St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • MV ASTOR DUE TOMORROW

    7 April 2017

    Cruise Ship, MV Astor, is expected to arrive in James’ Bay at 6am tomorrow, Saturday, 8 April 2017. Despite hopes that passengers will come ashore, severe sea conditions and an exceptionally heavy north-westerly swell might prevent this from taking place. A risk assessment to determine whether conditions will allow passengers to come ashore will be […]

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  • ST HELENA WATER POSTER COMPETITION

    6 April 2017

    PRIZES PRESENTED CEO of Connect Saint Helena Ltd, Barry Hubbard, this week visited the three Primary Schools on St Helena to present certificates and prizes to the pupils who submitted winning posters in the recent Saving Water poster competition. Barry said: “The theme for the poster competition was ‘How do you Save Water?’. It was […]

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  • MEDIA REVIEW – PAPERS PUBLISHED

    5 April 2017

    Saint Helena Government today publishes the papers which were considered by the Executive Council when recommending action on the Media Review. At the same time the Service Level Agreements (SLA) with South Atlantic Media Services (SAMS) and SAMS’ Articles of Association are also published. There has been some information released into the public domain which […]

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  • OUTCOME OF ASSI VISIT TO ST HELENA AIRPORT

    5 April 2017

    Senior Aerodrome Inspector, Justin Rothwell, and Air Traffic Services Inspector, Sarah Lee, from Air Safety Support International (ASSI), the regulator for St Helena Airport, visited the Island recently. The purpose of their visit was to undertake an audit to consider the extension of the certification of St Helena Airport. It was an intensive visit covering […]

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  • PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE FORMAL SESSION POSTPONED

    5 April 2017

    The public is advised that the formal session of the St Helena Public Accounts Committee (PAC) scheduled to take place today, Wednesday 5 April 2017, has been postponed due to officers and personnel wishing to attend the funeral service of the late Mrs Margaret (Cathy) Hopkins MBE. The PAC formal session will now take place […]

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  • ‘YOUR FUTURE, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY’ – GET REGISTERED

    5 April 2017

    POSTERS PUBLISHED The public is advised that posters outlining the steps that need to be taken in order to get registered and take part in the General Election 2017 have now been published in various outlets around the Island. Applications are invited for names to be added and amendments to be made to the Register […]

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  • SEVERE SEA CONDITIONS – UPDATE & REMINDER

    5 April 2017

    The public is reminded that St Helena is currently experiencing some heavy swell conditions. It is forecast that this will continue throughout the week with a significant north-westerly swell on Thursday and Friday and throughout the weekend. A reduction in swell height is expected on Monday 10 April 2017. The public is advised to take […]

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  • HONOURING THE WORK OF MRS MARGARET (CATHY) HOPKINS MBE

    4 April 2017

    OVER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO SHG The late Mrs Margaret Hopkins MBE, better known as Cathy, gave over 20 years of service to St Helena Government as a Teacher, Legislative Council Member, Speaker of the House and SHG UK Representative. Cathy was first appointed as a teacher in the Education Department in September 1980. […]

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  • NEGHBOURHOOD POLICING

    4 April 2017

    ‘YOU SAID, WE DID’ As part of their Neighbourhood Policing programme, St Helena Police have been consulting with communities across the Island. A series of meetings and surgeries were well attended, and a vast range of subjects discussed in March 2017. Concerns raised in various districts include: Blue Hill Concerns were raised about dogs chasing […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 4 APRIL 2017

    4 April 2017

    At today’s Executive Council meeting there was only one item on the Open Agenda. Council sitting as Planning Authority considered an application for Development Permission to extend Cape Villa. The application related to two additional buildings on the current site, each containing three wheelchair compliant one-bedroom units. In approving the application, Council recognised the need […]

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