St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING FOR RMS ST HELENA

    30 January 2018

    As part of the farewell celebrations for the RMS St Helena, an ecumenical service of Thanksgiving will be held at St James’ Church on Tuesday, 6 February 2018, starting at 7pm. The service will also be broadcast live via SAMS Radio 1. At 6.20pm there will be a Church Parade from the Canister to St […]

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  • AHOY THERE!

    30 January 2018

    RMS FAREWELL FANCY HAT COMPETITION – FRIDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2018 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, this is the Officer of the Watch speaking from the Bridge. The RMS Farewell Celebrations, at Noon today, are ongoing. We have covered many weeks of planning and have just over a week to go before our last voyage from […]

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  • SCHOOL WARDEN CROSSING AT PILLING PRIMARY SCHOOL

    30 January 2018

    A School Warden Crossing of criss-crossed yellow lines has been painted on the road adjacent to the main gate of Pilling Primary School, Jamestown, to improve the safety of pedestrians in this area. A School Warden Crossing is not a general pedestrian crossing as it is only in operation for short time periods – specifically […]

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  • CPA RESOURCE TEAM DEPARTS FOLLOWING POST-ELECTION SEMINAR

    29 January 2018

    The visiting Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Resource Team departed St Helena on Saturday, 27 January 2018, after delivering a Post-Election Seminar to St Helena’s Legislative Council. The Seminar incorporated 14 different sessions, covering a range of topics including, ‘The Evolution of Parliamentary Democracy and the Constitution of St Helena’, ‘Public Speaking – Enabling Parliamentarians to […]

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  • CPA ROADSHOW FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

    29 January 2018

    Following the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Post-Election Seminar and before their departure on Saturday, 27 January 2018, two members of the visiting CPA Resource Team – Ms Meenakshi Dhar, Acting Head of the CPA’s Private Office, and Hon Barry House, former President of the Legislative Council of Western Australia – launched the CPA Roadshow for […]

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  • SARA O’DONNELL SWORN IN AS ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL

    29 January 2018

    Attorney General (Designate), Sara O’Donnell, was today, Monday 29 January 2018, sworn in as Acting Attorney General. Sara took the prescribed Oaths in the presence of Governor Lisa Phillips and colleagues in the Governor’s Office, The Castle. Her appointment is effective immediately. The substantive Attorney General, Angelo Berbotto, departed the Island on Saturday, 27 January, […]

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  • ROAD CLOSURE

    29 January 2018

    SIDE PATH ROAD The Highways Authority has given approval to close Side Path Road on Wednesday, 31 January 2018, from 1.30pm to 3pm. The purpose of this closure is to enable Rock Guards to remove loose rocks above the road. Appropriate road closure and diversion signs will be in place, and as normal, only emergency […]

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  • DUKE OF EDINBURGH PLAYGROUND

    29 January 2018

    Following reports of damage to private property in the vicinity of the upper level of the disused Duke of Edinburgh Playground, the Environment & Natural Resources Directorate would like to remind the public that this area is no longer a designated Playground. Legal Notice 6 of 2016, the Public Recreation Ground (Revocation) Order, 2016 revokes […]

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  • LATEST POPULATION STATISTICS RELEASED

    29 January 2018

    The Statistics Office today released new estimates of the size of St Helena’s population. At the end of 2017, there was an estimated 4,846 people on St Helena, with an estimated 4,761 residents and 4,267 persons with St Helenian status. Chart: Population, total on-Island and St Helenians, end of each month The release also includes […]

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  • FAREWELL TO ATTORNEY GENERAL ANGELO BERBOTTO

    26 January 2018

    Attorney General, Angelo Berbotto, departs the Island tomorrow, Saturday 27 January 2018, after spending two and a half years on St Helena.  Angelo originally came to the Island as Crown Counsel in July 2015. He was acting Attorney General from December 2015 and appointed as Attorney General on 2 May 2016. Angelo said: “I am […]

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