Press Release Archive

  • NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ST HELENA

    Following a rigorous recruitment process, Ms Nicola Moore has been selected to serve as St Helena’s new Attorney General.  She will take up her appointment in late November 2014. Governor Capes, who chaired the selection panel, said:   “I look forward to working with Nicola who brings much valuable experience and expertise to the role. […]

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  • WHARF IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

    Upcoming Wharf Closure The public is advised that from 1 November 2014 finalisation of remedial works to some defective pavements at the wharf will commence, as part of the Wharf Improvements Project. Engineers from Nicholas O ‘Dwyer  (Supervisory Engineering body on behalf of SHG) and from CAN France contractors will arrive on Island on Wednesday, […]

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  • EBOLA TACTICAL COORDINATION GROUP PRESS BRIEF

    Background Countries affected by the Ebola virus are Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone. The total number of reported probable, confirmed and suspected cases up to 17th October 2014 is 8,997, with 4,493 deaths. Three countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, currently have high transmission levels. Countries with an initial case/s or with localised […]

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  • CAREERS FAIR 2014

    On Wednesday, 15 October 2014, St Helena’s annual Careers Fair was held at Prince Andrew School from 10am-5pm. More than 20 businesses took part in the Fair with stalls displaying posters, equipment, films, photography slideshows and products relevant to their business type.   Various demonstrations were conducted on the outside court area, including from Tommy, the […]

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  • NEWCASTLE DISEASE VACCINATION – UPDATE

    On Monday 6 October 2014 the Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (ANRD) advised the public that the planned Island-wide vaccination programme, for Newcastle Disease in chickens on St Helena, was cancelled. It was found that the vaccines had not been couriered in the right conditions in South Africa and they were therefore unfit for purpose. […]

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  • FIRST LEMP REHABILITATION PLANTINGS

    The Landscape and Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP) provides compensatory habitats for the ones lost due to the airport construction and works to secure the future of St Helena’s unique flora and fauna. LEMP, in collaboration with Basil Read and the EMD conservation nursery in Scotland, has now started its planting activities on the airport site, […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014

    Executive Council met today, Tuesday 14 October 2014, to discuss two items on the Open Agenda. The first item was an Application for Outline Development Permission for the proposed Solar Farm at the current site of the rifle range at Half Tree Hollow. ExCo was pleased to approve the proposal but wished to highlight the […]

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  • DFID EDUCATION ADVISER VISITS

    Education Adviser, Dr Don Taylor from the Department for International Development (DFID), has been on Island for a week, monitoring progress in raising the quality of teaching and learning in the schools, assessing progress in training and up skilling the labour force, and commenting on draft budget estimates for 2015-16. This is Dr Taylor’s annual […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 14 October 2014

    Open to the Public from 9.30 am Executive Council will meet tomorrow morning, Tuesday 14 October 2014, in the Council Chamber. The meeting will be open to the public from 9.30am for two Open Agenda items:   Application for Outline Development Permission for the proposed Solar Farm Request for Discharge of Condition 1 pursuant to […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2014

    Executive Council met today, Tuesday 30 September 2014 with just one item on the Closed Agenda. The item was a memo on the St Helena Fisheries Corporation Functional Review, and was presented by the Chairman of the Economic Development Committee, supported by the Head of ANRD and the Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation. ExCo was […]

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