St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • WHARF CLOSURE AT WEEKEND

    14 June 2016

    Port Control would like to advise the public that Jamestown Wharf will be closed to all unauthorised users from 5.30pm today, Friday 10 June 2016, until Sunday 12 June 2016. Further details on the reopening of the wharf for wider public use will be issued via the local radio stations. SHG 10 June 2016  

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  • ST HELENA AIRPORT

    10 June 2016

    STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR LISA PHILLIPS “Press reports in the UK  and elsewhere that describe St Helena Airport as being ‘scrapped’, ‘mothballed’ or ‘postponed indefinitely’ are incorrect.  The situation remains as in our last update.  This is that there are wind shear challenges on one runway (20, the northern approach) which means larger planes (eg. 737-800) […]

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  • COMMUNITY CINEMA

    10 June 2016

    SHG’s Safeguarding Children Board has recently sponsored a ‘Community Cinema’ initiative – which begins on Sunday 12 June 2016 at the Guinea Grass Community Centre, organised by the St Helena National Trust.  Director of the St Helena National Trust, Jeremy Harris, said: “The initial idea was to put together a regular ‘cinema experience’, particularly aimed […]

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  • HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL ONBOARD RMS

    9 June 2016

    HRH The Princess Royal, KG, KT, GCVO, GCStJ, QSO, GCL, CD, attended a reception yesterday evening (8 June 2016) onboard the RMS St Helena, moored next to HMS Belfast in The Pool of London. Approximately 100 guests were in attendance, including the Hon Pamela Ward Pearce & the Hon Dr Corinda Essex, St Helenian students and representatives of the Armed Forces. […]

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  • PUBLIC TRANSPORT – SANDY BAY BUS ROUTE

    9 June 2016

    SATURDAY 11 JUNE 2016 The public is advised that the Saturday bus service from Sandy Bay, normally operated by Colin’s Garage, is for this Saturday only (11 June 2016) replaced with a service by Joshua’s Taxis. The route will operate as normal, leaving the Baptist Chapel, Sandy Bay at 9am to arrive in Jamestown at […]

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  • MAN IMPRISONED FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE

    8 June 2016

    On Monday 30 May 2016 a 57 year-old man was sentenced by the Magistrates Court to 34 months imprisonment, having pleaded guilty to domestic abuse part-way through his trial for assault. By supporting and working with the Police, the victim was able to stand up to ongoing domestic abuse and violence. The victim of this […]

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  • HISTORIC VISIT OF RMS TO LONDON

    8 June 2016

    The RMS St Helena is pictured yesterday afternoon (7 June 2016) in the attached, west of Tower Bridge on the River Thames, prior to tying up alongside HMS Belfast. The RMS arrived at Tilbury Docks in the UK on Sunday 5 June 2016, with 123 passengers on board. She will depart the Pool of London […]

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  • 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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