St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY SWORN IN

    13 November 2017

    Assistant Financial Secretary, Nicholas Yon, was today sworn in as Acting Financial Secretary whilst the substantive Financial Secretary, Dax Richards, is off-Island on overseas business. Nicholas took the prescribed oaths in the Governor’s Office in the presence of Her Excellency, Governor Lisa Phillips, and colleagues. Nicholas’ appointment is effective immediately. Dax is scheduled to return […]

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  • MILLING ROAD WORKS – LADDER HILL TO THE ARMY HALL, HALF TREE HOLLOW

    13 November 2017

    The Roads Section will continue to carry out milling works on the section of road from Ladder Hill to the Army Hall, Half Tree Hollow, from 9am to 3pm on the following Wednesdays: 15 November 2017 22 November 2017 29 November 2017 The public is therefore advised to drive with care whilst these works take […]

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  • APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL

    10 November 2017

    The Court of Appeal of St Helena gave a judgment on 5, October 2017 in a medical negligence case in which it decided that the Chief Justice had been wrong to find that damages paid to people who have been injured on St Helena should be the same as in England and Wales.  However, whilst […]

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  • EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT DIRECTORATE SUPPORTS CANCER AWARENESS

    10 November 2017

    The ‘Superheroes’ of the Education & Employment Directorate would like to thank everyone who supported their ‘Pass the Baton’ relay which took place on Saturday, 7 October 2017, in aid of the Cancer Support & Awareness Charity. People generously sponsored the superheroes and kindly gave donations on the day, allowing them to raise a grand […]

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  • TUESDAY’S EXCO MEETING POSTPONED

    10 November 2017

    The public is advised that the meeting of Executive Council due to take place on Tuesday, 14 November 2017, has been postponed until Friday, 17 November. Further information on Friday’s meeting will follow in due course.  #StHelena #EXCOMeeting  https://www.facebook.com/StHelenaGovt/ https://twitter.com/StHelenaGovt SHG 10 November 2017

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  • POPULATION PROJECTIONS PUBLISHED BY STATISTICS OFFICE

    10 November 2017

    A set of population projections have been released by the Statistics Office, using the baseline of the 2016 Population & Housing Census, and three scenarios about migration to and from St Helena – no migration, low migration and high migration. Both the low and high migration models assume net immigration to St Helena – that […]

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  • RMS DELAYED IN CAPE TOWN

    10 November 2017

    The RMS St Helena is currently docked in Cape Town awaiting the berthing of vessel MSC Paris that is carrying 31 transhipment containers for St Helena. The MSC Paris has been delayed due to strong high winds in Cape Town causing the port to close earlier in the week. This has slowed down the discharge […]

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  • CHANGE OF VETTING EMAIL ADDRESS

    9 November 2017

    The St Helena Police Directorate would like to advise the public that, with immediate effect, the general enquiries email address used for vetting applications has been changed. Therefore, all requests for vetting documentation or any enquires regarding vetting, should be sent to their new email address: vetting@sainthelena.gov.sh  #StHelena #StHelenaPolice #Vetting https://www.facebook.com/StHelenaGovt/ https://twitter.com/StHelenaGovt SHG 9 November […]

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  • NEW CUSTOMS MODERNISATION ADVISER APPOINTED

    8 November 2017

    Lindsay Felix from Saint Lucia of the Caribbean arrived at St Helena on Saturday, 21 October 2017, to take up his new role as Customs Modernisation Adviser. Lindsay has been appointed on a two-year contract and his main duty will be to undertake a comprehensive review of the St Helena Customs & Excise Ordinance and […]

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  • ST HELENA POLICE FIREARMS TRAINING

    8 November 2017

    The St Helena Police Service is currently carrying out firearms training at the Range at Cox’s Battery every Monday to Saturday from 8.30am to 5.30pm. This is the first firearms course to be held on St Helena since 2011 and is part of the continued professionalization of the Police Service, in line with improvements across […]

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