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  • ExCo Report – Tuesday 12 February 2019

    13 February 2019

    Executive Council met on Tuesday, 12 February 2019, the first meeting for this year, with a fairly lengthy Open Agenda. The first item was a proposal to excise four parcels of land in Blueman’s Field from the Green Heartland Zone for re-zoning as land in the Intermediate Zone. The land in question had previously been […]

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  • MIA HENRY WINS ‘NAME THAT SEAMOUNT’ COMPETITION

    12 February 2019

    Mia Henry of Jamestown has been selected as the winner of the ‘Name That Seamount’ competition with her suggested name of ‘Charlie Boar Seamount’. The selected name of ‘Charlie Boar Seamount’ will now be proposed to the International Hydrographic Office for their consideration and approval. Mia’s entry was chosen out of a total of 42 […]

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  • Mia Henry Wins ‘Name that Seamount’ Competition

    12 February 2019

    Mia Henry of Jamestown has been selected as the winner of the ‘Name That Seamount’ competition with her suggested name of ‘Charlie Boar Seamount’. The selected name of ‘Charlie Boar Seamount’ will now be proposed to the International Hydrographic Office for their consideration and approval. Mia’s entry was chosen out of a total of 42 […]

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  • ANRD SECURES FUNDING FOR BIOSECURITY LEGISLATION

    11 February 2019

    St Helena can be seen as a leading model for biosecurity among the 14 UK Overseas Territories and, in continuing to build on this good work, has this year secured UK Government funding for support in drafting biosecurity legislation for the Island – a key component of the existing Biosecurity Policy. Biosecurity legislation will provide […]

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  • EXCO MEETING

    11 February 2019

    UPDATE This week’s meeting of Executive Council will take place in the Council Chamber at 10am tomorrow, Tuesday 12 February 2019. The following item has now been added to the Open Agenda: Proposed Excision of Parcels TH 020205, TH 020204, TH202203 and TH202202  from Green Heartland Zone to Intermediate Zone following failure to provide compensation […]

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  • NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR CERTIFICATE & BADGE OF HONOUR, AND ACTS OF BRAVERY AWARDS

    8 February 2019

    Nominations are currently being invited for the Certificate & Badge of Honour Awards, 2019. These awards are available for the Governor to present to public servants for loyal and valuable service worthy of recognition or, in the case of other persons, for their loyal and meritorious conduct that has provided exceptional benefit to the people […]

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  • EXCO MEETING

    8 February 2019

    TUESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2019 A meeting of Executive Council will take place in the Council Chamber at 9.30am on Tuesday, 12 February 2019. The following items will be discussed on the Open Agenda: St Helena National Trust (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Medical Practitioners (Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 Telecommunications (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 Tax Reforms 2019  These papers […]

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  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING – THURSDAY, 24 JANUARY 2019

    8 February 2019

    The monthly meeting of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) took place on Thursday, 24 January 2019, and the following is a summary of the main items discussed: Enterprise St Helena (ESH) delivered a report for the month of December: four Small Medium Enterprise Grant applications – two Agriculture and two Service Industries – were approved […]

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  • NEW RECRUITS FOR SEA RESCUE SERVICE

    8 February 2019

    St Helena’s Sea Rescue Service has gained two new recruits, with Angelo Ellick and Duwaine Yon recently joining the team. Angelo was born on St Helena but spent most of his life in the UK where he attended secondary school and college. Angelo has experience in the safety field having worked as a Security Guard […]

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  • LOWER WHARF CLOSURE

    8 February 2019

    Port Control would like to advise that the Lower Wharf will be closed to the public on Monday, 11 February 2019. This closure is due to one of the cranes needing to undergo an MOT test. Any inconvenience caused is regretted and Port Control thanks the public for their support and cooperation. SHG 8 February […]

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