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  • ST HELENA AIRPORT

    24 October 2016

    SUCCESSFUL TECHNICAL STOP BY TRONOS An Avro RJ100 jet aircraft (nine pictures attached), operated by Tronos Jet Maintenance and carrying two Atlantic Star Airlines personnel, successfully conducted a technical stop at St Helena Airport on Friday 21 October 2016 – as part of a delivery flight to a customer in Chile. Arriving close to its […]

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  • UPCOMING ROAD CLOSURES

    24 October 2016

    The Roads Section would like to advise the public that the road between Cleugh’s Plain and Sunnyside Junction will be closed on Tuesday 1 November 2016 between 9am and 2pm.  This closure is to upgrade an under land drain near McDaniel’s Blockyard. On Tuesday 8 November and Wednesday 9 November the road from New Ground […]

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  • POPPY APPEAL 2016

    21 October 2016

    St Helena continues to support the Royal British Legion’s work through the Poppy Appeal. Tomorrow, Saturday 22 and 29 October and on Saturday 5 November 2016, between 9am and 12 noon, the Poppy Appeal led by Mike Durnford, will be raising funds in Lower Jamestown through the distribution of various poppy apparel including: wristbands, lapel […]

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  • DELIVERY FLIGHT CONFIRMED

    20 October 2016

    LARGE PASSENGER AIRCRAFT TO LAND TOMORROW An Avro RJ100 jet aircraft (pictured), operated by Tronos Jet Maintenance and carrying Atlantic Star Airlines personnel, is scheduled to fly to Wideawake Airport, Ascension Island, and then to St Helena Airport this Friday, 21 October 2016.  Both are technical stops, as part of a route for delivery of […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2016

    18 October 2016

    The Open Agenda for today’s ExCo was quite lengthy, with six items of legislation to discuss. The Food Safety Bill makes provision for the regulation of food that is produced or procured for the purposes of trade. The Bill also establishes a regulatory authority.  Council welcomed the Bill, recognising that this has been discussed widely […]

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  • CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP

    18 October 2016

    ALUMNA PROFILE Chevening Scholarship applications for 2017/18 are open until Tuesday 8 November 2016. These Scholarships offer financial support to study for a Master’s Degree at any UK university, and are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential and strong academic backgrounds. St Helenian Tara Wortley studied a Masters in Business Administration under the Chevening […]

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  • POLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION

    18 October 2016

    CRIMINAL DAMAGE The St Helena Police are appealing for any information regarding two incidents in Jamestown where windows were smashed at the Castle and Customs Terminal building. The incidents occurred during the last two weekends – Friday 7 to Monday 10 October, and Saturday 15 to Sunday 16 October 2016. Inspector Jonathan Thomas said: “Once […]

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  • LOWER WHARF CLOSED THIS WEEKEND

    17 October 2016

    Port Control would like to advise the public that the lower Wharf will be closed to unauthorised users this coming weekend – Saturday 22 October and Sunday 23 October 2016 – between the hours of 7am and 4pm. This is due to maintenance works taking place on one of the cranes. Port Control would like […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2016

    14 October 2016

    Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 18 October 2016, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber for the following Open Agenda items: Food Safety Bill Financial Services (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Road Traffic Bill, 2016 Marriage Bill, 2016 Customs and Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Employment Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Executive Council Members are: Brian Isaac, Christine Scipio-O’Dean, […]

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  • FIRE AT BLUE HILL EXTINGUISHED – SUMMARY OF EVENTS  

    13 October 2016

      Around 3pm yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 12 October 2016, Sea Rescue personnel spotted a large plume of smoke in the Blue Hill area whilst conducting a training exercise in Thompsons Bay.  The St Helena Fire Service was alerted and immediately attended the scene.  They were able to confirm that the blaze was a forest fire […]

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