St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • ST HELENA WATER PRESS CONFERENCE – TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE

    24 February 2017

    A transcript of the St Helena Water Press Conference, held on Monday, 13 February 2017, is now available to read on the publications page of the SHG Website at: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/publications/ SHG 24 February 2017

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  • SUPREME COURT

    24 February 2017

    SAME-SEX MARRIAGE APPLICATION – PRELIMINARY HEARING A St Helenian made an application to the Registrar to get married to his same-sex partner here on the Island. The Registrar referred this to the Court and yesterday at a preliminary hearing the Chief Justice noted that he was aware that there are strongly held views about this […]

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  • CHANGE IN WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    24 February 2017

    The public is advised that with immediate effect and until further notice, all enquiries to Waste Management Services’ should be directed to the Landfill Manager, Patrick Crowie, on tel no: 23655 or e-mail: landfill.manager@helanta.co.sh. This includes the following enquiries: Wheelie bin requests Domestic & commercial waste collection Hazardous waste disposal Incineration service Secure data disposal […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2017

    24 February 2017

    There was a special Executive Council meeting today to enable a number of legislative matters to be progressed ahead of the next Legislative Council meeting on Tuesday, 14 March 2017. On the Open Agenda, Council considered three Bills which had recently been the subject of public consultation. The Employment Rights (Amendment) Bill 2017 has two […]

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  • EXCO MEETING

    24 February 2017

    FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2017 Executive Council will meet today, Friday 24 February 2017, at 11am in the Council Chamber for the following Open Agenda items: Employment Rights (Amendment) Bill 2017 General Amendment (Gender Equality) Bill 2017 Elections (Amendment) Bill 2017 Executive Council Members are: Pamela Ward Pearce, Derek Thomas, Brian Isaac and Christine Scipio-O’Dean. Cruyff Buckley […]

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  • SHG CLARIFIES INACCURATE REPORT IN SOUTH AFRICAN PRESS

    23 February 2017

    St Helena Government would like to clarify an inaccuracy recently reported on the South African news website – Moneyweb. The article – Comair share price up on improved results (https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/companies-and-deals/comair-share-price-up-on-improved-results/) published on 15 February 2017 – reports: Comair was still prepared to proceed with the scheduled weekly service to St Helena Island, if the country’s […]

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  • CLINIC AT LEVELWOOD CANCELLED

    23 February 2017

    The Health Directorate regrets to inform the public, that due to connectivity problems between the remote clinic and the Hospital, the clinic due to be held at Levelwood today, Thursday 23 February 2017, has been cancelled. Patients will instead be offered transport to an appointment in Jamestown. The Health Directorate is currently in the process […]

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  • SUPREME COURT

    23 February 2017

    SAME-SEX MARRIAGE APPLICATION – PRELIMINARY HEARING  In January 2017, a same-sex couple made an application to the Registrar to be married on St Helena.  The couple is a St Helenian and his partner.  Their application is being considered under the Marriage Ordinance of 1851.  Although a new Marriage Bill that specifically referred to and included […]

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  • SUPPORTING THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEES & AUDIT INSTITUTIONS – OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC FUNDS

    21 February 2017

    Chairman of the St Helena Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Cyril Gunnell, and Chief Auditor, Phil Sharman, departed St Helena on Monday, 20 February 2017, to attend the UK Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) & UK Overseas Territories’ Parliamentary Forum in Miami, Florida.  The forum will take place between Wednesday 1 March and Thursday 2 March 2017. […]

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  • REPLACEMENT OF SOLAR LIGHTS

    21 February 2017

    The Roads Section, supported by Crowley’s Electrical Services (C.E.S), has recently successfully installed 100 new solar lights to replace the old solar street lights around the Island and to add additional lights in places where none existed before. These new solar lights have been installed as they are more efficient than the old units. The […]

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