St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • FIRST EVER MEDEVAC FLIGHT

    7 June 2016

    CRITICALLY ILL SAINT TRANSFERRED TO CAPE TOWN An emergency aero-medical transfer of a critically ill infant to Cape Town was successfully carried out at the weekend from St Helena Airport – the first ever Air Medevac from St Helena.    A Falcon 20 air ambulance, crewed by emergency response specialists ER24 and operated by Guardian Air […]

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  • ST HELENA’S TEN YEAR PLAN

    7 June 2016

    PHASE 2 – REMINDER As part of developing a Ten Year Plan for St Helena, participation events were held around the Island earlier this year to allow members of the public to express their views on key priority areas for St Helena – Altogether Healthier, Greener, Safer, Wealthier and Better for Children & Young People. […]

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  • SAINT APPOINTED HEADTEACHER OF PAS

    6 June 2016

    The Education & Employment Directorate is pleased to announce that Penelope Bowers, currently the Acting Headteacher of Prince Andrew School (PAS), has been appointed to the substantive post of Headteacher of the School, with effect from Wednesday 1 June 2016. Penelope assumed the role of Acting Headteacher in January this year following the departure of […]

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  • CENSUS 2016

    6 June 2016

    SUMMARY REPORT Today St Helena Government publishes the Summary Report for the successful 2016 Population & Housing Census of St Helena – outlining the high level results from the Census (attached). The data which has been collected provides vital updates on the population and housing stock of St Helena and this information will be used […]

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  • MAINTAINING ACCESS TO ST HELENA & ASCENSION

    3 June 2016

    Following certification of St Helena Airport on Tuesday 10 May 2016, all parties are working to overcome the challenges of wind shear identified by the first few flights into the Airport. This work includes the development of appropriate operational procedures needed to allow services to use the northern Runway (20), where wind shear has been […]

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  • MONTSERRAT CONFIRMS APPOINTMENT OF COLIN OWEN

    3 June 2016

    The Government of Montserrat has today confirmed that terms and conditions have been agreed with St Helena’s Financial Secretary Colin Owen.  Colin will join the Montserrat administration as Financial Secretary in August this year. Speaking of his appointment, Colin said: “It has been a real privilege to work for the people of St Helena for […]

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  • MEDEVAC FLIGHT TODAY

    3 June 2016

    An emergency aero-medical evacuation will take place this afternoon from St Helena Airport when a Falcon 20 aircraft operated by emergency response specialists ER24 arrives from Walvis Bay, Namibia, to collect a baby needing urgent medical care.   The aircraft is due to arrive at St Helena Airport at around 2pm local time for a quick […]

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  • ST HELENA’S TEN YEAR PLAN

    1 June 2016

    PHASE 2 As part of developing a Ten Year Plan for St Helena, participation events were held around the Island earlier this year to allow members of the public to express their views on key priority areas for St Helena – Altogether Healthier, Greener, Safer, Wealthier and Better for Children & Young People. The information […]

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  • 1 JUNE IS ‘GLOBAL DAY OF PARENTS’

    1 June 2016

    Global Day of Parents is a United Nations observance which takes place annually on 1 June each year. It is a time to celebrate parents and recognise how important they are to the wellbeing of society. We can do this as an Island by: Honouring parents and their commitment to children, and Remembering that the […]

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  • AGE VERIFICATION CARDS NOW AVAILABLE

    1 June 2016

    Working with the St Helena Safeguarding Children Board, the St Helena Police Service is pleased to introduce Age Verification Cards – which prove the cardholder’s age. These cards will help businesses and licensed premises to ensure they comply with the law so that alcohol and cigarettes are only sold to customers aged 18 years and […]

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