St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • UK HYDROGRAPHIC SEMINAR 2019 AND MARITIME COASTGUARD AGENCY VISIT

    22 February 2019

    Deputy Harbour Master, Jeremy Clarke, and Emergency Planning & Sea Rescue Manager, Simon Wade, recently returned to St Helena having attended the Hydrographic Seminar 2019 and also visited the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) in the UK. The Hydrographic Seminar ran for five days from 4-8 February 2019. Some of the key areas covered were: Hydrographic […]

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  • HM Customs Office Closure Friday, 22 February 2019

    21 February 2019

    The following is a Public Announcement from HM Customs: HM Customs would like to advise the public that their office at the Jamestown Wharf will be closed for business on Friday, 22 February 2019, between 8.30am and 1pm. This closure is to enable Customs staff to undertake operational training. Persons wishing to contact HM Customs […]

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  • HM CUSTOMS OFFICE CLOSURE – FRIDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2019

    21 February 2019

    The following is a Public Announcement from HM Customs: HM Customs would like to advise the public that their office at the Jamestown Wharf will be closed for business on Friday, 22 February 2019, between 8.30am and 1pm. This closure is to enable Customs staff to undertake operational training. Persons wishing to contact HM Customs […]

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  • NEW FINANCE BUSINESS MANAGER APPOINTED

    20 February 2019

    New Finance Business Manager, Brian Deadman, recently arrived on St Helena to take up his new post in SHG’s Corporate Finance team on a three-year contract. Reporting to the Financial Secretary, and working closely with Elected Members and other key stakeholder groups, Brian’s role is to represent SHG as a non-executive director on the boards […]

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  • MAKING A FORMAL COMPLAINT ABOUT SHG SERVICES

    20 February 2019

    St Helena Government (SHG) aims to provide the best quality and standard of service to its customers but there may be occasions where you are dissatisfied with the standard of service received. If you have received a service that falls below your expectations then SHG wants to hear about it. SHG Complaint Procedure  Submitting a […]

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  • MEETINGS WITH GOVERNOR DESIGNATE IN UK

    20 February 2019

    Dr Philip Rushbrook, Governor Designate for St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, would like to meet with the diaspora in the UK prior to taking up his post in May 2019. The following meetings have been arranged: Saturday, 16 March, at the Jury’s Inn, Fleming Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 2NG, starting at 3.30pm Tuesday, […]

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  • THEFT AT GENERAL HOSPITAL

    20 February 2019

    St Helena Police are currently investigating a theft which took place at the General Hospital on Saturday, 16 February 2019, between 11.45pm and midnight. Missing is a distinctive handbag measuring approximately 30cm x 50cm, in a colour described as ‘Blue Ocean’. The bag has twin handles and on the outside there is a picture of […]

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  • SUPREME COURT SENTENCING

    20 February 2019

    Eric Benjamin sentenced for two counts of sexual assault, one of indecent assault and one of attempted rape The sentence of six years in custody passed by the St Helena Supreme Court yesterday, Tuesday 19 February 2019, on Eric Benjamin reflects the seriousness of his crime and the detrimental effect he had on three women’s […]

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  • LADDER HILL ROAD CLOSURE

    18 February 2019

    The Roads Section of ENRD would like to inform the public that the Highways Authority has given approval for Ladder Hill Road to be closed on Wednesday, 27 February 2019, from 9am to 3pm. Ladder Hill Road will be closed to all vehicles and pedestrians to enable the Rock Guards to carry out a controlled […]

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  • MISUSE OF FIRE

    18 February 2019

    On Saturday, 16 February 2019, St Helena Police responded to an incident where a number of children had lit a fire close to the Fire Station building at Ladder Hill. On arrival at the scene it was noted that two separate fires had been lit – one in a disused building, and another at the […]

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