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April GAZ 2014.Pmd The St. Helena Government Gazette Vol. XLXII. Published by Authority No. 28. Annual Subscription Present Issue £13.75 Post Free 30 April 2014 £1.25 per copy No. Contents Page 51.APPOINTMENTS AND STAFF CHANGES ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 207 52.APPOINTMENT OF ACTING ADMINISTRATOR, ASCENSION ISLAND... ... ... ... ... 208 53.APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS TO ENTERPRISE ST HELENA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ... ... 209 54.APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX ... ... ... ... ... 209 55.APPOINTMENTS OF COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND DEPUTY COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 209 56.APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS AND DEPUTY CHAIRMEN OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES ... ... 210 57.APPOINTMENT OF ACTING ADMINISTRATOR, ASCENSION ISLAND ... ... ... ... ... 210 58. ST HELENA COMPANIES REGISTRY ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 210 59. CORRECTION TO GAZETTE NOTICE NO 24 DATED 31 MARCH 2014... ... ... ... ... 211 No.51. APPOINTMENTS AND STAFF CHANGES His Excellency the Governor has approved the following appointments and staff changes from the dates shown: Appointments Mrs Kerry Yon, Assistant Director (Life Long Learning) Education and Employment Directorate... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 April 2014 Mrs Wendy Benjamin, Assistant Director (Schools) Education and Employment Directorate... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 April 2014 Miss Kathryn Squires, Advisory Teacher English, Education and Employment Directorate... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 April 2014 Mr Clarence Youde, Maintenance Worker, Environment and Natural Resources Directorate... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 April 2014 Miss Tracey Williams, Project Manager (Construction) Airport Directorate... 1 April 2014 Miss Linda Fuller, Senior Prison Officer, Police Directorate... ... ... ... 1 April 2014 Mr Neil George, General Maintenance Technician, Education and Employment Directorate... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 April 2014 Mrs Zoe Robinson, Primary Education Adviser, Education and Employment Directorate... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 April 2014 Mr Gary Henry, Support Officer, Police Directorate... ... ... ... ... 16 April 2014 Mrs Nicolene Adams, Deputy Head, St Pauls Primary, Education and Employment Directorate... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 April 2014 Mr Michael Davis, Special Police Constable, Police Directorate... ... ... 16 April 2014 Mr Paul McGinnety, Assistant Chief Secretary (Performance), Corporate Services... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 April 2014 Miss Kerry Sim, Post Woman, Corporate Services... ... ... ... ... 28 April 2014 Mrs Kim Henry, Revenue Security Officer, Corporate Services... ... ... 28 April 2014 208 St Helena Government Gazette Acting Appointments Miss Tracey Williams, Acting Deputy Airport Project Director, (Construction & Operations), Airport Directorate... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 April 2014 Mr Robert Crowie, Acting Police Sergeant, Police Directorate... ... ... ... 1 April 2014 Mr Nicholas Crowie, Acting Prison Manager, Police Directorate... ... ... 1 April 2014 Mr Merlin George, Acting Deputy Chief of Police, Police Directorate... ... 1 April 2014 Miss Kylie Hercules, Acting Prison Supervisor, Police Directorate... ... ... 1 April 2014 Mr Paul McGinnety, Acting Chief Secretary, Corporate Services... ... ... 30 April 2014 Appointments on Transfer Ms Patricia Francis, Training Officer, Environment and Natural Resources Directorate to SPC/Prison Officer, Police Directorate... ... ... ... ... ... 1 April 2014 Mr Stephen Moulding, Driver/Handyman, Health and Social Welfare Directorate to SPC/Prison Officer, Police Directorate... ... ... ... ... ... 1 April 2014 Miss Rachel Armstrong, Junior Economist, Corporate Services to Senior Auditor, St Helena Audit Services... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 April 2014 Re-designation Miss Megan Sim, Project Support Assistant, Airport Directorate... ... ... 1 April 2014 Resignations Mrs Wendy John, Housekeeper/Cook, Plantation House, Corporate Services 7 April 2014 Miss Melissa Clingham, Assistant Cook, Plantation House,Corporate Services 14 April 2014 Miss Orlena Henry, Teaching Assistant, Education and Employment Directorate 25 April 2014 Paul McGinnety Acting Chief Secretary The Castle, St Helena 30 April, 2014 No.52. CONSTITUTION OF ST HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA Appointment of Acting Administrator, Ascension Island I, the Governor, acting in accordance with the provisions of section 147 of the Constitution read with section 183(3) thereof, hereby appoint Miss Catherine Elizabeth Leo to be Acting Administrator of Ascension with effect from the dates and for the periods as shown below: Saturday, 12 April 2014 – Monday, 14 April 2014 Saturday, 26 April 2014 – Thursday, 1 May 2014 Dated this 3rd day of April 2014 Mark Capes Governor of Ascension St Helena Government Gazette 209 No.53 ENTERPRISE ST HELENA ORDINANCE, CAP 166 Appointment of Directors to Enterprise St Helena Board of Directors I, the Governor, acting in accordance with section 4 (1) of the Enterprise St Helena Ordinance, Cap 166 hereby appoint the following persons to be Directors of the Enterprise St Helena Board of Directors with immediate effect for a further period of one year: Mr Stephen Philip Biggs Mr Paul Neil Hickling Dated this 7th day of April 2014 Mark Capes Governor No.54 INCOME TAX ORDINANCE, 2012 Appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax I, the Governor, acting in accordance with Section 3 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2012, hereby appoint Mr Jonathan Holland as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax for the purposes of the said Ordinance with immediate effect. The appointment of Mr Peter Henderson as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax made on 1 May 2013 is revoked with immediate effect. Dated this 10th day of April 2014 Mark Capes Governor No.55 CUSTOMS ORDINANCE, CAP 145 Appointments of Collector of Customs and Excise and Deputy Collector of Customs and Excise I, the Governor, acting in accordance with Section 4 of the Customs Ordinance, Cap 145, hereby make the following appointments for the purposes of the said Ordinance with immediate effect. Mr David Colin Owen, Collector of Customs and Excise Mr Jonathan Holland, Deputy Collector of Customs and Excise The following appointments made on 1 May 2013 are revoked with immediate effect. Mr David Colin Owen, Collector of Customs Mr Peter Henderson, Deputy Collector of Customs Dated this 11th day of April 2014 210 St Helena Government Gazette Mark Capes Governor No.56 CONSTITUTION OF ST HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA Appointments of Members and Deputy Chairmen of Council Committees I, the Governor, acting in accordance with section 56(4) of the Constitution, hereby appoint the undernoted persons to be Members of Council Committees with immediate effect: Member Committee Honourable Cyril Robert George Public Health Committee Honourable Dr Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex Education Committee Honourable Dr Corinda Sebastiana Stuart Essex Environment and Natural Resources Committee Pursuant to the provisions of the Council Committees (Rules of Procedure) Order, 2010, I designate the undernoted persons to be Deputy Chairmen of Council Committees with immediate effect: Deputy Chairman Committee Honourable Gavin George Ellick Environment and Natural Resources Committee Honourable Mrs Bernice Alicia Olsson Public Health Committee Dated this 14th day of April 2014 Mark Capes Governor No.57 CONSTITUTION OF ST HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA Appointment of Acting Administrator, Ascension Island I, the Governor, acting in accordance with the provisions of section 147 of the Constitution read with section 183(3) thereof, hereby appoint Miss Catherine Elizabeth Leo to be Acting Administrator of Ascension Island during the absence of the substantive Administrator from the Island, with effect from Wednesday, 30 April 2014 – Thursday, 1 May 2014. The previous appointment made on 3 April 2014 for the period Saturday 26 April – 1 May 2014 is withdrawn. Dated this 28th day of April 2014 Mark Capes Governor of Ascension No.58 ST HELENA COMPANIES REGISTRY NOTICE is hereby given that on 30th April 2014; (1) ST HELENA TRADING LIMITED (Company No. 16), Bluemans, St. Pauls, St Helena; St Helena Government Gazette 211 (2) WATERSHED Ltd (Company No. 18), Exiles Building, Georgetown, Ascension Island; (3) ASCENSION OLLIES LIMITED (Company No. 19), Room 9 Bedford House, Georgetown, Ascension Island; (4) BLACKCAT DIVER LIMITED (Company No. 31), 224A Georgetown, Ascension Island; (5) VISION LTD (Company No. 33), Sunnyside Diary, Sunnyside, St. Pauls, St Helena; (6) St. Helena Shipping Agents and Chandlers Ltd (Company No. 34), Association Hall, Main Street, Jamestown, St Helena; (7) THE SOUTH ATLANTIC TRADING COMPANY LIMITED (Company No. 42), Sea Feathers, Sapper Way, St Helena; (8) RIPETUNGI LIMITED (Company No. 43), Two Gun Saddle , Alarm Forest, St Helena; (9) BLUE HORIZONS LIMITED (Company No. 51), Nr High Knoll, St Helena; (10) World Technical Services Inc (Company No. 52), Ascension GPS, Ascension Auxillary Air Field, Ascension Island; (11) TSP (St Helena) Ltd (Company No. 53), Old School House, Half Way, St Helena; (12) MED-U-CARE LIMITED (Company No. 54), Luffkins, St. Pauls, St Helena; (13) DK LIMITED (Company No. 56), Cow Path, Half Tree Hollow, St Helena; (14) RETAIL AGENTS (SH) LIMITED (Company No.62), 51 Lantana Drive, Half Tree Hollow, St Helena; (15) Houston Regeneration (St Helena) Limited (Company No. 67), Woodcot, Alarm Forest, St Helena; (16) GOODVIEW ELECTRICAL
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