St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2014

    14 October 2014

    Executive Council met today, Tuesday 14 October 2014, to discuss two items on the Open Agenda. The first item was an Application for Outline Development Permission for the proposed Solar Farm at the current site of the rifle range at Half Tree Hollow. ExCo was pleased to approve the proposal but wished to highlight the […]

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  • DFID EDUCATION ADVISER VISITS

    13 October 2014

    Education Adviser, Dr Don Taylor from the Department for International Development (DFID), has been on Island for a week, monitoring progress in raising the quality of teaching and learning in the schools, assessing progress in training and up skilling the labour force, and commenting on draft budget estimates for 2015-16. This is Dr Taylor’s annual […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 14 October 2014

    13 October 2014

    Open to the Public from 9.30 am Executive Council will meet tomorrow morning, Tuesday 14 October 2014, in the Council Chamber. The meeting will be open to the public from 9.30am for two Open Agenda items:   Application for Outline Development Permission for the proposed Solar Farm Request for Discharge of Condition 1 pursuant to […]

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  • HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD WITH READING – PROGRAMME NOW SHOWING

    13 October 2014

    The Education Directorate would like to remind the public of their programme currently showing on Local TV 1. The Directorate has been working closely with the Nursery Classes and Crèches to develop appropriate practice to give all children the best start on their journey of learning to read. Parents have a very important role to […]

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  • CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ST HELENA

    10 October 2014

    There are 36 days left for applicants to apply for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Chevening Scholarship programme. Established in 1983, the programme offers outstanding scholars from around the world to study postgraduate courses at UK universities. Talented professionals from St Helena are urged to apply for this round of UK Chevening Scholarships. The programme […]

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  • SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC SOLICITOR’S OFFICE

    8 October 2014

    The St Helena Public Solicitor’s Office has for the last two months been receiving valuable on-Island support from qualified UK Barrister, Emma Gilsenan. Supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Overseas Territories Programme Fund, Emma arrived in July 2014 (on her second visit to the Island), to assist the Public Solicitor’s Office. Emma’s role has […]

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  • TRAINING FOR CUSTOMS OFFICERS ON AUTOMATED DATA SYSTEM

    8 October 2014

    Customs Officers, Juliette O’Dean and Rosemond Fowler, will depart the Island today (8 October 2014) to undergo training in St Lucia on implementing St Helena’s first Automated Data System (ASYCUDA). This web based system will improve efficiency and speed in the acceptance and clearance of cargo, import duties and other paper transactions. It also provides […]

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  • PRINCE ANDREW SCHOOL CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY

    6 October 2014

    Prince Andrew School commemorated its 25th Anniversary in a special assembly held at the school on Friday morning, 3 October 2014. Invited guests, staff and students were welcomed to the assembly by Head Teacher, Paul Starkie, who remarked on the significance of the occasion and spoke of events taking place this year to celebrate 25 […]

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  • BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2015 – OVERSEAS LIST

    6 October 2014

    The Governors 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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  • GOVERNOR SAYS ‘THANK YOU’ TO DARRIN AND SHARON HENRY

    6 October 2014

    In a special reception held last evening (Thursday 2 October 2014), at Plantation House, His Excellency Governor and Mrs Capes paid tribute to the hard work of Darrin and Sharon Henry with the South Atlantic Media Services Ltd (SAMS). With the support of a small but dedicated team, Darrin, the outgoing CEO of SAMS, launched […]

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