St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • WHARF IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

    14 April 2014

    Arriving on the RMS on 22 April 2014 will be Simon Quinn from Nicholas O’Dwyer Consulting Engineers and Mathieu Le Gourrierec from CAN France. Nicholas O’Dwyer Consulting Engineers were contracted in 2008 to undertake a number of key tasks, which included designing and supervising the Main Works element of the Jamestown Wharf Improvements Project Phase […]

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  • POST AIRPORT SHIPPING UPDATE

    8 April 2014

    Leaving on the RMS St Helena today after a week on-Island are Matt Young and Kedell Worboys MBE, two of the Directors of St Helena Line (SHL), which is responsible – on behalf of St Helena Government – for entering into and managing a contract for St Helena with a shipping management company, currently Andrew […]

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  • NEW HEAD OF HM CUSTOMS & PORT CONTROL

    8 April 2014

      Jonathan Holland recently arrived on St Helena to take on the post of Head of HM Customs and Port Control, on a 3 year contract, replacing his predecessor Peter Henderson. Jonathan will take on a dual role, managing the customs service and the port with a staff of around 20.  Jonathan will ensure that […]

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  • COUNCILLORS TO ATTEND OVERSEAS CONFERENCES

    8 April 2014

    Councillors Leslie Baldwin and Gavin Ellick are soon to represent St Helena at conferences in the UK. Councillor Baldwin will depart St Helena on Friday 16 May 2014 to attend the 44th British Isles and Mediterranean Region Annual Conference (BIMR Conference), this year hosted by the Wales Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, in Cardiff […]

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  • NEW CROWN COUNSEL FOR ST HELENA

    4 April 2014

    St Helena Island has a new Crown Counsel. Aina Hurley (photo attached) arrived to the Island on Monday 31 March 2014 and is here on a two year contract working in the Attorney General’s Chambers at the Castle. Aina acts as a legal representative for the Government and her role will be to provide legal […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 1 APRIL 2014

    1 April 2014

    Executive Council met today Tuesday 1 April to consider six items on the Open Agenda. The first two items related to Government Landlord Housing – dealing with the sale of existing Landlord houses to tenants and the introduction of a new Housing Register and Allocations policy. Both papers had previously been before Executive Council and […]

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  • INCINERATION OF CONFISCATED GOODS

    1 April 2014

    On 13March 2014 around 10kgs of honey in 23 containers and over 40kgs of assorted seeds, dried leaves, raw spices and untreated wooden artefacts were incinerated in Ruperts Valley. These are all items which have been confiscated by Customs officials from passengers and residents arriving on St Helena over the past few months – as […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 1 April 2014

    1 April 2014

    Open to the Public from 11.30am Executive Council will meet today Tuesday 1 April 2014 in the Council Chamber. Starting at 11.30am, the meeting will be open to the public for the following Open Agenda items: Sale of Government Landlord Housing Introduction of a new Housing Register and Allocations Policy Request for variation of Order […]

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  • EXPERT ADVICE ON AUTISM

    31 March 2014

        Jude Ragan (OBE) arrives on Island on 7 April for a month to provide advice to the Education Directorate on Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Jude, Headteacher of Queensmill Special School in London commented: “I am very excited about my forthcoming visit to St Helena and the project with staff on the Island.  I hope […]

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  • DUNG BEETLE

    28 March 2014

    Basil Read workers assembling new plant in upper Ruperts Valley, have discovered the remains of three very large dark brown beetles among materials packed on an open trailer. The beetles are more than twice as long as a 1 penny piece, broad and distinctly flattened with long wings. The beetles were promptly reported to the […]

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