St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • EXCO MEETING – TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2016

    9 September 2016

    Executive Council will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, 6 September 2016, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber for the following Open Agenda items: Open Government Application for Outline Development Permission – Construction of sewerage treatment plant partially below ground, adjacent to Rupert’s Lines Resumed Discussion: Application for full Development Permission – dissembling, relocating and reassembling of a […]

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  • SPECIAL EXCO MEETING – TUESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2016

    9 September 2016

    A special meeting of Executive Council will take place on Tuesday, 13 September 2016, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber. The following items will be on the Open Agenda: Request for St Helena’s 200nm maritime zone to be designated a Marine Protected Area (MPA), and its Marine Management Plan (MMP) to be adopted, under the […]

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  • CRUYFF BUCKLEY SWORN IN AS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER

    8 September 2016

    Cruyff Buckley of Half Tree Hollow this morning took the Oaths of Office for his new role as an Elected Member, in the presence of Governor Lisa Phillips at the Castle (photo attached). Cruyff now serves on Legislative Council following his successful win at yesterday’s Polls. Councillor Buckley commented: “I feel very privileged to be […]

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  • CRUYFF BUCKLEY ELECTED AS MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

    8 September 2016

    Cruyff Buckley of Half Tree Hollow has been duly elected to serve as a Member of the St Helena Legislative Council. Returning Officer Gillian Francis last night announced the results of Polling Day for the Bye-election, held yesterday, Wednesday 7 September 2016. The total number of votes for each candidate was: Cruyff Gerard Buckley                  […]

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  • PARKING IN JAMESTOWN

    7 September 2016

    As part of their ongoing Community Engagement Programme, the St Helena Police Service has been asking members of the public to take part in a questionnaire on how they might improve their service to the community. One of the reoccurring issues, highlighted in the very useful feedback received, has been parking in Jamestown. Police Inspector […]

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  • TODAY IS POLLING DAY

    7 September 2016

    Today St Helena goes to the Polls in the 2016 Bye-election.  Persons on the Register of Electors (dated 1 July 2016) are today able to elect a new Member to fill the vacant seat on Legislative Council. Candidates to choose from are: Clint Richard Beard of Cow Path, Half Tree Hollow, Cruyff Gerard Buckley of ‘Amourville’, […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2016

    7 September 2016

    Executive Council met today with four items on the Open Agenda. The first item related to a request for ExCo to support an initiative to start working on a Freedom of Information Bill, Data Protection Bill and a Public Records Bill as part of an ‘Open Government’ programme that provides for citizens to have access […]

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  • DEVELOP ACADEMICALLY, PROFESSIONALLY, & PERSONALLY WITH A CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP

    6 September 2016

    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 on offer globally for the […]

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  • SEA RESCUE CALL-OUTS OVER WEEKEND

    5 September 2016

    The St Helena Sea Rescue Service was kept busy yesterday, Sunday 4 September 2016, with two call-outs for emergency assistance. The first call at 07.15hrs was for a fishing boat with four persons onboard. The boat had lost its propeller whilst trying to collect two fishermen from the rocks, and was drifting towards the rocks […]

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  • 911 CALLS FROM MOBILE PHONES

    5 September 2016

    The St Helena Police Service has recently been receiving calls from mobile phones on their emergency number 999, for medical emergencies. It appears that when 911(the number for medical emergencies) is dialled from some mobile phones, the default system in the phone automatically dials 999, this then connects the caller with Police Emergency Control, and […]

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