ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL
28 July 2014On Friday 25 July, Morag Stevenson (Solicitor General) was sworn in as Acting Attorney General, in the presence of HE Governor Capes at the Castle (pictured). The substantive...
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OUTPATIENT CLINICS – UPDATE
28 July 2014Due to the continuing need to keep doctors and nurses close to the General Hospital, community nurses are covering shifts there. As a result, the Health & Social Services Directorate...
PUBLIC USE OF THE WHARF – REMINDER
23 July 2014While works continue on the Wharf, access for vehicles and pedestrians will be limited. The Wharf will remain closed to all private vehicles, between the hours of 4pm and 8.30am,...
EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 22 JULY 2014
22 July 2014Executive Council met today 22 July 2014 with two items on the Open Agenda. The first item was the Bill for the Spear Guns Control Ordinance and Spear Guns Control...
DERRIE YON GRADUATES
22 July 2014Derrie Yon of the Briars was awarded a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Creative Writing on 17 July 2014, after a 3-year degree course in the UK at Bath...
AIR SERVICE PROCUREMENT FOR ST HELENA – END OF PHASE 1
22 July 2014St Helena Government is pleased to announce that the market response to the first phase of the Air Service Procurement process has been very positive. The first stage of the...
REMINDER – NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS TRAVELLING WITH CHILDREN TO SOUTH AFRICA
21 July 2014The Immigration Service would like to advise all persons travelling with children under the age of 18 to South Africa of a change in entry regulations. Parents may be asked...
STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR MARK CAPES IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS BY UK MEDIA
21 July 2014Reports last week in the UK media dismayed Saints here and around the world. The response issued by the five members of Executive Council on 16 July, under the heading...
REMINDER OF DROP IN SESSIONS FOR PROPOSED PAID LEAVE & SICK PAY
21 July 2014The consultation process for proposed paid leave and sick leave in the private sector will form the basis of a report that will identify the next steps forward. Both employers’...
POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM ST HELENA TO ‘STORYTELLER’
18 July 2014Young people on St Helena have been the first to trial and pilot a prototype learning device, called Storyteller, developed by the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, UK. This has...
POLICE CODE OF ETHICS LAUNCHED
18 July 2014A new Code of Ethics for the Police is launched today, following extensive development and consultation. The Code – based on the UK Code of Ethics for Policing – outlines...
NEW CHIEF AUDITOR IN OFFICE
18 July 2014Returns to St Helena after 20 years Arriving to the Island on 7 July 2014 was new Chief Auditor, Phil Sharman (photo attached). Phil returns to the Island as Chief...