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  • ST HELENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HOST TEACHING & LEARNING CONFERENCE

    The St Helena Community College will be hosting a Teaching & Learning Conference at Prince Andrew School from 8.45am to 3.45pm on Wednesday, 8 May 2019. This is a new initiative for the Education Directorate and is set to be an all-day conference involving everyone in the education sector, extending to those who support children […]

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  • St Helena Prison Officers undertake mental health awareness training in the UK

    Senior Prison Officer, Marianne Phillips, and Prison Officer, Ricardo Morana, have recently returned to St Helena following their two-week participation in the Overseas Territories (OTs) Mental Health Awareness Programme in the UK. This visit enabled both Marianne and Ricardo to spend a week in a UK prison to observe what provisions are being used within […]

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  • Stay safe while coastal walking or hiking

    Coastal Walking or Hiking is one of the most popular outdoor activities on St Helena.  Post Box and Blue Dot walks are among some of the popular trails available around the Island’s coastline. These walks appeal to both locals and visitors alike. Whilst these coastal walks give people the chance to experience St Helena’s rugged […]

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  • New Year Honours 2020 – Overseas list

    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office invites nominations for the 2020 Queen’s New Year Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2020 New Year Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is expected. […]

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  • ST HELENIANS ABROAD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AIR ACCESS

    In a Statistical Bulletin released by the St Helena Statistics Office today, figures show that St Helenians living abroad have taken advantage of the regular scheduled air service between St Helena and Johannesburg. In December 2018, 336 St Helenians arrived to visit family and friends – the highest monthly total since at least 2010. The […]

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  • AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOUR COUNCILLORS – CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN APRIL 2019

    Councillors will be holding a series of meetings in each Island district throughout April for constituents to ask questions, raise concerns and find out what has been happening lately within St Helena Government Directorates. A key topic which Councillors wish to discuss at these meetings is how best to communicate with constituents. For example, would […]

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  • RED ENSIGN GROUP CONFERENCE – APRIL 2019

    St Helena Government’s Harbour Master, Steve Kirk,  Emergency Planning & Sea Rescue Manager, Simon Wade, and Operational & Civil Contingencies Manager, Ian Johnson, along with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’ CSSF (Conflict, Stability & Security Fund) Projects lead, Sam Cherrett,  are currently representing St Helena at the Red Ensign Group Conference in Montserrat. The delegates […]

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  • RESPONSE TO SENTINEL ARTICLES ON ST HELENA COFFEE

    St Helena Government was disappointed to read in three recent Sentinel articles – ‘St Helena Coffee under Threat from Tax Reforms’ (p.5, 7 March) ‘Stop the Devaluation of St Helena Coffee’: Coffee Producers Band Together (p. 6-7, 21 March) and Refocusing the St Helena Coffee Discussion: Back to the Real Issue (p. 6-7, 28 March) […]

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  • RESTRUCTURE OF ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES DIRECTORATE

    The Environment & Natural Resources Directorate (ENRD) has restructured from 1 April 2019. ENRD has now split into two separate directorates – Environment, Natural Resources & Planning and Infrastructure & Transport. Here is an overview of the services that are provided under each new directorate: Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Directorate The Environment, Natural Resources […]

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  • ‘HEALTHY AND REALISTIC’ – ISLAND PRIMARY SCHOOLS GET STUCK IN TO THE ‘LUNCH-OFF’

    Three pupils – Ella-Mae Joshua, Year 6, Pilling Primary, Axel Francis, Year 3, Harford Primary, and Aisha John-Bagley, Year 4, St Paul’s Primary have been declared the winners for their schools in the first ever ‘Lunch Off’ competition. Healthier drinks and food are one focus area of the Health Promotion Strategic Framework 2018-19, which aims […]

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