St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • LEMP COMMUNITY COMPOST SCHEME

    24 October 2014

    The Landscape & Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP) part of the St Helena Airport Project, initiated a Community Compost Scheme in May this year to reduce organic waste going to Horse Point Landfill, and to assist with the production of compost to be able to grow endemic plants for habitat restoration works around the Airport construction. […]

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  • BUDGETARY AID MISSION

    22 October 2014

    The Budgetary Aid Mission team (BAM – formally called the Development Assistance Planning Mission) from the Department for International Development (DFID) will be on St Helena from Wednesday 29 October – Thursday 6 November 2014 to lay the foundations for agreeing a budget by early 2015. The team members are Douglas Winslow, Mary Thompson and […]

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  • BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2015 – OVERSEAS LIST

    22 October 2014

    The Governor’s Office has once again been invited by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to submit recommendations for HM the Queen’s Birthday Honours for St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2015 Birthday Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that honours are awarded on merit for […]

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  • POPPY APPEAL 2014

    21 October 2014

    Each year St Helena supports the Royal British Legion’s work through the Poppy Appeal.  The Poppy Appeal is the Legion’s largest fundraising campaign and each year has a different focus. The Remembrance Poppy has been used since 1920 to commemorate soldiers who have died at war.  Inspired by the World War Poem “In Flanders Fields”, […]

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  • NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ST HELENA

    21 October 2014

    Following a rigorous recruitment process, Ms Nicola Moore has been selected to serve as St Helena’s new Attorney General.  She will take up her appointment in late November 2014. Governor Capes, who chaired the selection panel, said:   “I look forward to working with Nicola who brings much valuable experience and expertise to the role. […]

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  • WHARF IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

    21 October 2014

    Upcoming Wharf Closure The public is advised that from 1 November 2014 finalisation of remedial works to some defective pavements at the wharf will commence, as part of the Wharf Improvements Project. Engineers from Nicholas O ‘Dwyer  (Supervisory Engineering body on behalf of SHG) and from CAN France contractors will arrive on Island on Wednesday, […]

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  • EBOLA TACTICAL COORDINATION GROUP PRESS BRIEF

    17 October 2014

    Background Countries affected by the Ebola virus are Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone. The total number of reported probable, confirmed and suspected cases up to 17th October 2014 is 8,997, with 4,493 deaths. Three countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, currently have high transmission levels. Countries with an initial case/s or with localised […]

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  • CAREERS FAIR 2014

    17 October 2014

    On Wednesday, 15 October 2014, St Helena’s annual Careers Fair was held at Prince Andrew School from 10am-5pm. More than 20 businesses took part in the Fair with stalls displaying posters, equipment, films, photography slideshows and products relevant to their business type.   Various demonstrations were conducted on the outside court area, including from Tommy, the […]

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  • NEWCASTLE DISEASE VACCINATION – UPDATE

    15 October 2014

    On Monday 6 October 2014 the Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (ANRD) advised the public that the planned Island-wide vaccination programme, for Newcastle Disease in chickens on St Helena, was cancelled. It was found that the vaccines had not been couriered in the right conditions in South Africa and they were therefore unfit for purpose. […]

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  • FIRST LEMP REHABILITATION PLANTINGS

    14 October 2014

    The Landscape and Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP) provides compensatory habitats for the ones lost due to the airport construction and works to secure the future of St Helena’s unique flora and fauna. LEMP, in collaboration with Basil Read and the EMD conservation nursery in Scotland, has now started its planting activities on the airport site, […]

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