CLOSURE OF LOWER WHARF
11 August 2014The Lower Wharf will be closed from 12:30pm on Saturday 23 August 2014 until the same time on Monday 25 August. This will be a full closure of the Lower...
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EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 12 August 2014
11 August 2014Open to the Public from 9.30 am Executive Council will meet tomorrow morning, Tuesday 12 August 2014, in the Council Chamber. The meeting will be open to the public from...
LAURA GRADUATES IN UK
11 August 2014Laura Lawrence of Half Tree Hollow, has graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with an Upper Second Class Degree (Honours) in English Language and Communication with English Language Teaching. The...
COUNCILLORS CONSTITUENCY SURGERIES
11 August 201416 AUGUST – 6 SEPTEMBER 2014 For their second round of meetings with constituents Councillors will be taking a more personal approach by holding constituency surgeries instead of the normal...
FORMAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL – MONDAY 11 August 2014
7 August 2014Formal Legislative Council will sit on Monday 11 August at 10am in the Court House, Jamestown. This session is expected to last a day and will be broadcast live via...
FORMAL LEGCO – MONDAY 11 AUGUST 2014
1 August 2014Legislative Council will meet formally on Monday 11 August, at 10am in the Court House – with the session expected to last a day. The following Bills will be presented:...
ASCENSION ISLAND COMMITS A FIFTH OF ITS LAND AREA TO BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
31 July 20146 Nature reserves and 1 Sanctuary created to protect a unique blend of wild and plant life, including endemic species. 20% of Ascension’s land now covered by special...
‘ANNE’ SUITE OPENS
30 July 2014A major step forward in safeguarding procedures on St Helena was taken on Tuesday 29 July 2014 with the opening of the Victim Interviewing Suite in Longwood. The ‘Anne’ Suite...
NEW ROADS MANAGER
29 July 2014St Helena Government’s new Roads Manager, Benjamin (Ben) Hathway (photo attached) arrived on Island on Wednesday 23 July 2014 on a three year contract. Ben is based at Donkey Plain...
POULTRY BREEDING MOVES TO RODDY’S CHICKEN FARM UNDER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
29 July 2014Poultry breeding on St Helena involves activities such as the importation of chicken parent stock and the production, brooding and sale of 3-week old chicks. For many years this service...
EMERGENCY PLANNING ON ST HELENA AND MAJOR INCIDENT PLAN
29 July 2014An Island Major Incident Plan is currently being finalised, centred on emergency planning arrangements that need to be in place should a major incident occur on St Helena. While the...
ST HELENA AIRPORT RUNWAY – INVERTEBRATE, PLANT AND ENDEMIC LICHEN SURVEY
28 July 2014A large area of natural land surface at the Airport site (Prosperous Bay Plain) will of course be lost to construction and associated project works for St Helena’s Airport. To...