St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • NIKITA CROWIE RETURNS FROM EXPOSURE VISIT TO GIBRALTAR

    9 March 2018

    St Helena Government’s Legal Officer, Nikita Crowie, is now back on-Island following an exposure visit to Gibraltar from 19 February to 1 March 2018. Nikita, who is a qualified Legal Executive, is currently on the community care rotation in the Attorney General’s Chambers and works with Crown Counsel (Community Care), Christine Cooper, advising Government Directorates […]

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  • ST HELENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AWARDS CEREMONY 2018

    8 March 2018

    The St Helena Community College (SHCC) Awards Ceremony 2018 was held at the College on Wednesday, 7 March 2018. The ceremony was opened with a speech from Director of Education & Employment, Shirley Wahler. Shirley said: “We started the college very cautiously wondering whether or not we would get enough interest and engagement from the […]

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  • PRESENTATION AT PLANTATION HOUSE

    7 March 2018

    CRISIS NEGOTIATOR COURSE A presentation took place at Plantation House on Friday, 2 March 2018, where certificates were awarded to eight SHG employees who had successfully passed a Crisis Negotiator Course. Four UK trainers arrived on-Island in mid-February to deliver the course. Students included a mix of Police Officers, an Immigration Officer, a Police Officer from […]

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  • Social & Community Development Committee Meeting

    7 March 2018

    WEDNESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2018 The Social & Community Development Committee (SCDC) met on Wednesday, 14 February 2018, to discuss a number of items. In Open Session, Members did not support an increase to the Gaming Machine Licence Fee and agreed to review in a year’s time. An increase from £50.00 to £60.00 was agreed for […]

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  • LISTERIOSIS OUTBREAK IN SOUTH AFRICA

    7 March 2018

    The source of the ongoing outbreak of ‘Listeriosis’ – a food borne bacterial disease – in South Africa was announced in international news earlier this week. The source is a factory operated by Enterprise Foods in Polokwane in Limpopo.  In light of this information and knowing that St Helena’s main imports are from South Africa, […]

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  • FLY A FLAG FOR THE COMMONWEALTH – 12 MARCH 2018

    6 March 2018

    Lord Mayors and Mayors, Lord Provosts, town and parish councils, local authorities and local communities, school children and college students, members of Girlguiding and the Scouts from around the UK and Commonwealth, Sea and Air Cadets, charities and community groups, Commonwealth Ex-Servicemen and major shipping lines, training ships crewed by disabled crewman people, and many […]

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  • JOE HOLLINS RETURNS AS LOCUM SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER

    6 March 2018

    Locum Senior Veterinary Officer, Joe Hollins, arrived at St Helena on Saturday, 3 March 2018. Joe was the previous Senior Veterinary Officer for St Helena from 2010 to 2016, and is here for seven months providing cover for the Veterinary Service while the substantive Vet, Catherine Man, is on maternity leave. With the support of […]

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  • CONSTITUTION HILL ROAD CLOSURE

    6 March 2018

    The Highways Authority has given approval to close the road at Constitution Hill, from Barnes Road Turning to Chubbs Spring, with immediate effect and until further notice. This is to allow Masons from the Roads Section to carry out immediate work on a retaining wall. Residents in the area can still access their properties from […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 6 MARCH 2018

    6 March 2018

    Executive Council met today with one item on the Open Agenda. Council considered and advised that the Gaming Machines (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and the Liquor (Amendment) Regulations 2018 should be approved and brought into force from 1 April 2018. These Regulations provided for a modest increase for the transfer of Gaming Machine licences and Liquor […]

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  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING – THURSDAY, 1 MARCH 2018

    6 March 2018

    The monthly meeting of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) was held on Thursday, 1 March 2018. The following is a summary of the main items discussed: The Committee was presented with the Sustainable Economic Development Plan (SEDP) consultation responses. It was agreed that land and immigration were significant inputs to economic growth and it is […]

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