St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • STEEL FRAMED HOMES

    18 October 2013

    On 27 August 2013, St Helena Government (SHG) held an Open Day at one of the three new steel framed Government Landlord homes at Bottom Woods. In an interview at the time, Housing Executive, Andy Crowe explained that the three homes took approximately eight months from start on site to completion and cost just over […]

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  • SIX MONTH PROGRESS REPORT ON SHG CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2013-14

    16 October 2013

    The delivery of the 2013-14 Capital Programme has now reached the halfway point and brings to an end the existing DfID business case, with documentation for the remaining six months currently being drafted. The Capital Programme, made up of 31 individual projects, is managed by the SHG Programme Management Unit (PMU), and has been in […]

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  • PEACOCK BUTTERFLY

    16 October 2013

    A live Peacock butterfly was found flying in a container from the UK following the arrival of the RMS voyage 198. It was spotted by a member of the public and removed by a customs officer, before being handed over to the Biosecurity Team. Peacock butterflies are common in the UK during summer. The caterpillars […]

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  • HARFORD SCHOOL PROMOTES DROP EVERYTHING AND READ

    15 October 2013

    Harford Primary School hosted a drop everything and read day (DEAR) on Friday the 11 October.  Drop everything and read encouraged parents, family members and guardians to interact with children, listening to them read and guest speakers were also present reading to pupils.   All primary schools have taken on reading day initiatives to develop and […]

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  • SAFER PESTICIDE PRACTICES

    15 October 2013

    In August, the four main importers of pesticides to the island, Queen Mary Stores, Solomons, St Helena Growers Co-operative Society and WA Thorpe and Sons signed a voluntary code of practice together with the Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (ANRD), agreeing on standards for the way in which pesticides are stored and offered for sale […]

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  • CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS

    15 October 2013

    Legislative Councillors will be holding a series of public meetings in November.  During the Constituency meetings there will be a minimum of three Legislative Council representatives present at each meeting. An agenda will be published shortly, in order for core issues involving the Island to be addressed. Members of the public will also be given […]

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  • ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES – PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS

    15 October 2013

    The Environmental Management Division currently has three draft environmental policies out for public consultation; these are Underwater Blasting, Peaks National Park Management Development Plan and Environmental Research Permitting. Underwater Blasting provides a procedure for any blasting work to take place in or near the marine environment.  There are a growing number of potential coastal developments […]

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  • FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2011-12 SIGNED OFF

    15 October 2013

    At the most recent open session of Executive Council the first ever set of Financial Statements for St Helena Government (SHG), on an accruals basis, under the International Public Sector Accounting Standards was signed by the Financial Secretary.  The opinion on these accounts was then given by the Chief Auditor.  This was an important step […]

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  • ROAD CLOSURE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT

    14 October 2013

      To reduce the impact of the Briars to Gordon’s Post road closure on members of the public, it has been agreed that there will not be any increase in bus fares for passengers utilising the public transport service routes A and G as a result of the longer journey into Jamestown. The environmental, social […]

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  • HM LAND REGISTRY REPRESENTATIVES ARRIVING SOON

    11 October 2013

    Four representatives from HM Land Registry in the UK will arrive on 17 October 2013, for a period of two weeks to assist St Helena Government in the modernisation of their current land registration process and records.     Emma Vincent, Head of Global Business Development has coordinated the visit of this team consisting of Julie Barry, […]

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