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Press Release Archive

  • Temporary 3-Tonne Restriction on Deadwood Road

    22 January 2014

    The Highways Authority has today implemented a temporary three-tonne weight limit on the Deadwood Road, just beyond Longwood Gate – a sign has been installed to show where the limit starts. This restriction is required for public and workforce safety while work takes place to construct a retaining wall supporting the side of a recent […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2014

    21 January 2014

    Executive Council met today, Tuesday 21 January 2014.  There were four items on the open agenda. The first item was an information paper on the Repatriation of issue of the British Overseas Territories Passport (St Helena) to the UK.  Due to the need for increased security features on these passports they will be issued from […]

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  • NEW LEMP PROJECT MANAGER

    21 January 2014

    The Landscape and Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP), an important component of the Airport project, has from 1 January 2014 welcomed new Project Manager, Ross Towers (photo attached). Ross is based at the Access Office and is contracted until 2016 to carry through the activities of the LEMP – aimed at lessening the impact of the […]

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  • NEW HEAD OF GOVERNOR’S OFFICE ARRIVING SOON

    21 January 2014

    Sean Burns (pictured), the previous Administrator of Tristan da Cunha, has been appointed as the next Head of the Governor’s Office and will arrive on Island on Thursday 6 February 2014. The role of Head of the Governor’s Office now carries additional responsibilities, including the role of Acting Governor in the Governor’s absence, a change […]

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  • DAPM: 2014-15 Aide Memoire Agreed

    18 January 2014

    The visiting Department for International Development (DfID) Development Aid Planning Mission (DAPM) and the St Helena Government have this morning (Saturday, 18 Jan 2014) signed the 2014-15 Aide Memoire (AM). The document was signed by HE Governor Capes and DfID Deputy Head of the Overseas Territories Department, Dr Kenny Dick (pictured). DAPM – Final Aide […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 21 January 2014

    17 January 2014

    Open to the Public from 9.30am Executive Council will meet on Tuesday 21January 2014 in the Council Chamber. Commencing at 9.30am, the meeting will be open to the public for the following agenda items: Repatriation of British Overseas Territories Passport Issuing to the UK, Request for Removal of Land from National Forest to Facilitate the […]

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  • SCHOOL SPRUCE ON LOCAL TV

    16 January 2014

    ‘School Spruce’ is a community based project aimed at visually and physically improving St Helena’s three primary schools, and began in August 2013. St Paul’s Primary School began their physical work in November 2013, building the Early Year’s playground.  Parents, children and volunteers worked on consecutive weekends, sanding, cleaning, and painting equipment for the playground.  […]

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  • Development Aid Planning Mission 2014

    2 January 2014

    This year’s Development Aid Planning Mission (DAPM) will run from 11-18 January 2014. The team, from the Department for International Development (DFID), comprises new Deputy Head of the Overseas Territories Department, Dr Kenny Dick, Human Development Leader, Dr Mary Thompson and Senior Economist, Doug Winslow. Preliminary discussions will take place on St Helena with the […]

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  • FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

    23 December 2013

    The Festival of Lights Parade organised by Pilling Primary School took place on Friday evening, 20 December.  The parade began from the General Hospital and proceeded through lower Jamestown, finally congregating at the Grand Parade.  This was followed by children being allowed to climb aboard Santa’s sleigh, a light show on the wall of the […]

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  • REAPPOINTMENT OF SHERIFF FOR ST HELENA

    23 December 2013

    Greta Pat Musk MBE JP has been reappointed today as Sheriff of St Helena by His Excellency Governor Capes. Mrs Musk took the prescribed Oaths before the Governor, in his office at the Castle, (photo attached). Mrs Musk’s appointment becomes effective from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2014. The Sheriff of St Helena is […]

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