Jobs for island contractors after years of under-spending
Island businesses are being asked to help with a backlog of “challenging” work to improve infrastructure on St Helena – such as roads and buildings. It follows a rebuke in early 2012 by aid advisers...
View ArticlePrison plans in hand as Castle sets out vital projects
Basic designs are being drawn up for moving St Helena’s “unfit” prison out of Jamestown. Planning advice is being sought, according to a spokesman for St Helena Government (SHG). First, a new unit for...
View ArticleLords hear island works are ‘not value for money’
The House of Lords in London has been told that works being funded by the UK on St Helena were not progressing as expected. Baroness Northover told peers that progress on energy improvements was good...
View ArticleSarah’s tough job is no walk in The Peaks
Sarah Troman could be forgiven for wanting to take to the hills in her new life as St Helena’s first ever capital programme manager. She will be responsible for overseeing about 30 major projects,...
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