St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • COUNCILLOR THOMAS DEPARTS FOR CPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

    22 April 2016

    Councillor Derek Thomas departed the Island on Wednesday 20 April 2016, on the British Airways (operated by Comair) Boeing 737-800 aircraft, to attend the mid-year CPA Executive Committee meeting in London.  The meeting, which takes place at Portcullis House between 28 and 29 April 2016, covers a range of CPA matters including arrangements for the […]

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  • NEW GOVERNOR TO ARRIVE ON MONDAY

    21 April 2016

    The new Governor Designate, Ms Lisa Phillips (photo attached), will be arriving at St Helena on Monday 25 April 2016 – a day sooner than previously expected.   Due to bad weather conditions, the RMS St Helena left Tristan da Cunha earlier than scheduled and will now arrive here at around 7am on Monday morning.  The […]

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  • ARCHIVES CLOSURE – FRIDAY 22 APRIL 2016

    20 April 2016

    The public is advised that the St Helena Archives will be closed on Friday 22 April 2016, from 12.30pm to 4pm. The service will re-open to the public as normal on Monday 25 April 2016. SHG apologises for any inconvenience this may cause. SHG 20 April 2016

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  • CROWN ESTATES OFFICER GAINS FURTHER PROPERTY EXPERIENCE

    19 April 2016

    Crown Estates Officer, Gina Henry, (photo attached), was recently able to further her training in Property Valuation, Asset Management and Land Registration Procedures and Reporting with DM Hall, an industry recognised firm of Chartered Surveyors, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Gina’s visit, arranged by previous Crown Estates Advisor, John Clement, who is now a Director with DM […]

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  • BEACON LIGHTING IN HONOUR OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II

    19 April 2016

    Reminder St Helena will once again join more than 200 Beacon locations in uniting the nation in common celebration of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday – following the lighting of the Principal Beacon in London by Her Majesty The Queen. On St Helena, the special gas fuelled Beacon produced for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee […]

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  • HISTORY MADE AS LARGE PASSENGER JET AIRCRAFT LANDS AT ST HELENA

    19 April 2016

    History was once again made on St Helena today as the first large passenger jet aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 (ZS-ZWG), touched down at St Helena’s new Airport shortly after 12.00 noon. This is the actual Boeing aircraft which will serve the St Helena/Johannesburg route. Four photos are attached. As planned, British Airways (operated by Comair) […]

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  • ASYCUDA SPECIALISTS ON ISLAND

    19 April 2016

    Currently on Island assisting Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs team, in the implementation of the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA World), is Mr Owen Holder from Barbados and Mr Ernie Boland from Dominica (photo attached).   Ernie and Owen are on Island for three months assisting the technical and functional teams. While here they […]

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  • PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ ATHLETICS DAY

    18 April 2016

    The Primary Sector will be hosting their annual Athletics Day on Wednesday 20 April 2016.  The sports will start at 10am and end at approximately 2.30pm. All parents, guardians and members of the public are invited to attend. As this is a school event the Primary Sector would appreciate if all spectators could observe the […]

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  • ACTING GOVERNOR HOSTS RECEPTION FOR ASSI TEAM

    15 April 2016

    Acting Governor Sean Burns and Marina Burns, hosted a special reception at Plantation House last night (14 April 2016) to formally thank the team from Air Safety Support International (ASSI), DFID’s Airport Project Manager, Nigel Kirby, and the pilots and crew of the Bombardier Challenger 300 business jet, for their work on St Helena. In […]

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  • IMPLEMENTATION FLIGHT TO ARRIVE ON MONDAY

    15 April 2016

    As planned, British Airways (operated by Comair) will conduct an Implementation Flight to the Island in a Boeing 737-800 aircraft on Monday 18 April 2016, arriving at St Helena Airport at approximately 11.40hrs. Naturally, this arrival time, and the flight itself, is subject to weather conditions and other factors. We hope to be able to […]

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