‘ANNE’ SUITE OPENS
30 July 2014A major step forward in safeguarding procedures on St Helena was taken on Tuesday 29 July 2014 with the opening of the Victim Interviewing Suite in Longwood. The ‘Anne’ Suite...
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NEW ROADS MANAGER
29 July 2014St Helena Government’s new Roads Manager, Benjamin (Ben) Hathway (photo attached) arrived on Island on Wednesday 23 July 2014 on a three year contract. Ben is based at Donkey Plain...
POULTRY BREEDING MOVES TO RODDY’S CHICKEN FARM UNDER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
29 July 2014Poultry breeding on St Helena involves activities such as the importation of chicken parent stock and the production, brooding and sale of 3-week old chicks. For many years this service...
EMERGENCY PLANNING ON ST HELENA AND MAJOR INCIDENT PLAN
29 July 2014An Island Major Incident Plan is currently being finalised, centred on emergency planning arrangements that need to be in place should a major incident occur on St Helena. While the...
ST HELENA AIRPORT RUNWAY – INVERTEBRATE, PLANT AND ENDEMIC LICHEN SURVEY
28 July 2014A large area of natural land surface at the Airport site (Prosperous Bay Plain) will of course be lost to construction and associated project works for St Helena’s Airport. To...
NEW ST HELENA PORT AUTHORITY
28 July 2014A new St Helena Port Authority has now been established, to replace the former Harbour Board, taking over its functions and responsibilities. The Authority consists of 12 permanent members divided...
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...
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...