RMS ST HELENA – DELAYED DEPARTURE FROM CAPE TOWN
2 May 2014The RMS St Helena will arrive in Cape Town on Monday 5 May 2014. Due to Wednesday 7 May being a Bank Holiday in South Africa and because of the...
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ACTING GOVERNOR SWORN IN
30 April 2014Head of the Governor’s Office, Sean Burns, was this afternoon sworn in as Acting Governor, taking the prescribed Oaths in the presence of the Sheriff of St Helena, Mrs Pat...
ST HELENA POLICE – PUBLIC SURVEY
29 April 2014The St Helena Police Service needs the trust and confidence of the local community in order to be properly effective. Changes are being made in policing style to forge closer...
ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY
29 April 2014Chief Secretary Owen O’Sullivan departs the Island tomorrow (Wednesday 30 April) on completion of his contract. Also leaving tomorrow for a brief visit to Cape Town for personal reasons is...
SOCIAL BENEFITS FOR LONGWOOD RECIPIENTS
29 April 2014The Post & Customer Service Centre wish to advise Social Benefit recipients, who collect their benefits at Longwood, that due to the Road Closure (between Hutts Gate and Longwood Gate)...
GOVERNOR TO DEPART THIS WEEK
29 April 2014HE Governor and Mrs Capes will depart the Island on Wednesday 30 April 2014. The Governor will participate in a Governor’s Conference and the annual ‘Leadership Conference’ at the Foreign...
PREPARING FOR EXAMS TAKES TIME
29 April 2014A FEW TIPS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION With the Easter weekend behind us, many young people and their families are beginning to look towards the examinations that will take...
QUEEN’S GARDEN PARTY
28 April 2014On Saturday 26 April 2014, a Garden Party was held at Plantation House to mark the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. The weather held out, and with good...
LIFTING OF QUARANTINE AT FARM LODGE
25 April 2014The Agriculture & Natural Resources Division (ANRD) has today announced that the one calendar month of Quarantine applied to Farm Lodge, St Paul’s, will lapse at midday on Saturday 26...
ASSISTANT CHIEF SECRETARY (PERFORMANCE) APPOINTED
22 April 2014Paul McGinnety, former Interim Director of the Environment & Natural Resources Directorate (photo attached), has today been appointed to the new post of Assistant Chief Secretary, Performance. This post replaces...
MFV EXTRACTOR ARRIVES
22 April 2014Saturday 19 April 2014 saw St Helena’s new offshore fishing vessel reach the Island at around 5:30 pm, to an enthusiastic welcome party of around 200 people. Terry Richards, General...
NEW YEAR HONOURS 2015 – OVERSEAS LIST
22 April 2014The Foreign and Commonwealth Office invites nominations for the 2015 New Year Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2015 New Year Honours are reminded that the overriding...