TRANSPORTING OF 30-TONNE CRANE INTO JAMESTOWN
20 March 2017The public is advised that the SHG Transport Section will be transporting a 30-tonne crane into Jamestown between 6-7am on Saturday, 25 March 2017. The crane will be moved to...
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UK EXTENDS WOMEN’S RIGHTS PROTECTIONS TO ST HELENA
17 March 2017Following International Women’s Day on 8 March 2017, the UK Minister for Women & Equalities, Justine Greening, has announced that the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of...
UK MARITIME & COASTGUARD AGENCY VISITING ST HELENA NEXT WEEK
16 March 2017Representatives from the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA), Tim Sullivan and Regi John, will be visiting St Helena between 19 & 24 March 2017. Funded by the Foreign &...
CHANGE IN SUBMITTING ANNUAL TAX RETURNS
16 March 2017From 1 April 2017, there will be a change in how individuals, companies and businesses should submit their annual Tax Returns. Instead of receiving a printed Tax Return via the...
GRANT OF ST HELENIAN STATUS
15 March 2017In accordance with Section 15(3) of the Immigration Ordinance, 2011, the following person has been granted St Helenian Status with effect from 20 February 2017: Miss Sabrina Bakos, of RE...
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE MEETING
14 March 2017A formal meeting of the St Helena Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will take place on Wednesday, 22 March 2017, in the Council Chamber. Members of the public and interested persons...
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL
14 March 2017Mr Walter Scott has been appointed Acting Attorney General of St Helena, Ascension Island & Tristan da Cunha by HE Governor Lisa Phillips while the substantive AG Angelo Berbotto is...
MV HELENA CHARTERED TO BRING CARGO TO THE ISLAND
14 March 2017SHG would like to advise the public that, due to the cancelling of RMS Voyage 255, the MV Helena has been chartered to bring cargo to St Helena. The vessel...
SHG NOTES CLOSING DOWN OF SAMS
13 March 2017St Helena Government notes with disappointment the announcement by the Board of South Atlantic Media Services (SAMS) that SAMS intend to cease trading at the end of March 2017. SHG...
COMMONWEALTH DAY 2017
13 March 2017Today, Monday 13 March 2017, the 53 member nations of the Commonwealth celebrate Commonwealth Day. This year, activities will focus on the theme ‘A Peace-Building Commonwealth’. On St Helena, the...
CELEBRATING THE WORK OF JOHN MACRITCHIE – CHIEF MAGISTRATE TO SHERIFF
13 March 2017St Helena Chief Magistrate, John MacRitchie, will soon take up the post as Summary Sheriff, Lothian & Borders, based between Edinburgh and Livingston, Scotland. This comes after five years of...
CHANGES TO FORMAL LEGCO ORDER PAPER
10 March 2017The public is advised that the following changes have been made to the Order Papefor the formal Legislative Council meeting to be held on Tuesday 14 March 2017: The...