St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Press Releases

  • Public Access to SHG Information – Update on Code of Practice

    1 October 2019

    St Helena Government’s Code of Practice for Public Access to SHG Information has been in place since September 2014 and offers a central point of enquiry for the public to request information from SHG that is not already available by other means. The system continues to work well and from the period 1 June 2017 […]

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  • Exco Report – Tuesday 1 October 2019

    1 October 2019

    Executive Council met today, Tuesday 1 October 2019, to discuss two items on the Open Agenda. Council approves increase in the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) Councillor Green supported by the Deputy Financial Secretary and Statistician presented this paper to Elected Members. Council was asked to consider and advise whether the MIS should be increased in […]

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  • Tessa Roberts Passes Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme

    1 October 2019

    Acting Deputy Airport Contracts Manager, Tessa Roberts (see photo attached), has successfully completed the Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP). This is an internationally recognised qualification accredited by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Airports Council International (ACI). The Global ACI-ICAO Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP) is self-paced with choices from courses […]

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  • Care Campaign Concludes for now

    27 September 2019

    The final round of the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate’s CARE: Caring And Respecting Everyone Campaign took place in the main hall at the Princess Royal Community Care Centre (CCC) on Friday, 20 September 2019. During the event interested persons were able to speak to Directorate staff to learn more about working in Social […]

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  • St Helena Recognises World Maritime Day

    27 September 2019

    Thursday, 26 September 2019, was World Maritime Day. World Maritime Day is used as a way to highlight the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine environment, and to emphasise a particular aspect of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) work. In recognition of the day, we hear from two members of St Helena Port […]

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  • Environment & Environment Natural Resources Committee and Highways Authority Meetings – Thursday, 19 September 2019

    26 September 2019

    The monthly meetings of the Highways Authority and the Environment & Natural Resources Committee (ENRC) took place on Thursday, 19 September 2019. At the Highways Authority meeting a warm welcome was extended to new Police Chief Inspector David Price. Issues discussed included parking in Jamestown, which included parking on double yellow lines, illegal use of […]

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  • St Helena Water Consumption Increases – Residents reminded to restrict water usage

    25 September 2019

    Despite St Helena’s water consumption levels on 20 and 21 September being less than 1000 cubic metres – the consumption rate required to sustain a safe level of stored water on the Island – during the past week, consumption rates have increased by around 6.2%. This rate cannot continue if we are to maintain our […]

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  • Land Development Control Authority Reports to be published on Government website

    24 September 2019

    As part of wider objectives to be more open and transparent, at the last meeting of the Land Development Control Authority (LDCA) the decision was taken that, in addition to open meeting agendas and minutes, reports on all development applications will also be available online for the public to review five days prior to each […]

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  • An Open Question: How do we want to govern ourselves

    18 September 2019

    It is a question about the way we want our elected representatives to tackle the issues and opportunities that in some way affect each and every one of us on St Helena. The issue of how to govern ourselves has recently moved up the agenda. Many will recall the Island has toyed with governance reform […]

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  • Governor to depart on overseas leave

    18 September 2019

    HE Governor Dr Philip Rushbrook will be on overseas leave between Saturday, 21 September, and Saturday, 5 October 2019. During HE’s absence, Head of the Governor’s Office, Greg Gibson, will be Acting Governor. #StHelena #Governor #OverseasLeave #FCO #HOGO https://www.facebook.com/StHelenaGovt/ https://twitter.com/StHelenaGovt  SHG 18 September 2019

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