St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • EDUCATION DIRECTORATE – ADVICE TO PARENTS

    23 February 2015

    The Education Directorate notes that there has been an increase in the number of absentees in Island Schools, in recent weeks, as a result of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), currently present on St Helena. The virus spreads easily, and to limit further spread, the Education Directorate encourages parents of children experiencing any symptoms of […]

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  • COUNCILLORS’ CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY/MARCH

    23 February 2015

    Councillors are holding a series of constituency meetings during February and early March 2015. Topics for discussion are Health and Water, but members of the public are encouraged to attend the meetings in their districts to raise any issues they might have. The schedule for the remaining meetings is displayed below. All meetings will begin […]

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  • STATEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ST HELENA

    20 February 2015

    In view of recent media speculation regarding criminal investigations into former employees of the St Helena Government it is appropriate that I confirm that those investigations have now concluded. The investigation was instigated by St Helena Police following a family case heard in the Supreme Court where the Chief Justice concluded: “So troubled am I […]

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  • RECEIVING POST FROM AND VIA SOUTH AFRICA

    20 February 2015

    The St Helena Post Office would like to advise their customers that they have not received any official report from the Authorities in South Africa as to the reasons for the delays in receiving post from and via South Africa. The Post Office would also like to inform customers that the Ascension Island Post Office […]

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  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus

    19 February 2015

    Respiratory Syncytial Virus

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  • Voting in the Bye-election 2015

    19 February 2015

    Voting in the Bye-election 2015

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  • OFFICIAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR BYE- ELECTION 2015

    18 February 2015

    The Elections Ordinance 2009 provides for Nominations to be delivered to the Returning Officer by no later than noon on the last day appointed for the Nomination of Candidates. The closing date for nominations for the 2015 Bye-election (to be held on Wednesday 4 March 2015) was today, Wednesday 18 February 2015. Returning Officer, Gillian […]

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  • SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

    17 February 2015

    As you will be aware, St Helena has attracted considerable negative publicity recently, depicting our Island as a place where child abuse is tolerated and not properly addressed by Government agencies. This is simply not true! As Chairman of the Social and Community Development Committee I have seen first-hand the impressive improvements in Safeguarding arrangements […]

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  • ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES IN PORT CONTROL SECTION

    17 February 2015

    The public is advised that due to organisational changes within the Port Control Section (Office of the Harbourmaster) St Helena, the following personnel can be contacted via their new email addresses, detailed below. Assistant Harbourmaster, Steve Kirk, has been promoted to Deputy Harbourmaster and can be contacted via email address Deputy.Harbourmaster@hmrc.gov.sh Assistant Harbourmaster, Brian Greentree, […]

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  • ELECTED MEMBERS AND SENIOR SHG OFFICIALS VISIT AIRPORT SITE

    16 February 2015

    Elected Members visited the St Helena Airport site on Friday, 13 February 2015, following their quarterly Airport Project progress presentation by the SHG Access Office. Elected Members were joined by Senior SHG Officials on the site visit, hosted by Basil Read, Halcrow and the Access Office.  Together they visited Prosperous Bay Plain, Bradleys, the Airport […]

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