St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS STILL OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

    3 November 2014

    Talented professionals and public servants from St Helena are reminded that they have 12 days left to apply for a scholarship award under the UK’s flagship Chevening programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. A Chevening Scholarship offers financial support for a Master’s level degree at one of the UK’s leading universities, beginning September […]

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  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PACK TO LAUNCH  

    3 November 2014

    The St Helena National Trust in association with the Darwin Project, is launching an Environmental Education Pack on Tuesday 4 November 2014 at the Canister, commencing at 5pm.  The focus of the pack is ‘increasing local capacity to conserve St Helena’s threatened biodiversity’. The Environmental Education Pack is part of an initiative from the Community […]

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  • REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE 2014

    3 November 2014

    Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth Countries each year, on 11 November, to remember those of the Armed Forces who have died in their line of duty since the First World War. On St Helena, Remembrance Day is commemorated with a special service at the Cenotaph in Jamestown. This year the Remembrance […]

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  • REMINDER – USE OF THE WHARF

    28 October 2014

    The public is reminded that construction work will commence at the Wharf from 1 November 2014. The wharf will be closed to pedestrians and vehicular traffic between the hours of 16.00 & 08.30 Monday to Friday and from 16.00 Friday to 08.30 Monday. There will be controlled access to authorised vehicles, and a barrier will […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2014

    28 October 2014

    Executive Council met today, Tuesday 28 October 2014, to discuss five items on the Open Agenda. The first item was the appointment of a Secretary to the Electronic Communications Consultative Committee (ECCC). This paper discussed the appointment of the Socio-Economist as Secretary to the ECCC in replacement of the Government Economist. This was seen as […]

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  • GOVERNOR TO DEPART ON OVERSEAS BUSINESS AND LEAVE

    28 October 2014

    HE Governor Capes will depart the Island on Thursday 6 November 2014 to attend the annual Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London from 1- 4 December.  The JMC is attended by elected leaders from the Overseas Territories, Governors and UK Ministers and officials. Councillor Lawson Henry will attend the JMC as St Helena’s elected representative […]

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  • NEWCASTLE DISEASE UPDATE

    27 October 2014

    FIRST PHASE OF VACCINATION PROGRAMME COMPLETE SHG is pleased to advise that the first phase of the vaccination programme for Newcastle Disease, in Chickens on St Helena, has been completed ahead of schedule. The programme, to prevent further infection of poultry on the Island, commenced on Thursday, 16 October 2014, and has seen 848 chickens […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 28 October 2014

    27 October 2014

    Open to the Public from 9.30 am Executive Council will meet tomorrow morning, Tuesday 28 October 2014, in the Council Chamber. The meeting will be open to the public from 9.30am for the following Open Agenda items: Appointment of a Secretary to the Electronic Communications Consultative Committee Amendment to the Eliza Mary Lloyd Trust Ordinance […]

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  • RECEPTION CONGRATULATING ACHIEVEMENTS IN HOSPITALITY SECTOR

    27 October 2014

    A reception, hosted by HE Governor and Mrs Capes, was recently held at Plantation House to recognise the hard work of individuals in the Island’s hospitality industry. HE Governor Capes said: “Upgrading skills in the hospitality sector is very important to the development of our tourism product. “Many thanks for the excellent work by Susan […]

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  • NEW MIDWIFE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

    24 October 2014

    Midwife, Joanne Rawlings (photo attached) has recently started her new role within the Health Directorate, (arriving on Island on 23 September 2014) where she will input into antenatal (before birth), intrapartum (onset of labour) and post-natal (after birth) services provided by the Hospital. Joanne’s contract is for two years, and she predicts a busy time […]

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