News

  • Constituency Meetings taking place in August 2019

    AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOUR COUNCILLORS Councillors will hold a series of meetings in each district for constituents to ask questions and raise concerns. The following key topics will also be discussed at each meeting: Social Impact Assessment Review Phase One of the DFID funded Economic Development Investment Programme Unbanning cycling on roads into […]

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  • International Youth Day 2019

    Today, Monday 12 August, is the United Nations ‘International Youth Day’. The theme for this year is ‘transforming education’. To commerate the day, the St Helena Safe Haven Project, forming part of the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate, have organised an awareness raising campaign. The Campaign will include an assembly for Year 9 and 10 students […]

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  • Children & Adults Social Care Directorate Open Door Recruitment Day – Reminder

    As part of the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate’s ‘CARE’: Caring And Respecting Everyone Campaign, an open-door recruitment will be held at the Princess Royal Community Care Centre (CCC) from 11.30am-3pm on Friday, 16 August 2019. The event will allow interested persons to talk with directorate staff, learn more about working in Social Care, and explore a typical […]

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  • Environment Natural Resources & Planning Directorate and Infrastructure & Transport Directorate

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR VISITORS  The Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Directorate (ENRP) and the Infrastructure & Transport Directorate (ITD) advises clients to please call the Receptionist, prior to their visit, to make an appointment to see the Officer of their choice. This will avoid any disappointment when a client arrives at the Office and is […]

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  • Raylisha Piek wins Jean Beadon Art Award 2019

    The Education & Employment Directorate is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 Jean Beadon Art Award for the Primary Sector is Raylisha Piek from St Paul’s Primary School. Congratulations are extended to Raylisha for this achievement. In 2nd place was Allie Fowler from St Paul’s Primary School and in 3rd place was […]

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  • Another successful end-of-year tournament for the Primary Schools

    The three primary schools – St Pauls (SPPS), Pilling (PPS) and Harford (HPS) – participated in their annual end of year Sports Tournament on Monday, 5 August 2019. This year pupils participated in Cricket and Rounders tournaments. Cricket Competition The Cricket competition was held in the Prince Andrew School Hall for the first time this […]

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  • Heavy Winds

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Emergency Planning Department: The Emergency Planning Department would like to advise the public that it is forecast that St Helena will continue to experience increase wind speeds of 40-45 knots with gusts up to 60 knots from today through to Monday, 12 August 2019. Wind conditions will […]

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  • Police Appeal for Information – Theft of purse at the General Hospital in Jamestown

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Police Directorate: The Saint Helena Police Directorate is appealing for information relating to the ongoing police investigation regarding the theft of a purse from the General Hospital in Jamestown which occurred on Thursday, 11 July 2019. The purse is described as a black Prada branded purse with […]

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  • Public Guardian for St Helena and Ascension Island visits office of the Public Guardian for England and Wales

    Public Guardian for St Helena and Ascension Island, Gavin (Jack) Thomas, undertook an official visit to the Office of the Public Guardian for England and Wales (OPG) in the UK on 9 and 10 July 2019. These visits gave Gavin the opportunity to meet with a wide range of managers and staff dealing with deputyship […]

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  • MV Helena Cargo Operations

    The following is a public announcement from Port Control: The MV Helena arrived at St Helena from Cape Town today, Friday, 9 August 2019. The public is advised that due to unfavourable weather conditions, the MV Helena is unable to dock alongside of Rupert’s Jetty and, as a result, all cargo operations will take place […]

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