ICE PLANT DISCOVERED
16 April 2014Recently some eagle-eyed Halcrow-workers (airport project management unit) spotted an unfamiliar plant growing at the airport construction site. A number of weeds were found growing in a consignment of coarse...
News
News in St Helena
NEW DEPUTY HEADTEACHER FOR ST PAUL’S PRIMARY SCHOOL
15 April 2014A new Deputy Headteacher for St Paul’s Primary School arrives on Tuesday 22 April 2014. Nicky Adams (photo attached) will play a key leadership role in supporting Head Teacher Pat...
NEW ADVISER FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
14 April 2014The St Helena Education Directorate is soon to welcome a new Adviser for Primary Education. Zoe Robinson (photo attached) will arrive on 22 April (succeeding Victoria Stapleton) and will play...
EXCO MEETING – Wednesday 16 April 2014
14 April 2014Open to the Public from 1pm Executive Council will meet on Wednesday afternoon, 16 April 2014, in the Council Chamber. Commencing at 1pm, the meeting will be open to...
Two Warships of the French Navy to do Port Call In
14 April 2014Two Warships of the French Navy to do Port Call in St Helena – 11 April 2014
WHARF IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
14 April 2014Arriving on the RMS on 22 April 2014 will be Simon Quinn from Nicholas O’Dwyer Consulting Engineers and Mathieu Le Gourrierec from CAN France. Nicholas O’Dwyer Consulting Engineers were contracted...
POST AIRPORT SHIPPING UPDATE
8 April 2014Leaving on the RMS St Helena today after a week on-Island are Matt Young and Kedell Worboys MBE, two of the Directors of St Helena Line (SHL), which is responsible...
NEW HEAD OF HM CUSTOMS & PORT CONTROL
8 April 2014Jonathan Holland recently arrived on St Helena to take on the post of Head of HM Customs and Port Control, on a 3 year contract, replacing his predecessor Peter...
COUNCILLORS TO ATTEND OVERSEAS CONFERENCES
8 April 2014Councillors Leslie Baldwin and Gavin Ellick are soon to represent St Helena at conferences in the UK. Councillor Baldwin will depart St Helena on Friday 16 May 2014 to attend...
NEW CROWN COUNSEL FOR ST HELENA
4 April 2014St Helena Island has a new Crown Counsel. Aina Hurley (photo attached) arrived to the Island on Monday 31 March 2014 and is here on a two year contract working...
EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 1 APRIL 2014
1 April 2014Executive Council met today Tuesday 1 April to consider six items on the Open Agenda. The first two items related to Government Landlord Housing – dealing with the sale of...
INCINERATION OF CONFISCATED GOODS
1 April 2014On 13March 2014 around 10kgs of honey in 23 containers and over 40kgs of assorted seeds, dried leaves, raw spices and untreated wooden artefacts were incinerated in Ruperts Valley. These...