Press Release Archive

  • Open Day at St Helena’s First Steel-Framed Homes

    An Open Day was held on 27 August 2013 at one of the three new steel-framed homes on St Helena. Located at Bottom Woods the new home is one of the first three Government landlord houses to be built in 10 years. Showcasing modern methods of construction the new home features an open plan layout […]

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  • DFID’S Otd Environment & Climate Adviser To Visit

    DfID’s Overseas Territories Department’s Environment & Climate Adviser, Razi Latif (photo attached) will arrive on Island on 2 September.  Razi is new in post and this visit will be a familiarization one allowing him to become more familiar with the Island both from an environmental and sustainable development view. Razi will undertake a programme of […]

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  • Exco Report: 27 August 2013

    Good afternoon. Executive Council met on Tuesday 27 August 2013 with four items on the agenda. This was an open session of ExCo but no members of the public were in attendance. The first item of business was the proposal to downgrade Wranghams from a Grade II to a Grade III Listed Building.   The reasons […]

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  • Examination Results

    Results of this year’s examinations have been received bringing with them lots of individual stories of success and celebration. All over St Helena there are families who are very proud that the hard work of their young people has resulted in some outstanding examination successes.  The good news for the Island’s economy is that almost […]

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  • Redevelopment of Sundale – Planning Conditions

    Following Executive Council’s decision on 6 August to redevelop the Sundale site into a prison, a public meeting was arranged at Half Tree Hollow Community Centre for all interested persons to discuss the reasons behind ExCo’s recommendations. Councillors agreed at the meeting that the planning conditions subject to which the development permission has been granted […]

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  • ExCo Meeting – Tuesday 27 August 2013

    Open to the Public from 9.30am Executive Council will meet on Tuesday 27 August 2013 in the Council Chamber.  Commencing at 9.30am, the meeting will be open to the public & agenda items are: The Downgrading of Wranghams from II to III Listed Building, Medical Practitioners (Qualifications) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2013, Commissioner of Oaths […]

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  • Senior Adviser For Early Years Education

    Arriving on 2 September will be Vivienne Wood, Senior Advisor for Early Years Education. Vivienne’s post is a new one created within the Education Directorate to demonstrate the importance of providing the best possible start to education for all children. As an Early Years specialist with previous experience working in the UK and most recently […]

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  • Island-wide Water Restrictions Lifted

    Connect Saint Helena is pleased to announce that the Island-wide water restrictions has been lifted. The rain earlier this week has had a significant effect on reservoir levels and by the end of next week it is estimated that all of the Redhill reservoir storage will be essentially full. Connect Saint Helena thanks consumers for […]

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  • Departure of Vanessa Tissington

    The Education and Employment Directorate this week said goodbye to Secondary Raising Attainment Adviser, Vanessa Tissington on completion of her contract. Vanessa has been with the Education Directorate since last September supporting improvements at Prince Andrew School and raising educational standards on St Helena. In a farewell reception for Vanessa, Colin Moore, Director of Education […]

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  • Temporary Reduced Outpatient Appointments

    The public are advised that with effect from 21 August until 9 September 2013, the Outpatients Clinic in Jamestown will run at a reduced capacity. This has been brought about by changes in staffing levels. The new arrangements mean that there will be16 less appointments in Jamestown per day (Monday to Friday) and the usual […]

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