SHY ROAD CLOSED
27 July 2015The Roads Section would like to inform the public that, following a collapsed wall, Shy Road is closed to all vehicle traffic and pedestrians until further notice. Only emergency vehicles...
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SAINT STUDENT GRADUATES IN UK
27 July 2015St Helenian student, Sasha Bargo, of Half Tree Hollow (photo attached), has graduated from Sparsholt College (verified by Portsmouth University) with a FdSc (Distinction) in Ecology and Conservation Management. Funded...
REVISION OF ST HELENA AIRPORT LOGO
27 July 2015Following representation to St Helena Government by Councillors Lawson Henry and Dr Corinda Essex on behalf of Elected Members – and constructive discussions and suggestions – SHG has agreed to...
ELECTIONS AT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
24 July 2015At today’s formal meeting of Legislative Council (Friday 24 July 2015) Councillor Pamela Ward Pearce was elected as Chairperson of the Environment & Natural Resources Committee (ENRC). A ballot also...
COUNCILLORS’ CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS IN AUG & SEP
22 July 2015Councillors will be holding a series of Constituency Meetings during August and September 2015. Taking into account comments from the public, topics for discussions at the meetings will be Safeguarding...
FORMAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING – Friday 24 JULY
22 July 2015A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held on Friday, 24 July 2015, at 10am in the Court House, Jamestown to elect a chairperson for the ENR Committee and a...
PRIMARY SCHOOL OPEN DAYS
22 July 2015The Island’s Primary Schools will be hosting their annual Open Days at the end of the school year. This is an opportunity to see the school in action and to...
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN FISH PROCESSING & STORAGE FACILITY
22 July 2015Following the press release of 7 May 2015 regarding the future of the Rupert’s Cold Storage and Fish Processing plant, a multi-stakeholder working group was established to examine how...
UPDATED AIRPORT Q & As AVAILABLE ONLINE
21 July 2015The public is advised that updates to the directory of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Airport Project are now available via the Access website at http://www.sainthelenaaccess.com/news/faqs/. The FAQs are...
HEALTH MATTERS – SAMARITANS AWARENESS DAY
21 July 2015This article is written to coincide with Samaritans Awareness Day on Friday 24 July. The Samaritans’ phone number, 20000, connects to the UK and is free. Nearly a third of...
REPORT IT, SORT IT
21 July 2015The Report It, Sort It initiative was mobilised with SHG employees on Friday 17 July 2015 and officially launched, Monday 20 July 2015. This scheme allows members of the...
‘SEA LION’ AND ‘OCEAN RIDER’ TAKE TO THE SEAS
20 July 2015At Rupert’s Bay on Friday, 17 July 2015, HE The Governor and Mrs Capes participated in a special ceremony during which the two new sea rescue boats were officially...