St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Press Release Archive

  • 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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  • HM QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2014

    17 June 2014

    I am pleased to announce the award of an MBE to Mr George Frederick Thomas JP, in recognition of his services to the judicial sector on Ascension Island. George, affectionately known as ‘Dover’, has served the community of Ascension Island as a Magistrate since July 1988.  George has made a positive contribution to the governance […]

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  • Procurement of an Air Service Provider to St Helena

    12 June 2014

    ‘Air Access to St Helena – One of the World’s Most Remote Populated Islands’ St Helena Government (SHG) is pleased to announce today the commencement of the official process to procure an air service provider to the Island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. SHG is seeking to award a contract to a […]

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  • ST PAUL’S SWIMMING CLUB RAISES FUNDS

    10 June 2014

    ST PAUL’S SWIMMING CLUB RAISES FUNDS Over the past year, St Paul’s Primary School has operated its own Swimming Club at the Jamestown Pool on Friday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30.  Children have grown in speed and stamina and many children who were once strugglers are now becoming competent swimmers, with their technique improving constantly.  […]

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  • NEW SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER

    10 June 2014

    Arriving on the Island on Wednesday 28 May 2014 was new Senior Social Worker, Samantha Dunn. Samantha’s main focus, whilst on Island for a two year period, will be to improve the current system for safeguarding children, promoting their welfare and wellbeing.  She will work closely with the Police and Education directorate on identifying potential […]

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  • DFID RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVES NEXT WEEK

    10 June 2014

    A new resident representative from the Department for International Development (DfID), Morgan Riley (photo attached), will be arriving to the Island on Tuesday 17 June 2014. Morgan succeeds previous resident representative Eddie Palmer and will be on Island for the next two years working closely with SHG to support the Island’s preparations for the opening […]

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