St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • SOCIAL SERVICES UPDATE

    24 June 2014

    The Social Services Section of the Health & Social Welfare Directorate is currently reviewing its existing procedures in order to improve the services it provides. This, combined with an ongoing recruitment drive, training and other developments means that for the next few weeks it is necessary to prioritise the services available. With immediate effect, Social […]

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  • INTERIM EMERGENCY PLANNER ARRIVES

    24 June 2014

    Arriving on Tuesday 17 June 2014 was Interim Emergency Planner Alistair Smith (photo attached). Alistair is on Island until 22 December 2014 to temporarily fill the Disaster Management role previously carried out by Disaster Management Executive Kevin Hornett. Alistair’s primary aim while here will be to further develop the way we think about disaster planning, […]

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  • REMINDER – USE OF THE WHARF

    24 June 2014

    The public are once again reminded that while construction works are ongoing at the Wharf, the area will be open to pedestrians only between the hours of 16.00 & 08.30 Monday to Friday and from 16.00 Friday to 08.30 Monday – ie, open evenings and weekends only.  There will be restricted access to vehicles, and […]

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  • AIRPORT TIME CAPSULE COMPETITION WINNERS

    24 June 2014

    To mark the construction of the Terminal Building at the Airport, the Laying of a Commemorative Stone, Blessing of the Building and Burial of a Time Capsule will take place at the Airport site on Saturday 28 June 2014. Since early May the St Helena Government Public Relations Office has been running a competition in […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 24 June 2014

    24 June 2014

    Open to the Public from 9.30am  Executive Council meets tomorrow, Tuesday 24 June 2014, in the Council Chamber. Commencing at 9.30am, the meeting will be open to the public for the following Open Agenda items: Amendments to Customs and Excise Ordinance and Customs Regulations (Tariffs and Exemptions) (Amendment No 2) – Duty Free Products The […]

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  • GOVERNOR WELCOMES NEW SENIOR COLLEAGUES

    24 June 2014

    HE Governor Capes formally welcomed the new Chief Secretary, Roy Burke and his wife Jill, and the new DfID resident Representative Morgan Riley – at a reception at Plantation House on Friday 20 June 2014 (photo attached). Extending a warm welcome and expressing his own pleasure at being back on St Helena, Governor Capes addressed […]

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  • OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ON ST HELENA

    20 June 2014

    The word Occupation refers to practical and purposeful activities that allow us to live independently and give us a sense of identity and self worth.  This could be anything from essential day to day tasks, such as dressing or cooking, to the things that make us who we are – our jobs, interests, hobbies and […]

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  • ENHANCING MAIN STREET

    20 June 2014

      On 30 May 2014, works were announced to continue the Main Street Enhancement Project on pavement areas in lower Jamestown.  The project was awarded to Brian Leo, project managed by ProArc.  The work has begun outside Porteous House, gradually moving upwards towards the Consulate Hotel, then working back down the street from the Post […]

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  • SMALL ISLAND STATISTICS IN A WORLD OF BIG DATA

    17 June 2014

    Currently featuring on Statistics Views (a global statistics website) is a feature by St Helena Government’s Statistician Paula McLeod. The article is entitled ‘Small Island Statistics in a World of Big Data’ and highlights the big changes that St Helena is facing.  With the impending arrival of air access, the Island now, more than ever, […]

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  • ST HELENA AIRPORT COMMEMORATIVE STONE CEREMONY

    17 June 2014

    To mark the construction of the Terminal Building at the St Helena Airport site (Prosperous Bay Plain), a special ceremony will be held on Saturday afternoon, 28 June 2014. Invited guests from the community, charitable and non-Government organisations, the schools, the private sector, the local media, St Helena Government and Basil Read will witness the […]

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