TEAM ST HELENA DEPARTS FOR GOTLAND
6 June 2017Team St Helena, who will be competing in the 2017 NatWest Island Games in Gotland, just outside of Sweden, left the Island on-board the RMS St Helena today, Tuesday, 6...
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ELDERLY ABUSE AND PREVENTION
6 June 2017United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, made an address to promote Elder Abuse Awareness Day, stating the following: ‘On this Day, I call upon Member States and civil society to...
UNION JACK FLOWN AT HALF MAST FOR LONDON ATTACK
6 June 2017St Helena is flying the Union Jack at half mast in a worldwide mark of respect for those killed or injured during the London Bridge and Borough Market attack in...
UN INTERNATIONAL ELDERLY ABUSE AWARENESS DAY
6 June 2017The St Helena Safeguarding Directorate will launch World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) events for one week from Monday 12 June to Friday 16 June 2017. The United Nations (UN)...
NEW CROWN COUNSEL FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS
6 June 2017Crown Counsel (Community Care), Christine Cooper (photo attached), arrived on-Island on Monday, 29 May 2017, to undertake her new role within the Attorney General’s Chambers. Christine is here for two...
VEHICLE OBSTRUCTION
1 June 2017At a recent meeting of the Highways Authority, concerns were raised about two particular parking issues: Obstruction caused by vehicles parking along the main highway adjacent to A&D’s Mini Mart...
MALE PERSON CHARGED WITH COMMON ASSAULT
1 June 2017A male person has been charged with an offence of Common Assault, contrary to S.39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1998. The male has been bailed to appear in the...
GOVERNOR LISA PHILLIPS’ SPEECH
31 May 2017ST HELENA’S DAY 2017 “This is my second St Helena’s Day – celebrating the Island’s discovery. “Last year, I had barely arrived and we had the disappointment of the postponement...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE CLIENTS TO VISIT ASCENSION ISLAND
31 May 2017The Adult Social Care Team is excited to announce that a group of clients from St Helena’s community, and their families, will be leaving on the RMS today, Wednesday 31...
FREDRIKA THE TORTOISE UNDERGOES TREATMENT
31 May 2017Fredrika the tortoise from the Plantation House paddock underwent treatment yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 30 May 2017, for several lesions on her shell. St Helena Vet, Catherine Man, reported that the...
SCHOOL NURSE TO START SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE ON ST HELENA
31 May 2017School Nurse, Elaine Stafford (see photo attached), recently arrived on-Island to set up a new School Health Service. Working in partnership with Island schools, Elaine aims to deliver high quality...
NEW CHIEF MAGISTRATE SWORN IN
31 May 2017New Chief Magistrate, Mr Nicholas Aldridge, returned to St Helena today, Monday 29 May, and this afternoon was sworn in by Her Excellency Governor Lisa Phillips in the Governor’s Office...