St Helena - ExCo Report No. 52 – 24th August 2010 - (30.08.2010)
This was my first meeting of ExCo since returning to Island nearly two weeks ago and having the honour to be sworn in as Acting Governor. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Legal

St Helena - Appointment of Acting Attorney General and Locum Crown Counsel - (30.08.2010)
Following the departure of the Attorney General, Mr Ken Baddon on overseas leave and, in accordance with sections 95 and 118(3) of the St Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha Constitution, Mr Franci [More...]
Category: St Helena | Legal

St Helena - Derek Henry Joins OCS Team - (30.08.2010)
Derek Henry has joined the Office of the Chief Secretary’s (OCS) team as Manager of Central Administration with effect from today, 23 August 2010. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Education

Falklands - Summary of Executive Council Meeting 19 August 2010 - (30.08.2010)
MLA’s Jan Cheek, Roger Edwards and myself attended this Executive Council which was fairly lengthy, lasting around four hours. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Legal

Falklands - PUBLIC MEETING TUESDAY, 17 AUGUST 2010 - (30.08.2010)
A public meeting was held in the Court and Assembly Chamber of the Town Hall on Tuesday, 17 August 2010 at 1700hrs. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Business News

Join in the Falklands Facebook conversation! - (30.08.2010)
The Falkland Islands officially joined the social network phenomena Facebook in October 2009 and we’re delighted to announce that the dedicated tourist board page [More...]
Category: Falklands | Tourism/Travel

Falklands Public Meeting on the Economic Development Strategy (17/08/10) - (22.08.2010)
A public meeting was held at 1700hrs on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 in the Court and assembly Chamber of the Town Hall. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Business News

FIG Awards Public Relations Contract - (22.08.2010)
The Falkland Islands Government has appointed Edelman to provide public relations support for the next three years. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Business News

WILLIE BOWLES AWARDED QUEEN’S CERTIFICATE AND BADGE OF HONOUR - (22.08.2010)
Mr Willie Bowles has received the Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour at a Government House reception held for him on Tuesday evening. Photo (c) J. Brock (FINN) [More...]
Category: Falklands | Heritage

St Helenian Petrina Williams Qualifies as Doctor of Medicine - (22.08.2010)
“It was an intense six years but worth it in the end” says Doctor Petrina Williams, St Helena’s first known female doctor of medicine. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Education

Workboat Services Update on ‘Concordia Bay’ Situation: - (22.08.2010)
According to an updated press release from Workboat Services, ‘Concordia Bay’ is still in dry dock in Montevideo. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Shipping/Freight

St Helena - Revised Policy Framework and Priorities - (21.08.2010)
This month sees SHG departments preparing their Strategic Plans for the next 3 year period 2011/12 – 2013/14. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Business News

St Helena Government “Freezes” External Recruitment - (21.08.2010)
In response to its commitment to reduce the footprint of the public sector, SHG has, with some exceptions, placed a moratorium on external recruitment. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Business News

St Helena Procedures for Businesses to be included on Select Lists of Tenderers - (21.08.2010)
At the Legislative Council meeting on 2nd August 2010, the Financial Secretary gave an undertaking to publicise the procedures for businesses to be included on select lists of tenderers. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Business News

MEETING OF THE ASCENSION ISLAND COUNCIL, 30 JULY 2010 - (12.08.2010)
The Ascension Island Council held a formal meeting on Friday 30 July at 2pm in the Council Chamber. [More...]
Category: Ascension | Gen - Government

“Partnership for Progress and Prosperity” Britain and Ascension Island - Cyril Leo - (12.08.2010)
Ascension, on the whole, has been good for both my family and me, and therefore being a member of the Administrator’s Forum and later the Island Council was primarily my way of putting something back [More...]
Category: Ascension | Business News

SHOULD CHRISTIAN VALUES BE CHOPPED FROM ST HELENA’S CONSTITUTION? - (21.10.2009)
A recent debate in the Foreign Affairs Committee about the Constitutions of British Overseas Territories has sparked interest in territories in the South Atlantic. [More...]
Category: Tristan | Legal

Jobless and Poverty Rates are key to Economic Recovery - (12.08.2009)
Policy makers in the US Federal Reserve Bank are sitting down to discuss – amongst other things – interest rates, which are expected to remain the same at near zero percent. Also on the agenda, couch [More...]
Category: All | Business News

ARGENTINE CLAIMS TO FALKLANDS SEABED CONTAINS NOTHING NEW - (25.04.2009)
Both Argentina and the United Kingdom are claiming a vast area of seabed from South America to the Antarctic in their latest bids for control of the South Atlantic. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Business News

DIRECTOR OF MINERALS AND AGRICULTURE REPORT FOR MARCH/APRIL - (20.04.2009)
Borders & Southern Petroleum Limited (BSP), who successfully completed environmental surveys in their licensed area by contracting Benthic Solutions Limited to gather seabed samples in late 2008, are [More...]
Category: S.Atlantic | Mineral Resources