St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING

    1 March 2019

    WEDNESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2019 The monthly meeting of the Education Committee took place on Wednesday, 20 February 2019. Prince Andrew School’s (PAS) Advisory Maths Teacher, Derek Bower, and English Teacher, Julia Cave-Smith, were invited to share with the Committee feedback and input on their experience in PAS thus far. Both teachers expressed their enthusiasm for […]

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  • SEA VIEW ROAD CLOSURE

    28 February 2019

    The Forestry Section of ANRD would like to inform the public that the Highways Authority has given approval for the road at Sea View (from Sea View House to the junction near Putty Hill Road) to be closed on Monday, 4, and Tuesday, 5 March 2019, from 9am to 3pm. This closure is to allow […]

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  • BASIC FIRST AID, CPR AND AED TRAINING FOR SHG

    28 February 2019

    Royal Lifesaving Society Trainer/Assessor for Lifesaving & Lifeguarding, Chris Durnford, is currently visiting St Helena with his wife . Whilst here, Chris has held free Basic First Aid, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training with staff from different SHG departments. This is Chris’ eighth visit to the Island and he has […]

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  • What Do You Think About SHG Information? Government Launches Public Opinion Survey to Hear Your Views

    28 February 2019

    St Helena Government’s Press Office team has today launched a survey asking ‘What do you think about SHG information?’ The survey is open between 28 February and 21 March 2019. Head of News, Kerisha Yon, explains: “We’re running this Public Opinion Survey to gather people’s views on what they think about the information provided to […]

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  • St Helena Conference 2019 Nature’s Benefits: Natural Capital in the South Atlantic

    28 February 2019

    Following on from the success of last year’s international environmental conference, St Helena will host its second conference – Nature’s Benefits: Natural Capital in the South Atlantic – between Monday, 11, and Friday, 15 March 2019, at Anne’s Place, Jamestown. Participants from across all UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) in the region and the world are […]

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  • WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SHG INFORMATION? – GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY TO HEAR YOUR VIEWS

    28 February 2019

    St Helena Government’s Press Office team has today launched a survey asking ‘What do you think about SHG information?’ The survey is open between 28 February and 21 March 2019. Head of News, Kerisha Yon, explains: “We’re running this Public Opinion Survey to gather people’s views on what they think about the information provided to […]

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  • ST HELENA CONFERENCE 2019 – NATURE’S BENEFITS: NATURAL CAPITAL IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

    28 February 2019

    Following on from the success of last year’s international environmental conference, St Helena will host its second conference – Nature’s Benefits: Natural Capital in the South Atlantic – between Monday, 11, and Friday, 15 March 2019, at Anne’s Place, Jamestown. Participants from across all UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) in the region and the world are […]

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  • EMERGENCY SERVICES’ DRONE PROVES TO BE USEFUL SEARCH & RESCUE TOOL

    27 February 2019

    The Emergency Planning Department of the Police Directorate purchased an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone) in 2017, based on recommendations made by the Maritime Coastguard Agency in the Search & Rescue Review of St Helena (see photos attached). The drone is capable of running a standard viewing camera as well as a Thermal Imaging camera, capturing […]

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  • STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR LISA HONAN – ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

    27 February 2019

    Last week, a senior member of St Helenian society was found guilty of sexual assault and attempted rape for which he received a custodial sentence. His actions spanned a period of 18 years.  He was tried by a jury of St Helena residents. Like many others who expressed a view, I believe this is a […]

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  • A RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ST HELENA

    27 February 2019

    St Helena has long inspired and engaged the interest of scientists. From Edmond Halley who came to map the stars of the southern sky in 1677, to Nevil Maskelyne who came in 1761 to observe the transit of Venus, and Charles Darwin who visited for four days in 1836 as an amateur geologist on the […]

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