FINAL BLAST AT AIRPORT SITE
23 March 2015The final rock blast for the St Helena Airport Project took place at the Airport site, Prosperous Bay Plain, at 5.20pm on Friday 20 March 2015. The final blast was...
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WHARF ACCESS MAUNDY THURSDAY – 2 APRIL 2015
23 March 2015As is normal, there will be some limitations to accessing the Wharf on Maundy Thursday, 2 April 2015. Access for vehicles will be restricted unless authorised by Port Control. Only...
INCOME TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL 2015
18 March 2015The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2015 will be presented at the next Formal Session of Legislative Council, on Friday, 27 March 2015. This Bill seeks approval to amend the Income...
BR CERTIFICATION & OPERATIONAL READINESS MANAGER VISITS
17 March 2015Basil Read’s Certification & Operational Readiness Manager, Simon Walker, arrived on St Helena, today Tuesday 17 March 2015, to discuss plans for Airport Certification and Operational Readiness. Simon is a...
AIR SERVICES TO ST HELENA
16 March 2015SHG and DFID are pleased to announce the appointment of Comair Limited as the preferred bidder for the provision of air services to St Helena. Comair is a South African...
VISITING PSYCHIATRIST FOR ST HELENA
16 March 2015Professor Brian Robertson, Emeritus Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, will be making his annual visit to St Helena, arriving on Monday 30...
RMS – DELAYED DEPARTURE FROM ASCENSION
16 March 2015SHG wishes to advise the public that due to a delay in the regular RAF flight from the Falklands to Ascension, it has become necessary to delay the departure of...
EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2015
10 March 2015Executive Council met today, Tuesday 10 March 2015. There was one item for discussion on the Open Agenda. This was a request for development permission to allow the construction of...
EBONY VIEW MAKES GOOD PROGRESS
10 March 2015The refurbishment of Ebony View (Ex-Half Tree Hollow School), the new home for residents of the Challenging Behaviour Unit (CBU) at Sundale, is making good progress, with residents expected to...
COMMONWEALTH DAY 2015 – A YOUNG COMMONWEALTH
9 March 2015Today, Monday 9 March 2015, is Commonwealth Day – a day when the 53 member nations of the Commonwealth take part in national Commonwealth activities focused around the theme of...
REMAINING COUNCILLORS’ CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS
9 March 2015The schedule for the remaining Councillors’ constituency meetings is displayed below. All meetings will begin at 7.30pm. Topics for discussion are Health and Water, but members of the public are...
NEW HEALTH SERVICE STAFF
6 March 2015The St Helena General Hospital has recently welcomed two new Doctors to their Health Service Team. From Guatemala, Central America, joining the Team is Specialist Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Dr Francisco...