St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • PARKING AT JAMESTOWN WHARF

    11 August 2015

    As previously announced there was limited access at the lower Wharf on the weekend of Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August 2015. This was due to the Government Garage undertaking necessary work on the two cranes. Despite the announcement, a number of members of the public continued to park their vehicles along the access road […]

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  • COUNCILLORS’ CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS IN AUG & SEP

    11 August 2015

    Councillors will be holding a series of Constituency Meetings during August and September 2015. Topics for discussion will be Safeguarding, Opening Hours for businesses on Sundays, Public and Bank Holidays, and the 2016 St Helena Population and Housing Census. All meetings will start at 7.30pm. The schedule for the upcoming meetings is as follows: Constituency Date […]

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  • DARWIN PLUS – APPLICATIONS INVITED

    10 August 2015

    The Overseas Territories Environment & Climate Fund – also known as Darwin Plus – invites applications for projects which will help to deliver long-term strategic outcomes for the natural environment in the UK’s Overseas Territories. This is an important example of how the Foreign & Commonwealth Office is meeting its White Paper commitments and providing further […]

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  • AIRPORT PROJECT ARRIVALS & CALIBRATION FLIGHTS

    10 August 2015

    Arriving on the RMS tomorrow (Tuesday 11 August 2015) are Basil Read Certification & Operational Readiness Manager, Simon Walker, and Basil Read Airport Manager, Nigel Spackman. Nigel arrives to take up his post on-Island full-time and Simon will be visiting until 18 August to finalise plans for calibration flights and the November audits. The historic […]

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  • PRINCE ANDREW SCHOOL AWARDS CEREMONY

    10 August 2015

    Wednesday 5 August 2015 saw Prince Andrew School hold its Celebration of Achievement Awards, recognising those who have excelled in 2014/15.  Parents, invited guests, Chief Secretary Roy Burke, Director of Education Shirley Wahler and Councillor Christine Scipio-O’Dean were entertained with musical pieces performed by students, including a sketch from Les Miserables. Head Teacher Paul Starkie […]

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  • DRAFT LAND & BUILDINGS DISPOSAL POLICY

    7 August 2015

    The Environment & Natural Resources Committee advises that the consultation period for the draft Land & Buildings Disposal Policy will be extended until Friday 14 August 2015 to allow interested members of the public further time to participate in the consultation process. The draft document is available for download on the St Helena Government website […]

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  • ACCESS TO LOWER WHARF THIS WEEKEND

    7 August 2015

      There will be limited access to the lower Wharf on Saturday 8 and Sunday           9 August 2015, between the hours of 8.30am and 16.00pm.  This is due to St Helena Government Garage undertaking necessary work on both cranes 001 and 002, including testing lifting capacity. Port Control would like to thank the public in […]

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  • RMS ST HELENA – FURTHER UPDATE

    6 August 2015

    Further to the press release of Monday 3 August 2015 on the RMS St Helena, SHG is pleased to report that the RMS came out of Dry Dock yesterday morning, Wednesday 5 August, and embarked her passengers for Voyage 229 yesterday afternoon. Cargo operations have gone well and it is expected that the ship will […]

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  • COUNCILLORS & OFFICIALS VISIT AIRPORT SITE

    6 August 2015

    Elected Members and various officials had the opportunity to visit the St Helena Airport Site on Friday 31 July 2015.  The visit was arranged following the Access Office’s regular quarterly Airport Project update to Members on 10 July.  Basil Read, Halcrow and Access Office staff were on-hand to give updates and to answer any queries. […]

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  • TRAVELLING TO SOUTH AFRICA WITH CHILDREN?

    5 August 2015

    REMINDER The Immigration Service would like to remind all persons travelling with children under the age of 18 to South Africa of a change in entry regulations. Parents may be asked to show a full birth certificate (including both parents’ names) for all travelling children to an Immigration Officer, even when both parents are travelling […]

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