St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • ACTING GOVERNOR TAKES THE OATHS

    7 November 2014

    Head of the Governor’s Office, Sean Burns, this afternoon took the prescribed Oaths as Acting Governor, in the presence of the Acting Sheriff of St Helena, Mr Harry Legg OBE JP, and senior SHG officials in the Governor’s Office at the Castle (photo attached).  Mr Burn’s appointment is immediately effective. HE Governor Capes departed the […]

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  • NEWCASTLE DISEASE VACCINATION PROGRAMME SECOND PHASE COMMENCING SOON

    5 November 2014

    SHG would like to advise the public that the second phase of the vaccination programme for Newcastle Disease, in chickens on St Helena, will commence from Monday 17 November 2014. Phase 2 will be an Island-wide vaccination programme to protect chickens from catching the disease. The programme will begin in the Longwood, Blue Hill and […]

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  • BUDGETARY AID MISSION DRAWS TO A CLOSE

    5 November 2014

    The DFID Budgetary Aid Mission (BAM) comprising team members, Senior Economic Adviser, Doug Winslow, Senior Social Development Adviser, Mary Thompson and St Helena Programme Manager, David Finan depart the Island tomorrow (6 November 2014) having held discussions for agreeing a three year budget for St Helena. The team were joined on-Island by DFID Resident Representative, […]

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  • STEDSON FRANCIS RECEIVES BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL

    5 November 2014

      At a special dinner, hosted by HE Governor Capes last evening (4 November 2014), Stedson Graham Francis of Thompsons Wood was formally presented with his British Empire Medal (BEM), awarded to him under HM Queen’s Birthday Honours in June of this year. The BEM was awarded to Stedson for his valued contribution to the […]

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  • LANDSCAPE & ECOLOGY MITIGATION PROGRAMME PROGRESSING WELL (LEMP)

    4 November 2014

    The Landscape & Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP), part of St Helena Government’s Airport Project, is progressing well, with new staff recruitments, facilities and plants. Amongst its many areas of work, the LEMP team is tasked with regenerating all temporarily disturbed ground caused by the construction of the Airport, in conjunction with Basil Read, and with […]

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  • NEW SAFEGUARDING DIRECTORATE

    3 November 2014

    St Helena Government is in the process of creating a new Safeguarding Directorate. The purpose of the Safeguarding Directorate is – To protect and safeguard vulnerable children, young people and adults at risk or suffering from abuse. From 1 December 2014 the new Safeguarding Directorate will assume social services and safeguarding functions from the Health […]

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  • CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS STILL OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

    3 November 2014

    Talented professionals and public servants from St Helena are reminded that they have 12 days left to apply for a scholarship award under the UK’s flagship Chevening programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. A Chevening Scholarship offers financial support for a Master’s level degree at one of the UK’s leading universities, beginning September […]

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  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PACK TO LAUNCH  

    3 November 2014

    The St Helena National Trust in association with the Darwin Project, is launching an Environmental Education Pack on Tuesday 4 November 2014 at the Canister, commencing at 5pm.  The focus of the pack is ‘increasing local capacity to conserve St Helena’s threatened biodiversity’. The Environmental Education Pack is part of an initiative from the Community […]

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  • REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE 2014

    3 November 2014

    Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth Countries each year, on 11 November, to remember those of the Armed Forces who have died in their line of duty since the First World War. On St Helena, Remembrance Day is commemorated with a special service at the Cenotaph in Jamestown. This year the Remembrance […]

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  • REMINDER – USE OF THE WHARF

    28 October 2014

    The public is reminded that construction work will commence at the Wharf from 1 November 2014. The wharf will be closed to pedestrians and vehicular traffic between the hours of 16.00 & 08.30 Monday to Friday and from 16.00 Friday to 08.30 Monday. There will be controlled access to authorised vehicles, and a barrier will […]

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