NEW GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED
22 January 2016NEW GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED LISA PHILLIPS TO SUCCEED MARK CAPES IN APRIL 2016 AS GOVERNOR OF ST HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA Lisa Phillips has been appointed Governor...
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SHG PUBLISHES ACTION PLAN ON WASS REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
22 January 2016On 10 December last year St Helena Government welcomed publication of the Wass Inquiry Report, accepted the report’s recommendations and committed to quickly implement them. This work commenced in December, with...
BYE-ELECTION ANNOUNCED
20 January 2016In a Proclamation issued today, 19 January 2016, Acting Governor Sean Burns has announced that a Bye-election to fill a seat on Legislative Council – vacated by Mr Leslie Baldwin – will...
ST HELENA MEDIA REVIEW
20 January 2016The St Helena Media Review team (Sub-committee) had its first meeting on Wednesday 16 December 2015, and determined the following early actions: Communicating with various media services on the...
EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016
20 January 2016Executive Council met today, Tuesday 19 January 2016, with one item on the agenda. Council supported the First Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2015/16 and agreed that it be introduced as Government...
EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION AT THE WEEKEND
20 January 2016The RMS St Helena arrived to the Island on Saturday 16 January around 23.00hrs – much earlier than scheduled – to achieve embarkation at 06.00hrs on Sunday 17 January so...
GRANT OF ST HELENIAN STATUS
20 January 2016In accordance with Section 15(3) of the Immigration Ordinance 2011, the following persons were granted St Helenian Status: With effect from Tuesday 10 November 2015: Mr Gift Thandazani Sibanda...
POPPY APPEAL FUND
20 January 2016Corporate Support would like to extend sincere thanks to all who supported last year’s fundraising in aid of the Poppy Appeal Fund and to those who attended the Remembrance Service...
NEW ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE
15 January 2016Acting Chief of Police Pam Trevillion will leave St Helena at the end of her contract on Monday 18 January 2016. Pam is due to take up a new Police...
COUNCILLORS RETURN FROM OVERSEAS CONFERENCES
15 January 2016Councillors Lawson Henry and Tony Duncan (pictured) returned from London shortly before Christmas, with Lawson having attended the annual Joint Ministerial Conference (JMC), and Tony Duncan the 64th Westminster Seminar....
SUCCESSFUL RESCUE IN RUPERT’S
13 January 2016On Friday 8 January 2016, two teenagers were rescued after becoming trapped on a cliff face in Rupert’s Bay. Emergency Services were contacted at 18.45hrs reporting that two males had been...
SHG ACTS ON WASS REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
12 January 2016On 10 December last year St Helena Government welcomed publication of the Wass Inquiry Report and accepted the report’s recommendations. The Inquiry received SHG’s full support and cooperation and this commitment...