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  • CPA ROADSHOW FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

    29 January 2018

    Following the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Post-Election Seminar and before their departure on Saturday, 27 January 2018, two members of the visiting CPA Resource Team – Ms Meenakshi Dhar, Acting Head of the CPA’s Private Office, and Hon Barry House, former President of the Legislative Council of Western Australia – launched the CPA Roadshow for […]

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  • SARA O’DONNELL SWORN IN AS ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL

    29 January 2018

    Attorney General (Designate), Sara O’Donnell, was today, Monday 29 January 2018, sworn in as Acting Attorney General. Sara took the prescribed Oaths in the presence of Governor Lisa Phillips and colleagues in the Governor’s Office, The Castle. Her appointment is effective immediately. The substantive Attorney General, Angelo Berbotto, departed the Island on Saturday, 27 January, […]

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  • ROAD CLOSURE

    29 January 2018

    SIDE PATH ROAD The Highways Authority has given approval to close Side Path Road on Wednesday, 31 January 2018, from 1.30pm to 3pm. The purpose of this closure is to enable Rock Guards to remove loose rocks above the road. Appropriate road closure and diversion signs will be in place, and as normal, only emergency […]

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  • STATISTICAL BULLETIN NO. 2, 2018 – POPULATION

    29 January 2018

    About this Bulletin This second Statistical Bulletin for 2018 includes the release of updated population estimates, the number of births and deaths, and the number of passenger arrivals and departures. Population Estimates The number of people on St Helena at the end of 2017 was estimated to be 4,846. This includes both residents and short-term […]

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  • DUKE OF EDINBURGH PLAYGROUND

    29 January 2018

    Following reports of damage to private property in the vicinity of the upper level of the disused Duke of Edinburgh Playground, the Environment & Natural Resources Directorate would like to remind the public that this area is no longer a designated Playground. Legal Notice 6 of 2016, the Public Recreation Ground (Revocation) Order, 2016 revokes […]

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  • LATEST POPULATION STATISTICS RELEASED

    29 January 2018

    The Statistics Office today released new estimates of the size of St Helena’s population. At the end of 2017, there was an estimated 4,846 people on St Helena, with an estimated 4,761 residents and 4,267 persons with St Helenian status. Chart: Population, total on-Island and St Helenians, end of each month The release also includes […]

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  • FAREWELL TO ATTORNEY GENERAL ANGELO BERBOTTO

    26 January 2018

    Attorney General, Angelo Berbotto, departs the Island tomorrow, Saturday 27 January 2018, after spending two and a half years on St Helena.  Angelo originally came to the Island as Crown Counsel in July 2015. He was acting Attorney General from December 2015 and appointed as Attorney General on 2 May 2016. Angelo said: “I am […]

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  • RMS FAREWELL CELEBRATIONS BEGIN IN CAPE TOWN

    26 January 2018

    The RMS St Helena departed on her final voyage from Cape Town yesterday, Wednesday 24 January 2018. To mark this occasion, a number of celebratory events took place in Cape Town, starting on Tuesday evening with a reception onboard the ship hosted by Captain Adam Williams and Directors of St Helena Line, Mrs Kedell Worboys […]

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  • ST HELENA MOVES 732 METRES ON THE MAP

    25 January 2018

    St Helena Government is in the process of creating a new detailed topographic map of St Helena, the first update since 1990. Since then, a lot of things have changed, not just a new airport being built with regular scheduled flights and the imminent decommissioning of the much loved RMS. In 1990, Sat Navs were […]

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  • PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE MEETING – FRIDAY, 26 JANUARY 2018

    25 January 2018

    A formal session of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will take place tomorrow, Friday 26 January 2018, in the Council Chamber at 1pm. This is a continuation of the meeting held on Monday, 15 January 2018, to examine Sessional Paper 40/17 – Statements of Expenditure in Excess, Financial Year 2016/17. Members of the public and […]

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