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  • ST HELENA TEAM DEPARTS FOR GLASGOW COMMONWEALTH GAMES

    11 July 2014

    Departing the Island today, Friday 11 July 2014, are members of the St Helena Commonwealth Games Team, representing the Island in the upcoming Glasgow Games. Taking place between 23 July and 3 August, this international multi-sport event held every four years in different host countries, involves athletes from the entire Commonwealth of Nations. Madolyn Andrews, […]

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  • AIRPORT PROJECT – LEMP CLEAR UP DAY

    10 July 2014

    The Landscape and Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP) of the St Helena Airport Project today held a clear up day at the ex-training centre, near the Rifle Range in Half Tree Hollow. LEMP team members from the Access Office and the Environmental Management Division came together to clear the site of rubbish, recycle what is usable […]

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  • OUTPATIENT CLINICS

    9 July 2014

    Update on Services This Week The Health & Social Welfare Directorate announced on Monday (7 July) that due to a current number of very serious inpatient cases, the General Hospital would be unable to offer general Outpatient Services until tomorrow (10 July 2014). The situation has been kept under review and as a result, Outpatient […]

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  • FIRST CLASS DEGREE FOR CHRIS

    9 July 2014

    Chris Dawson of Longwood has received formal notification of his results from the University of Portsmouth in the UK, where he studied for a BEng Civil Engineering Degree.  He has achieved a First Class Honours Degree. During his degree, over three years, Chris’s syllabus included design of structures, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, water infrastructure, hydraulic […]

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  • MAIN STREET ENCHANCEMENT – UPDATE

    8 July 2014

    Cobble stones are now being set into the pavement in lower Jamestown (pictured) outside the National Trust building, as part of the wider Main Street Enhancement Project – under the direction of the St Helena National Trust, which has offered the services of its Built Heritage Team (BH Team). The plan for the Main Street […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014

    8 July 2014

    Executive Council met today Tuesday, 8 July 2014, with three items on the Open Agenda. The first item was to consider a Bill for an Ordinance for the Protection of Wrecks and Marine Archaeological Heritage. At present there is no legal protection of wrecks and with increased tourism and diving activity it is imperative that […]

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  • OUTPATIENT CLINICS

    7 July 2014

    News on Services, Mon-Wed This Week Due to a current and unusually high number of very serious inpatient cases, the General Hospital regrets to announce that Outpatient Services are unavailable from Monday 7 July to Wednesday 9 July, this week. Serious emergency cases should of course be reported in the normal way and these will […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 8 July 2014

    7 July 2014

    Open to the Public from 9:30 am Executive Council will meet on Tuesday morning, 8 July 2014, in the Council Chamber. The meeting will be open to the public from the following Open Agenda items: Protection of Wrecks and Marine Archaeological Heritage – Bill for an Ordinance Customs (Entry forms and Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, […]

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  • TEACHING GRAMMAR

    7 July 2014

    Jodie Peters, Teacher at Harford Primary School, has recently completed the ‘Grammar for Teaching’ course, through distance learning, delivered by Support 4 Schools which is part of the UK Literacy Matters group. The course took her approximately 2 months. Course content included:  Areas of grammar to be taught to Year 6 pupils Understanding of grammar […]

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  • COMMEMORATIVE STONE CEREMONY TO BE SHOWN ON LOCAL TV – REMINDER

    7 July 2014

    The Commemorative Stone Ceremony took place at the Airport Site on Saturday 28 June 2014 to mark the construction of the Terminal Building. HE Governor Capes unveiled a Commemorative Stone at the front entrance of the Terminal Building, His Lord Bishop Richard Fenwick blessed the building and a Time Capsule was buried by Prince Andrew […]

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