St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • AIRPORT CONTRACT MANAGER APPOINTED

    5 August 2015

    St Helena’s first Airport Contract Manager, Edward Jerrard, has been appointed.  Edward will be the lead officer in SHG for all air access related matters during the operational phase of the Airport.  He will have responsibility for the management and administration of the operations phase of the Airport Design, Build and Operate Contract, the Air […]

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  • COUNCILLORS’ CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS IN AUG & SEP

    4 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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  • HM CUSTOMS & REVENUE CLOSED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON

    4 August 2015

    The public is advised that HM Customs & Revenue will be closed from 1pm on Friday 7 August 2015, due to staff training. Normal service will resume at 8.30am on Monday 10 August 2015. HM Customs & Revenue apologises for any inconvenience caused. SHG 3 August 2015

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  • DRY DOCKING OF RMS ST HELENA – UPDATE

    4 August 2015

    Further to the press release of Thursday 30 July 2015 regarding the dry docking of the RMS St Helena, SHG can confirm that the RMS entered Dry Dock on Thursday morning at 11am as planned and work has progressed as expected. The RMS is now expected to leave Dry Dock on the morning of Wednesday […]

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  • DARKDALE OPERATION – FURTHER UPDATE

    3 August 2015

    Andy Liddell of MOD’s Salvage & Marine Operations division has today said that work to remove oil from the RFA Darkdale wreck in James’ Bay using the hot tapping process is going well – and is now progressing very quickly. Andy reported:    “The Darkdale project had a minor setback with a valve failing to […]

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  • REBECCA LAWRENCE’S GRADUATION CEREMONY

    3 August 2015

    Rebecca Lawrence received her Degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Medical Sciences with Honours (First Class) on Monday 6 July 2015 in front of an assembled audience at the East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham Park Campus. Rebecca’s Degree has so far taken three years, but forms a part of her five-year veterinary qualification.  In […]

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  • LEONIE ELLICK GRADUATES

    3 August 2015

    St Helenian student Leonie Ellick of Half Tree Hollow graduated from Bath Spa University with a Second Upper Class Degree in Business and Management, with a Pathway to Marketing. Leonie’s course spanned over three years, during which she covered modules including Business Environment, Economics, Managing Data, Marketing, Accounting, Creativity, Innovation in the Workplace and Destination […]

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  • HEALTH MATTERS – BREASTFEEDING

    3 August 2015

    This week is World Breastfeeding Week and to mark it I would like to raise awareness of the benefits and support available for breastfeeding mums.  Don’t look away though Dads and other friends and relatives – if anything your role has been shown to be nearly as important as that of the mum. Breastfeeding can […]

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  • THEFT OF VALUABLE ENDEMIC PLANTS AT PICCOLO NURSERY

    31 July 2015

    The Landscape and Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP) team reports that a number of important endemic plants have been stolen from the tree nursery at Piccolo Hill. This serious matter has been reported to the Police and is currently under investigation. The public is reminded that plants at the nursery are being grown as part of […]

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  • QUARTERLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN

    31 July 2015

    2015 Quarter 2 The Quarterly Statistical News Bulletin for August 2015, covers the period April to June 2015 (Q2 2015) and contains updates for the Annual Rate of Inflation of the Retail Price Index, High-Level Economic Updates, Vehicles on St Helena, Estimated Population, Arrivals and Departures, feedback from the Statistics Office, User Satisfaction Survey and […]

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