St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • NEW ECONOMIST FOR ST HELENA

    4 October 2016

    St Helena’s new Government Economist, Nicole Shamier (photo attached), will arrive to the Island on Wednesday 26 October 2016, to succeed previous Government Economist, Thomas Holvey. Nicole will be on Island for two years and, as the Government Economist, will lead the economic analysis on public sector led projects on St Helena. In particular, this […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER 2016

    4 October 2016

    Executive Council met today with two items on the Open Agenda. For the first item, Council sat as the Planning Authority and resumed discussion on an application for full Development Permission for the disassembling, relocating and reassembling of a steel building.  The Senior Planning Assistant provided Council with an update on the work that had […]

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  • TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

    4 October 2016

     The Education & Employment Directorate will tomorrow, Wednesday 5 October 2016, launch Teacher Appreciation Week. Teacher Appreciation was first celebrated on St Helena last year as a one day event – this year it is being celebrated again but over a week of events. The purpose of Teacher Appreciation Week is to raise the profile […]

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  • DEVELOP ACADEMICALLY, PROFESSIONALLY & PERSONALLY WITH A CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP

    4 October 2016

    The public is reminded that Chevening Scholarship applications for 2017/18 are still 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 who also have strong academic backgrounds. There are more than 1,500 Chevening Scholarships […]

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  • BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2017

    4 October 2016

    OVERSEAS LIST The Foreign & Commonwealth Office invites nominations for the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2017 Birthday Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is expected.  […]

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  • ST HELENA’S MARINE PROTECTED AREA

    4 October 2016

    PART 2 A 200 nautical mile Maritime Zone in the sea around St Helena has been designated a Marine Protected Area (MPA) (see attached map) – announced at the 2016 ‘Our Ocean’ Conference hosted by US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington DC on Thursday 15 September 2016. The MPA and subsequent Marine Management […]

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  • OPEN GOVERNMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

    4 October 2016

    An ‘Open Government’ sub-committee to the Social & Community Development Committee was established on Thursday 22 September 2016, with the remit to improve transparency between St Helena Government and the community. The Open Government sub-committee is chaired by the Honourable Mike Olsson and comprises the following members:         Mrs Carol George, Corporate Services Executive Manager Mr David […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER 2016

    3 October 2016

    Executive Council will meet tomorrow, Tuesday 4 October 2016, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber, for the following Open Agenda items: Resumed discussion on the application or full Development Permission -Disassembling, Relocation & Reassembling of a Steel Building Undertakings given and resolutions made at the formal meeting of Legislative Council held on 19 September 2016 […]

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  • LANDSCAPE & ECOLOGY MITIGATION PROGRAMME

    3 October 2016

    With effect from Saturday, 1 October 2016, the Landscape & Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP) transferred from the Access Directorate to the Environment & Natural Resources Directorate (ENRD). This is an institutional change rather than a physical change, so all contact details for LEMP staff will remain as they currently are. Please contact the Acting Director […]

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  • SASHA BARGO COMPLETES BSC IN ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT

    3 October 2016

    Post-School Scholarship student, Sasha Bargo of Half Tree Hollow, has recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Ecology & Conservation Management, from Portsmouth University, after three years of study in Sparsholt College, in the UK (photo attached). Studying for her Degree in Ecology & Conservation Management provided Sasha with a practical understanding of […]

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