St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • DEVELOP ACADEMICALLY, PROFESSIONALLY & PERSONALLY WITH A CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP

    4 October 2016

    The public is reminded that Chevening Scholarship applications for 2017/18 are still open until Tuesday 8 November 2016. These Scholarships offer financial support to study for a Master’s Degree at any UK university and are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. There are more than 1,500 Chevening Scholarships […]

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  • BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2017

    4 October 2016

    OVERSEAS LIST The Foreign & Commonwealth Office invites nominations for the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2017 Birthday Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is expected.  […]

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  • ST HELENA’S MARINE PROTECTED AREA

    4 October 2016

    PART 2 A 200 nautical mile Maritime Zone in the sea around St Helena has been designated a Marine Protected Area (MPA) (see attached map) – announced at the 2016 ‘Our Ocean’ Conference hosted by US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington DC on Thursday 15 September 2016. The MPA and subsequent Marine Management […]

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  • OPEN GOVERNMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

    4 October 2016

    An ‘Open Government’ sub-committee to the Social & Community Development Committee was established on Thursday 22 September 2016, with the remit to improve transparency between St Helena Government and the community. The Open Government sub-committee is chaired by the Honourable Mike Olsson and comprises the following members:         Mrs Carol George, Corporate Services Executive Manager Mr David […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER 2016

    3 October 2016

    Executive Council will meet tomorrow, Tuesday 4 October 2016, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber, for the following Open Agenda items: Resumed discussion on the application or full Development Permission -Disassembling, Relocation & Reassembling of a Steel Building Undertakings given and resolutions made at the formal meeting of Legislative Council held on 19 September 2016 […]

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  • LANDSCAPE & ECOLOGY MITIGATION PROGRAMME

    3 October 2016

    With effect from Saturday, 1 October 2016, the Landscape & Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP) transferred from the Access Directorate to the Environment & Natural Resources Directorate (ENRD). This is an institutional change rather than a physical change, so all contact details for LEMP staff will remain as they currently are. Please contact the Acting Director […]

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  • SASHA BARGO COMPLETES BSC IN ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT

    3 October 2016

    Post-School Scholarship student, Sasha Bargo of Half Tree Hollow, has recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Ecology & Conservation Management, from Portsmouth University, after three years of study in Sparsholt College, in the UK (photo attached). Studying for her Degree in Ecology & Conservation Management provided Sasha with a practical understanding of […]

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  • RUPERT’S WHARF

    30 September 2016

    The Port Control Section would like to remind members of the public that Rupert’s Wharf remains a construction site and therefore a restricted area. No pedestrians or vehicles (other than authorised Emergency Services vehicles) are allowed beyond the security barrier and onto the new Wharf at Rupert’s. The public should adhere to the signs in […]

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  • MENTORING SESSION HELD AT PLANTATION HOUSE

    30 September 2016

    Governor Lisa Phillips hosted a mentoring evening for Prince Andrew School’s sixth formers (year 11 & 12 students) at Plantation House on Tuesday evening, 27 September 2016. The Governor invited senior leaders from St Helena Government to the session and posed the question – ‘What advice would you give to your 18-year-old self?’ – to […]

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  • ST HELENA’S MARINE PROTECTED AREA

    27 September 2016

    PART 1 A 200 nautical mile Maritime Zone in the sea around St Helena has been designated a Marine Protected Area (MPA) (see attached map) – announced at the 2016 ‘Our Ocean’ Conference hosted by US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington DC on Thursday 15 September 2016. The MPA and subsequent Marine Management […]

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