BYE-ELECTION UPDATE
25 January 2016THREE DAYS LEFT TO AMEND REGISTER A Bye-Election, to fill the vacant seat on Legislative Council, will take place on Wednesday 23 March 2016. To vote in the Bye-Election or...
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APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR FOR TRISTAN DA CUNHA
25 January 2016Mark Capes, the Governor of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Burns as the next Administrator of Tristan da Cunha....
GRANT OF ST HELENIAN STATUS
25 January 2016In accordance with Section 15(3) of the Immigration Ordinance 2011, the following persons were granted St Helenian Status, with effect from 5 December 2015: • Mrs Marian Bernadette Yon, of...
ST HELENA BADGE OF ARMS
25 January 2016The St Helena Badge of Arms (pictured below and attached) – also at times referred to as the ‘Heraldic Badge’ – comprises three elements of the St Helena Coat of...
SHG TENDERS FOR AEROMEDICAL SERVICE
25 January 2016St Helena Government is currently pursuing the development of a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with an aeromedical evacuation provider and a provider of secondary and tertiary healthcare in South Africa,...
RMS DELAYED AT CAPE TOWN
22 January 2016The RMS St Helena’s next departure from Cape Town will be delayed – until at least the afternoon of Tuesday 26 January 2016 (she was due to depart on Monday...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE TEAM & CHILDRENS SERVICES HAVE MOVED
22 January 2016SHG’s new Adult Social Care team which forms part of the Safeguarding Directorate is now based at the Community Care Complex, Ladder Hill. This team supports vulnerable adult members of...
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...
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...