Public Announcements

  • GAVIN (JACK) THOMAS JOINS SAFEGUARDING TEAM

    Gavin ‘Jack’ Thomas (photo attached), has recently joined the Safeguarding Directorate in a Quality Assurance & Policy role focusing on Adult Community & Residential Services. Jack is employed on a 10-month contract. Jack has a professional background of working in residential services in the UK. He has also worked for several inspection and regulatory bodies […]

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  • POST AND RAIL DAMAGE – FIELD ROAD

    Technical Services and the Roads Section in conjunction with the Highways Authority, Emergency Planning and the Police Directorate, would like to advise the public that following damage to the post and rail road edge demarcation, caused by a single vehicle road traffic accident on Field Road, the following actions have been taken: A 10 mph […]

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  • VISITING HOURS AT CCC

    In August 2017 the Safeguarding Directorate implemented a trial period of ‘visiting hours’ at the Community Care Centre (CCC)  to ensure that the privacy and dignity of all the people who live at the CCC was upheld and respected. In order to ensure that the impact of any change in policy was understood, a period […]

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  • CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCESS FOR NON-COMMERCIAL GOODS

    HM Customs & Excise would like to remind the public of the current Customs clearance process for non-commercial goods which are as follows: STEP 1          Please collect a Non-commercial Declaration Form from your consolidator (the person shipping goods on your behalf or entities such as Richard James, Saint Trading, Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc, […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2017

    Executive Council met today with two items on the Open Agenda. Sitting as Planning Authority, Council considered and approved an application to amend a previously approved development consent in relation to the fuel pipeline to the Power Station in Rupert’s Valley. Council recognised the sensitivity associated with the area which is known to be a […]

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  • NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL (DESIGNATE) APPOINTED

    Sara O’Donnell, has recently been appointed Attorney General (Designate), and will succeed Angelo Berbotto upon his departure in January 2018. Sara was initially recruited as Public Solicitor for St Helena, and worked in this role for over three weeks, before she was successful in the Attorney General’s recruitment exercise. Before coming to St Helena, Sara […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2017

    Executive Council will meet tomorrow, Tuesday 5 December 2017, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber, with the following Open Agenda items: Application to amend the previously approved development consent 2008 to relocate the fuel pipeline to the Power Station in Rupert’s Valley Marriage Bill These papers (ExCo Memos) will be available online at the following […]

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  • ST HELENA REPRESENTED AT OT JMC IN LONDON

    St Helena was represented by Governor Lisa Phillips, Councillors Lawson Henry and Derek Thomas, and SHG’s UK Representative, Kedell Worboys MBE, at the annual Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council Meeting (OT JMC) in London. The OT JMC gives OTs a chance to review progress on the issues of common interest and seek support for particular […]

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  • FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

    DEADWOOD ROAD The two men charged with causing death by reckless driving during a fatal road traffic accident on 12 August 2017 appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday, Thursday, 30 November 2017. As a result, charges against one of the defendants were withdrawn by the Crown. The matter continues as an ongoing Police investigation and the […]

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  • ST HELENA MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO SECURING FUNDING FROM 11th EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND (EDF 11)

    SHG is pleased to announce that it has recently received confirmation from the European Commission that St Helena’s bid for funding from the 11th European Development Fund (EDF11) through a Budget Support Programme has passed the 2nd quality support group (QSG 2). This essentially has given the go ahead for St Helena’s programme amounting to […]

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