St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • SHG EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE

    30 June 2016

    NOW OFFICIAL  A major milestone for St Helena Government was marked today, Wednesday 29 June 2016, with the signing of the Constitution of the new Employee Representative Committee (ERC) by Chief Secretary Roy Burke, and Cynthia Bennett, on behalf of the Committee (two photos are attached).  Developed as a result of the feedback received in […]

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  • ENRD DIRECTOR DEPARTS ST HELENA

    29 June 2016

    The Director of Environment & Natural Resources (ENRD), Trevor Graham, will be leaving St Helena with his family on Friday 1 July 2016. Trevor’s wife, Charlotte, is to start a new job and Trevor himself will be moving on to new employment in Sweden. Trevor has served on the Island for two and a half […]

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  • DELAYED AVAILABILTY OF CABIN BAGGAGE

    29 June 2016

    Customs & Excise apologises to passengers who disembarked the RMS yesterday for the lengthy delays in obtaining cabin baggage. This delay was due to a breakdown in communications about a container – in which hold and cabin baggage were placed together. The process has now been reviewed and relevant changes made to ensure that such […]

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  • ENRD DIRECTOR DEPARTS ST HELENA

    29 June 2016

    The Director of Environment & Natural Resources (ENRD), Trevor Graham, will be leaving St Helena with his family on Friday 1 July 2016. Trevor’s wife, Charlotte, is to start a new job and Trevor himself will be moving on to new employment in Sweden. Trevor has served on the Island for two and a half […]

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  • ROAD CLOSURE

    29 June 2016

    NEW BRIDGE The road at New Bridge will be closed from 9am to 3pm on Wednesday 6 July 2016 to enable Connect Saint Helena Ltd to upgrade the sewage line at the General Hospital. Diversion and road closure signs will be in place and as normal, only Emergency Services will be granted access. For health […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 28 JUNE 2016

    29 June 2016

    The agenda for today’s ExCo was quite lengthy, with five items on the Open Agenda. As usual, there were also a number of important issues raised during Any Other Business. The Attorney General introduced the first four items on the Open Agenda, all of which sought to update the Island’s legislation.  Firstly, the Civil Aviation […]

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  • ROADS CLOSED

    28 June 2016

      MARKET STREET, CHINA LANE, LADDER HILL ROAD The Roads Section would like to advise the public that Market Street, China Lane and Ladder Hill Road will be closed on Tuesday 5 July 2016 from 9am to 3pm to enable the Rock Guards to remove loose rocks and secure the area above China Lane. The […]

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  • LADDER HILL ROAD CLOSURE

    27 June 2016

    The Roads Section advises the public that Ladder Hill Road will be closed from 8am to 4pm on Sunday 3 July 2016, to enable the Rock Guards to remove debris which has accumulated below the fencing on the hillside. During the closure essential maintenance work will also be carried out. Diversion and road closure signs […]

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  • REDUCING FLIES & MAGGOTS IN WHEELIE BINS

    27 June 2016

    Waste Management Services has been working on efficient and sustainable processes to manage and reduce the issue of flies and maggots in wheelie bins. This has included: Implementing twice-weekly emptying of communal domestic waste bins in Jamestown, followed by bin sanitation Increasing the number of litter bins in Jamestown and rural areas Replacing old orange […]

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  • UK REFERENDUM ON EU MEMBERSHIP

    24 June 2016

    The UK voted yesterday to leave the European Union (EU) by 52%, versus 48% to remain. Prime Minister David Cameron today announced that he will step down by October 2016. At 07.20hrs (UK time), the Chief Counting Officer declared that Leave voters had won by 52% to 48%, a lead of 1,269,501 votes. The Turnout […]

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