formal primary and secondary education was actualized with the establishment of schools by British missionaries. The Northern Province were the early beneficiaries of the hard work done by foreign missionaries in setting up schools in Ceylon. History tells us that Jaffna Central ...

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