St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • NEWLY APPOINTED SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER

    3 March 2015

    Arriving to the Island on Thursday, 26 February 2015, was Senior Social Worker, Stephanie Jones. Stephanie is based at Brick House, Upper Jamestown, and is contracted by SHG for two years. Stephanie’s role as Senior Social Worker includes safeguarding children and adults. She will also be working on child protection and with children in need, […]

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  • POLLING DAY – WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015

    2 March 2015

    Don’t forget that Wednesday, 4 March 2015, is Polling Day. St Helena will go to the Polls to elect a new Member to fill the vacant seat on Legislative Council. Candidates for the 2015 Bye-election are: Anthony Arthur Green of St Paul’s, Geoffrey Patrick George Knipe of Sandy Bay, Pamela Ward Pearce of Longwood and […]

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  • APPRENTICESHIP AWARENESS WORKSHOP

    2 March 2015

    An Apprenticeship Awareness Workshop was held, for the first time, on Thursday 26 February 2015, at the Education Learning Centre in Jamestown. The workshop was organised by the Lifelong Learning Services with input from Enterprise St Helena, enabling all apprentices to come together. The day reminded apprentices of the requirements of an Apprenticeship and covered […]

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  • FREE CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE SUPPORT SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE

    2 March 2015

    St Helena Government (SHG) in partnership with UK Charity, Samaritans, and SURE South Atlantic Ltd are pleased to announce that a free and confidential telephone support service is now available. The telephone number for this service is 20000. Callers can be assured that any calls placed via this number will be directed to Samaritans in […]

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  • MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR ST HELENA

    2 March 2015

    A cross section of employees from both the public and private sector have recently undergone intense management training with visiting trainer, Bruce MacDonald, on behalf of the Graduate School of Business from the University of Cape Town. Through a partnership training initiative between Enterprise St Helena and Lifelong Learning Services, Bruce delivered a series of […]

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  • COUNCILLORS’ CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS IN MARCH

    2 March 2015

    Councillors will continue to hold constituency meetings during early March 2015. Topics for discussion are Health and Water, but members of the public are encouraged to attend the meetings in their districts to raise any issues they might have. The schedule for the remaining meetings is displayed below. All meetings will begin at 7.30pm. Date […]

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  • HALF TREE HOLLOW COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA TEMPORARY PAUSE IN CONSTRUCTION WORKS

    2 March 2015

    During the course of early construction at the Half Tree Hollow Comprehensive Development Area (CDA), including the setting-out of the planned road alignment, surveyors undertaking checks have noted discrepancies between the registered land parcel boundaries, historic survey data and actual boundaries on site. Some re-design of the road and drainage alignment is proposed to adjust for the […]

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  • VOTING BY PROXY – DEADLINE MONDAY 2 MARCH 2015

    27 February 2015

    The electorate is reminded that if they are ill or physically incapacitated and cannot make it to the Polling Station on Polling Day (Wednesday, 4 March 2015), there is provision to vote by Proxy. To vote by Proxy you must obtain advance permission from the Returning Officer, Gillian Francis, at the Castle.  To get permission […]

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  • POLLING DAY NEXT WEEK  

    24 February 2015

    The public is reminded that a Bye-election will take place on Wednesday 4 March 2015 when St Helena will go to the Polls to elect a new Member to fill the vacant seat on Legislative Council. Candidates for the 2015 Bye-election are: Anthony Arthur Green of St Paul’s, Geoffrey Patrick George Knipe of Sandy Bay, […]

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  • EDUCATION DIRECTORATE – ADVICE TO PARENTS

    23 February 2015

    The Education Directorate notes that there has been an increase in the number of absentees in Island Schools, in recent weeks, as a result of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), currently present on St Helena. The virus spreads easily, and to limit further spread, the Education Directorate encourages parents of children experiencing any symptoms of […]

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