Public Announcements

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE MEETING

A formal meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will take place on Monday, 3 October 2016, in the Council Chamber. Members of the public and interested persons are invited to attend the meeting, which will also be broadcast live on SAMS Radio 1.  Programme of Business   Time Monday 3 October 2016 09.00 – […]

    CATHERINE TURNER RETURNS FROM OTS HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE

CEO of the St Helena Equality & Human Rights Commission, Catherine Turner, returned to the Island on Wednesday 21 September 2016, having attended the first Overseas Territories (OTs) Human Rights Conference for OT Human Rights Commissions and practitioners. The conference was held in the historic surroundings of Lancaster House, London, from 12 -14 September 2016, […]

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ST HELENA NURSES EMBARK ON NURSING DEGREE

Six St Helenian trained nurses will today, Monday 26 September 2016, embark on a BSc (Hons) Nursing Degree with Derby University in the UK. Nurses undertaking the Degree are Annabel Clifford, Donna Clingham, Jayne Adams-Duncan, Latoya Williams, Robyn Bennett and Sue-Ellen Henry (see photo attached). The course will be studied via distance learning and the […]

LADDER HILL ROAD CLOSURE

WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2016 The public is advised that Ladder Hill Road will be closed on Wednesday 28 September 2016 for approximately one hour, between 2pm and 3pm. This short closure will enable the Roads Section to repair a large depression on one of the narrow bends above Shy Road. Once completed, the road will […]

RUPERT’S VALLEY DEVELOPMENT PLAN

PUBLIC CONSULTATION – REMINDER The public is reminded that the final draft of the Rupert’s Valley Development Plan (RVDP) is currently out for public consultation until Friday, 7 October 2016.  The draft Plan affects anyone living or working in Rupert’s, and any person with a legal interest in affected land, or commercial or personal interest […]

MEDEVAC FLIGHT

FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2016 An emergency aero-medical evacuation from St Helena Airport will take place today, Friday 23 September 2016, when a Hawker 800 aircraft arriving from Walvis Bay, Namibia, will collect an adult needing emergency medical care.  This flight is due to arrive at approximately 13.00hrs St Helena time (weather permitting), departing at around […]

100% PASS RATE FOR TECHNICAL ROPE RESCUE & ACCESS TRAINING

In a reception at Plantation House today, HE Governor Lisa Phillips presented personnel from the St Helena Fire & Rescue Service, St Helena Rock Guards, and the St Helena Airport Rescue & Firefighting Service, with accredited certification for successfully passing an intense technical rope rescue/access course. 26 staff passed the course with a 100% pass […]

CONSTITUTION ROAD

UPDATE  Further to the press release issued on 28 July 2016, the public is advised that Constitution Road – from the turning at Barnes Road junction to the junction at Chubb’s Spring – remains closed to pedestrians and vehicles, until further notice.   Work continues on rebuilding the collapsed retaining wall, and as work progresses the public […]

EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2016

Executive Council met today with just one item on the Open Agenda. This was a Development Application and Council was therefore effectively sitting as the Planning Authority. The Development Application related to a previous application that was made in 2013 for the Rupert’s Wharf development which included the road that links the wharf to the […]