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  • St Helena Water Levels

    Island-wide water restrictions to be implemented from Monday, 24 June 2019 With the rise in consumption and lack of rainfall, reservoirs are at dangerously low levels We are reliant on water derived from bore holes, springs and transferring of water supplies around the Island This is an Island-wide issue and until the situation improves we […]

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  • St Helena Supreme Court

    The following is a Public Announcement from Judicial Services: His Lordship Chief Justice Charles Ekins Esq will arrive on St Helena on Saturday, 22 June 2019. The formal opening of the St Helena Supreme Court will take place on Monday, 24 June, at 10am. This Supreme Court session will continue until Friday, 5 July 2019. […]

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  • New Head of Planning and Development Control

    A new Head of Planning and Development Control, Ismail Mohammed , arrived on the Island on Saturday, 8 June 2019, to take up his new post in the Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Directorate (ENRPD). Ismail is contracted for three years and his role is to lead St Helena Government’s (SHG) Planning and Building Control […]

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  • Listeria

    The St Helena Health Directorate has been made aware by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office that a multi-agency investigation is being carried out into cases of Listeria infection in the UK. The Listeria outbreak is linked to the pre-packed sandwiches made from ready-to-eat meat manufactured from the company North Country Cooked Meats. The Environmental Health […]

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  • St Helena Police Presentations on Conducted Energy Devices – Rearranged dates and times

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Police Directorate: St Helena Police would like to advise the public that the remaining presentations on Conducted Energy Devices (Tasers) has been rearranged for the following dates and times. All presentations will start at 7pm: Date Venue Wednesday, 26 June Blue Hill Community Centre Monday, 1 July […]

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  • HEAD OF THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE DEPARTS

    Head of the Governor’s Office, Louise MacMorran , departed the Governor’s Office in mid-June following the conclusion of her posting to St Helena. Louise’s key achievement during her time on the Island has been securing over £1m of Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) funding for use on key projects on St Helena including as part […]

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  • FIELD (RUPERT’S) ROAD CLOSURE

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Roads Section: The Highways Authority has given approval for Field (Rupert’s) Road to be closed from 9am to 3pm on Wednesday, 26, Thursday, 27, and Friday, 28 June 2019. This closure is to allow the Roads Section to carry out maintenance works on Field Road. During each […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2019

    Executive Council met this morning with one substantive item of business on the Open Agenda which was a request to establish a new Special Fund – the Internal Audit Service Trading Special Fund. The Financial Secretary introduced the topic and explained that establishing a Special Fund Trading Account would allow SHG’s Internal Audit function to […]

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  • LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FAIR 2019

                                          #StHelena #Education #SHCC #OpportunitiesForall #LearningOpportunitiesFair

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  • NEW BUSINESS MANAGER FOR EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT DIRECTORATE

    St Helena Government’s (SHG) new Business Manager, Caesar Bond Nayoto, took on his new role in the Education & Employment Directorate on Tuesday, 11 June 2019. Caesar has been appointed on a local contract and his main duties will include overseeing and leading the business operations of the Directorate with overall responsibility for Administration, Finance, […]

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