St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • REQUEST FOR SUPPORT – 2016 CENSUS

    5 January 2016

    On Sunday 7 February 2016 St Helena will be conducting a Population & Housing Census.  The Census is a complete count of all houses on the Island and all the people who are staying in them on Census night. The Census involves completing a questionnaire for each house on the Island – the householder (ie. […]

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  • WOMAN CAUTIONED BY POLICE

    5 January 2016

    A 23 year old female from Half Tree Hollow has been issued with a Police Caution for an offence under the Public Order Ordinance following an incident at the Jamestown Court Building on Monday 14 December 2015, where she was abusive towards a Law Officer.   SHG 5 January 2016

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  • HEAD OF NEWS TO DEPART ON OVERSEAS TRAINING

    5 January 2016

    SHG Press Office’s Head of News, Kerisha Stevens, departs the Island tomorrow, Wednesday 6 January 2016, to study for a Social Media for Business Diploma with the Pitman Training Group in central London.  The seven-week classroom based course covers the most popular social media platforms and developments, and will enable Kerisha to further understand and […]

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  • HEALTH MATTERS

    4 January 2016

    ALCOHOL AWARENESS  What are the Recommended Safe Limits of Alcohol? Men should drink no more than 21 units of alcohol each week, no more than four units in any one day and have at least two alcohol-free days a week. Women should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol each week, no more than […]

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  • BARNS ROAD CLOSURE

    4 January 2016

    Barns Road (the footpath from Prince Andrew School to the Heart Shaped Waterfall) will be closed to the Public from Tuesday 5 January 2016 to Wednesday 6 January 2016. This is an emergency closure to enable the Rock Guards to carry out necessary works and the Heart Shaped Waterfall Walk will also be closed during […]

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  • HAWAII CANOE TO VISIT ST HELENA ON ROUND-THE-WORLD VOYAGE

    4 January 2016

    A traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe that is in the middle of its round-the-world journey set sail from Cape Town (on Thursday 24 December 2015), bound for Brazil on its first ever crossing of the Atlantic Ocean – and will call at St Helena  around Thursday 7 to Saturday 9 January 2015 – dependent upon weather […]

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  • WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    4 January 2016

    Waste Management Services wishes to advise the public that with effect from today, Monday 4 January 2016 – until further notice – there will only be one Refuse Collection Vehicle in operation. Collection days will not be affected but customers are kindly requested to leave their bins out until emptied as the service will operate […]

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  • NEW YEARS HONOURS 2016

    4 January 2016

    I am pleased to announce the award of an MBE to Mrs Jacqueline Ellick, in recognition of her services to the environment and community on Ascension Island. For 17 years, prior to turtle conservation becoming part of the remit of the Ascension Island Government, Jacqueline was the backbone of green turtle conservation on Ascension Island, […]

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  • APPOINTMENT TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE

    4 January 2016

    The Written Ministerial Statement which accompanied the recent publication of the Wass Inquiry report, contained a commitment from the UK Government to appoint a senior UK official to oversee the implementation of the recommendations in the report. SHG is pleased to confirm that Ginny Ferson, currently Deputy Governor of Bermuda (and former Deputy Governor of […]

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  •   ST HELENA AIRPORT

    23 December 2015

    YEAR IN REVIEW FILM ON LOCAL TV OVER HOLIDAY PERIOD  A ‘Year in Review’ film will be shown on Local TV 2 in the last week of December – showcasing progress in 2015 on St Helena Airport and Rupert’s Wharf. The programme covers the calibration flights, the Airport terminal and combined buildings, the 4th Anniversary […]

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