St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • OCEAN FREIGHT SERVICES POST- RMS

    15 July 2014

    EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Expressions of interest (EOI) for providing Ocean Freight Services to St Helena was advertised in late May 2014 (published in Island newspapers on 22 and 23 May) – looking to identify appropriate solutions to supply the Island’s Ocean Freight needs on a fully commercial (non-subsidised) basis from mid 2016. The advertisement invited […]

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  • NEW LAY ADVOCATES FOR ST HELENA

    14 July 2014

    The Public Solicitor’s Office (PSO) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Lay advocates – Miss Julie Thomas of Gordons Post and Mr Geoffrey Dawson of Longwood. They will join the two existing Lay Advocates, Ivy Ellick and Eric Benjamin.  Geoffrey Dawson and Ivy Ellick are currently off-Island and will return in September […]

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  • PROPOSED PAID LEAVE & SICK PAY FOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES

    14 July 2014

    During the review and consultation that led to the introduction of the Minimum Wage on St Helena, it was agreed to consider the introduction of paid annual leave and sick pay.  Improved conditions in the workplace will provide an incentive to securing skilled staff and increasing productivity. Informal Legislative Council agreed on Friday 4 July […]

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  • AIRPORT COMPETITION DISPLAY

    11 July 2014

    PORTEOUS HOUSE To mark the construction of the Terminal Building at the Airport, in early May the St Helena Government Public Relations Office launched a competition in Island schools for young people to submit a drawing, poem or essay – with winning entries to be placed in the Time Capsule which was buried at the […]

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  • ST HELENA TEAM DEPARTS FOR GLASGOW COMMONWEALTH GAMES

    11 July 2014

    Departing the Island today, Friday 11 July 2014, are members of the St Helena Commonwealth Games Team, representing the Island in the upcoming Glasgow Games. Taking place between 23 July and 3 August, this international multi-sport event held every four years in different host countries, involves athletes from the entire Commonwealth of Nations. Madolyn Andrews, […]

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  • AIRPORT PROJECT – LEMP CLEAR UP DAY

    10 July 2014

    The Landscape and Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP) of the St Helena Airport Project today held a clear up day at the ex-training centre, near the Rifle Range in Half Tree Hollow. LEMP team members from the Access Office and the Environmental Management Division came together to clear the site of rubbish, recycle what is usable […]

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  • OUTPATIENT CLINICS

    9 July 2014

    Update on Services This Week The Health & Social Welfare Directorate announced on Monday (7 July) that due to a current number of very serious inpatient cases, the General Hospital would be unable to offer general Outpatient Services until tomorrow (10 July 2014). The situation has been kept under review and as a result, Outpatient […]

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  • FIRST CLASS DEGREE FOR CHRIS

    9 July 2014

    Chris Dawson of Longwood has received formal notification of his results from the University of Portsmouth in the UK, where he studied for a BEng Civil Engineering Degree.  He has achieved a First Class Honours Degree. During his degree, over three years, Chris’s syllabus included design of structures, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, water infrastructure, hydraulic […]

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  • MAIN STREET ENCHANCEMENT – UPDATE

    8 July 2014

    Cobble stones are now being set into the pavement in lower Jamestown (pictured) outside the National Trust building, as part of the wider Main Street Enhancement Project – under the direction of the St Helena National Trust, which has offered the services of its Built Heritage Team (BH Team). The plan for the Main Street […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 8 JULY 2014

    8 July 2014

    Executive Council met today Tuesday, 8 July 2014, with three items on the Open Agenda. The first item was to consider a Bill for an Ordinance for the Protection of Wrecks and Marine Archaeological Heritage. At present there is no legal protection of wrecks and with increased tourism and diving activity it is imperative that […]

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