Public Announcements

  • Water Situation Remains Serious

    Consumption Must Stay Low to Maintain Stored Water Levels Despite the intermittent rainfall currently being experienced on St Helena, the water situation in affected areas remains serious. This week’s headline message is consumption has to remain low to maintain stored water levels in the Redhill distribution zone. These levels, although higher than earlier, are only […]

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  • National Photographic Competition

    ST HELENA GOVERNMENT NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION COMPETITION RULES Eligibility Entries are invited from the age of 10 years and upwards.  Images submitted must not be given to any other organisation on or off the Island to use for publicity.    Subject, categories and numbers of images All images must be of St Helena.  There are […]

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  • Inaugural Meeting of Legislative Council – TV Broadcast

    The inaugural meeting of the newly elected Legislative Council took place on 24 July 2013 in the Court House, Jamestown, commencing at 10am. The proceedings were opened with the entry of the President, His Excellency Governor Capes, followed by Prayers, the Administration of Oaths and Governor Capes’ address to the Council. The TV broadcast of […]

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  • CPA To Brief New Councillors

    At Governor Capes’ invitation and financed by the Governor’s Delegated Fund, a Delegation from the UK Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) will arrive on-Island on Tuesday 30 July.  The Delegation, working with senior SHG officials, will hold a series of seminars for newly elected Councillors, as a major part of their induction process. […]

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  • Reminder – Refinements to Bus Timetable

    The public are reminded that as of Thursday, 25 July 2013, slight changes have been made to the bus timetable. Changes to the timetable are: On Route C the two trips from Jamestown leaving at 11.30am and again at 12.30pm are now merged. Currently the trip which leaves Jamestown at 11.30am travels to Ladder Hill, […]

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  • Inaugural Meeting of Legislative Council 2013

    The inaugural meeting of the newly elected Legislative Council took place today in the Court House, Jamestown, starting at 10am. The proceedings were opened with the entry of the President, His Excellency Governor Capes, followed by Prayers and the Administration of Oaths. Governor Capes presided until the Speaker was elected. Oaths were taken before the […]

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  • Governor Addresses Legislative Council

    This morning HE Governor Capes addressed the first meeting of the St Helena Legislative Council since the General Election held on 17 July 2013. Here is the Governor’s Address in full: “My Lord Bishop, I thank you warmly for your presence here this morning and for inviting God’s blessings and guidance. Thank you also, for […]

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  • Reminder – Photography Competition

      There are only 9 days left before the closing date of the St Helena photography competition – on Wednesday 31 July.  So be quick if you want to enter! If you still have any questions, then feel free to contact 2368. All photos submitted must be taken on St Helena, but otherwise there are […]

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  • End Of Year Concert Held At Prince Andrew School

    To celebrate the end of another school year, Prince Andrew School held its annual End of School Concert and Melodrama Evening on Friday 19 July 2013. Those who participated included the lunchtime and after school musical groups, the GCSE music group, the after school Melodrama Club and Made in St Helena (the School’s rock band). […]

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  • Royal Birth – Congratulations from St Helena

    Speaking on receiving the happy news from London yesterday evening, His Excellency Governor Mark Capes said: ‘On behalf of the people of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, I send warm greetings and congratulations to Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on the birth of their son.’ The Governor, St […]

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