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  • Commander Visits Peripheral Company in Petit Goave

     

    'Sharing and Caring', if at all to be a treasured virtue that has been recognized over the centuries, it was none other than the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya who is currently in Haiti who in reality practised and shared those sentiments with his fellow-officers and soldiers serving the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti, MINUSTAH. After his visits to Leogane UN Peacekeeping Headquarters and Sri Lanka Battalion (SRIBAT)......
     
  • Visiting Commander Evaluates Facilities for SRIBAT Troops in Haiti


    Haiti-based Sri Lankan troops (SRIBAT) serving the MINUSTAH, the UN Peacekeeping Mission accorded a Guard Turnout plus a Guard of Honour to their visiting Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya on Wednesday (21) upon his arrival at the SRIBAT Headquarters in Leogane. Lieutenant General Jayasuriya welcomed by the SRIBAT Commander, Colonel Jaliya Senaratne.......
  • Commander Learns of Food Varieties Given to SRIBAT Troops

     
    Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, now in Haiti after his visit to one of the Company Headquarters of Sri Lankan Battalions (SRIBAT) in Petit Goave, took a keen interest in learning more about food products, being supplied to SRIBAT troops serving Haiti. The visiting Commander inspected stores and cool rooms where frozen foods are kept and made inquiries into their quality and points of origin.
  • Commander Takes a Stroll in SRIBAT Complex, Impressed with Lime Cultivation


    Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya during his stopover at Petit Goave Company Headquarters of the Sri Lankan Battalion (SRIBAT) in Haiti was impressed with the lush greenery in the complex where lime has been grown. Minutes after his formal inspection tour in the complex, he had a stroll around and saw for himself how lime cultivation was......
  • Commander's Visit Covers More Peripheral Units


    The third leg of the Army Commander's Haiti visit commenced on Thursday (22) with more visits to peripheral Sri Lankan Battalion's (SRIBAT) Company Headquarters, away from Leogane. The 'A' Company Headquarters in the Brache Sector, the closest one to the Leogane Headquarters warmly received the visiting Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya and was conducted to meet special guests and other invitees, awaiting his arrival at the Headquarters.
     
  • Commander Visits Peripheral Company in Petit Goave


    'Sharing and Caring', if at all to be a treasured virtue that has been recognized over the centuries, it was none other than the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya who is currently in Haiti who in reality practised and shared those sentiments with his fellow-officers and soldiers serving the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti, MINUSTAH.
  • ROKENG Serving UN Missions Accord Warm Welcome to Visiting Commander


    Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya's visit to Haiti's ROKENG Company (Republic of Korea's Engineering Company) serving the UN Peacekeeping Mission on Thursday (22), to which Haiti-based Sri Lankan UN Peacekeepers provide security round the clock, would no doubt continue to be a memorable one to Korean Peacekeepers, engaged in UN Engineering assignments. Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya's arrival there was greeted with a formal military salute after..........
     
  • Army Chief Shares His Experience with Haiti Based Sri Lankan Soldiers


    Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya's, Commander of the Army currently visiting Haiti in order to inspect operational assignments of the Sri Lankan Peacekeepers, as the last leg of his stay in Haiti on Thursday (22) visited Headquarters of the Support Company serving Killick Sector, in close proximity to Martissant, Haiti's cauldron of violence.
  • SRIBAT Troops Host a Reception to Visiting Army Chief

     
    Upon completion of a successful three-day visit to Haiti to take the first-hand stock of ground realities and evaluate operational commitments of the Sri Lankan troops (SRIBAT) serving the UN Peacekeeping Mission, MINUSTAH  in Haiti, the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya were to leave for Lebanon early Friday (23) on a similar assignment.
     
  • Commander's Visit Covers More Peripheral Units


    The third leg of the Army Commander's Haiti visit commenced on Thursday (22) with more visits to peripheral Sri Lankan Battalion's (SRIBAT) Company Headquarters, away from Leogane. The 'A' Company Headquarters in the Brache Sector, the closest one to the Leogane Headquarters warmly received the visiting Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya and was conducted to meet special guests and other invitees, awaiting his arrival at the Headquarters.