VE DAY LIGHTING UP THE SKIES
5 May 2015St Helena will join more than 200 Beacon locations in lighting a special Beacon to mark the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on the evening of Friday, 8...
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COMMEMORATION OF NAPOLEON’S DEATH
4 May 2015A Commemoration of Napoleon’s Death on St Helena took place at Napoleon’s Tomb, on Saturday 2 May 2015 at 10am. Father Dale Bowers led the Commemoration with Prayers,...
NEW YEAR HONOURS – OVERSEAS LIST – NOMINATIONS
4 May 2015The Foreign and Commonwealth Office invites nominations for the 2016 New Year Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2016 New Year Honours are reminded that the overriding...
NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR CERTIFICATE AND BADGE OF HONOUR, AND ACTS OF BRAVERY AWARDS
4 May 2015Nominations are currently being invited for the Certificate and Badge of Honour Awards, 2015. These awards are available for the Governor to award to public servants for loyal and...
70th ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN EUROPE
1 May 2015Friday 8 May – Sunday 10 May will mark the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. The celebrations in St Helena will echo those in London by celebrating...
EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2015
28 April 2015Executive Council met today, Tuesday 28 April 2015, with two items on the Open Agenda. The Acting Governor welcomed the Honourable Cyril George to the meeting as a temporary Member...
DEVELOPMENT OF SUNDALE INTO A NEW PRISON
28 April 2015The current Prison in Jamestown is believed to be around 180 years old and is no longer appropriate as a Prison, both for the staff who work there and...
FORMAL MEETING OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
28 April 2015WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 2015 The first formal session (for 2015) of the Public Accounts Committee will take place tomorrow, Wednesday 29 April, at 9.30am in the Court House, Jamestown. The...
ACTING GOVERNOR SWORN IN
28 April 2015Head of the Governor’s Office, Sean Burns, was yesterday afternoon sworn in as Acting Governor, taking the prescribed Oaths in the presence of the Sheriff of St Helena, Mrs Pat...
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO SERVE ON BOARDS & COMMITTEES
27 April 2015Corporate Support is in the process of updating its register of persons interested in serving on statutory and bona fide Boards and Committees. The register records previous experience and interests...
EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 28 April 2015
27 April 2015Open to the Public from 9.30am Executive Council will meet tomorrow morning, Tuesday 28 April 2015, in the Council Chamber. The meeting will be open to the public from 9.30am...
CALIBRATION FLIGHTS
27 April 2015Press release – sent on behalf of Basil Read Basil Read is re-scheduling the date of the Calibration Flights for navigational aids, which will now occur in or around September...