St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ST HELENA SEA RESCUE SERVICE

    13 May 2015

    As Airport accreditation and opening nears, the St Helena Sea Rescue Service continues to develop. This service will not only support Airport operations on flight days but will significantly enhance sea rescue operations for St Helena. Two new boats are being provided as part of the Airport contract. The boats (Gemini Waverider 850s) will provide […]

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  • INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY 2015

    12 May 2015

    International Nurses Day was celebrated on St Helena today, Tuesday 12 May 2015, with an event held at the General Hospital, open to the public from 12noon.  International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Hospital Nursing Officer, Lisa Rhodes explained the idea behind the event: “I thought […]

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  • POLICE CONSTABLES SUCCESSFULLY PASS SERGEANTS EXAM

    12 May 2015

    Police Constables, Julianne Benjamin, Cyndi Corney, Jane John, Emerald Newman and Michelle Thomas sat and successfully passed the Police Sergeants examination on 23 April 2015. Examination topics covered Crime, Traffic and Evidence Procedure, and General Policing. Leading up to the exam, Sergeant Matthew Breeze supported the Officers with personal development and teaching of the topics. The […]

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  • SHG EMPLOYEE OPINION SURVEY LAUNCHED TODAY

    12 May 2015

    SHG’s Change Programme, Fresh Start, is gathering pace. The aims of this programme are to improve the way the Public Service works, provide its customers with the high quality services they deserve and improve the workplace experiences of all employees. St Helena Government has today launched its 2015 Employee Opinion Survey to gather employees’ views […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 12 MAY 2015

    12 May 2015

      Executive Council met today, Tuesday 12 May 2015. The Acting Governor welcomed the Honourable Gavin Ellick to the meeting as a temporary Member of ExCo in the absence of Councillor Tony Duncan (currently on overseas business), the Honourable Derek Thomas, who recently returned from overseas business, and also Niall O’Keeffe from Enterprise St Helena […]

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  • 70th ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN EUROPE

    12 May 2015

    The 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day was commemorated on St Helena on Friday, 8 May and Sunday, 10 May 2015. An Act of Remembrance was held on Friday, 8 May, with a Service at the Cenotaph at 2.55pm.  The Acting Governor, Sean Burns, and Prince Andrew School student, Thomas Hickling, quoted the […]

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  • PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS PUBLISHED

    11 May 2015

    Under the Elections Regulations, 2009, it states that a Provisional Register of Electors must be published in a Gazette on or before the tenth day of May each year. To this effect the Provisional Register of Electors was published on Friday 8 May 2015. The Regulations allow the Provisional Register to be amended within fourteen […]

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  • RMS TO DEPART ASCENSION ISLAND LATER THAN SCHEDULED

    11 May 2015

    The RMS St Helena will depart for Ascension Island later today, Monday 11 May 2015. She is scheduled to arrive at Ascension on the morning of Wednesday 13 May 2015 and depart later that afternoon. However due to a cancelled flight to the Falkland Islands, on Sunday 10 May, the RMS will delay its departure […]

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  • INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY 2015

    8 May 2015

    International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world annually on 12 May – the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. On St Helena, in celebration of International Nurses Day, a small Open Day will be held at the Hospital on Tuesday 12 May 2015 from 12noon to 2.30pm. On the day visitors will be able to view […]

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  • RUPERT’S COLD STORAGE & FISH PROCESSING FACILITY

    8 May 2015

      The Initial Phase of the Agreement between SHG and Argos for the operation of the Argos Cold Store in Rupert’s ended on 26 April 2015. In anticipation of this, Argos and SHG have been in discussion since mid-2014 regarding the future of this operation which is so central to the Island’s fishing industry. St […]

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