St Helena Government

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Press Releases

  • ARCHIVES CLOSURE – TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2015

    29 September 2015

    The public is advised that the St Helena Archives will be closed from 1.15pm on Tuesday 29 September 2015 for staff development purposes. The service will re-open to the public as normal the following morning, Wednesday 30 September 2015. SHG apologises for any inconvenience this may cause. SHG 28 September 2015

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  • ROYAL NAVY TO VISIT ST HELENA

    29 September 2015

      HMS Lancaster, one of the Royal Navy’s Type 23 Frigates, and the tanker RFA Gold Rover, are expected to visit St Helena from Tuesday 13 to Friday 16 October 2015 to take part in the bicentennial anniversary of Napoleon’s arrival to the Island 200 years ago (aboard HMS Northumberland). She will take part in […]

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  • GRANT OF ST HELENIAN STATUS

    29 September 2015

    In accordance with Section 15(3) of the Immigration Ordinance, 2011, the following persons have been granted St Helenian Status with effect from 28 July 2015: Miss Jennifer Cristie Scanes of  Frith’s Cottage, Napoleon Street, St Helena Island Mrs Fe Resco Scanes of Pink Grove, Levelwood, St Helena Island SHG 29 September 2015

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  • ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL SWORN IN

    25 September 2015

    Walter Scott has been appointed by Governor Capes as Acting Attorney General while the substantive Attorney General, Nicola Moore, is away from the Island on overseas business. Walter – who is Solicitor General on Ascension Island – took the prescribed oaths for Attorney General before Governor Capes today, Thursday 24 September, in the Governor’s Office […]

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  • RETURNING TEACHERS FOR PRINCE ANDREW SCHOOL

    25 September 2015

    Derrie Yon and Laura Lawrence have recently returned from the UK after completing their university studies and are now employed at Prince Andrew School as English teachers.  Both Laura and Derrie teach Key Stage Three, Four and Five students and specialise in the subject areas of English Literature and Language at A level. After gaining […]

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  • DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORDINANCE

    24 September 2015

    PUBLIC MEETINGS St Helena’s first comprehensive piece of environmental legislation was released for public consultation on 15 September 2015. The draft Environmental Protection Ordinance deals with the protection of St Helena’s environment, including the conservation of biodiversity, the control of pollution, waste and litter, consideration of environmental impacts in decision-making and environmental monitoring. The Environmental […]

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  • CALIBRATION FLIGHTS COMPLETED

    24 September 2015

      The calibration flights at St Helena Airport – led by Flight Calibration Services Limited (FCSL) working with TAB Charters – were completed yesterday Wednesday 23 September 2015, and the Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft will depart St Helena for Namibia between 5am and 6am tomorrow Friday, ten days after its arrival. Speaking yesterday evening […]

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  • PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORDINANCE

    23 September 2015

      ONE-TO-ONE SESSIONS St Helena’s first comprehensive piece of environmental legislation was released for public consultation on 15 September 2015. The draft Environmental Protection Ordinance deals with the protection of St Helena’s environment, including the conservation of biodiversity, the control of pollution, waste and litter, consideration of environmental impacts in decision making and environmental monitoring. […]

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  • ST HELENA EXAM RESULTS 2015

    23 September 2015

    The Education & Employment Directorate recently released the results of the 2015 exams and assessments which students sat in May and June of this year.  After a dip in primary results last year, the results of the Year 6 SATs show encouraging progress in primary schools.  At Prince Andrew School, the GCSE results were a […]

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  • MENTAL HEALTH ORDINANCE OUT FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

    23 September 2015

    St Helena’s Mental Health Ordinance is a comprehensive piece of legislation with the primary aim of protecting individuals with mental health vulnerabilities. The current Ordinance has recently been discussed in the Public Health Committee and recommendations were put forward to slightly amend the Ordinance. These recommendations relate to Human Rights obligations. For example, currently there […]

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