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  • St Helena Health Transformation Programme – Orthopaedic Review

    27 September 2021

    The first project under the St Helena Health Transformation Programme is a review of the Orthopaedic Service provided by the Health Service Directorate. As part of this review we will be looking at the care provided to all our patients who have received orthopaedic treatment within the past six years.  As such, the Health Service […]

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  • Birthday Honours 2022

    27 September 2021

    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office invites nominations for the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2022 Birthday 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. This […]

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  • Changes in Income Related Benefits from 1 October 2021

    24 September 2021

    Executive Council has approved the Social Security (Amendment) Regulations 2021 to come into effect from 1 October, which makes the following changes to Income Related Benefits (IRB): Change from ‘Household’ to ‘Family’ There will be a shift from the ‘household’ to the ‘family’ as the recipient unit. This means that where there are two families […]

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  • Saint Helena National Trust Secures Funding to Digitise the East India Company Records

    24 September 2021

    The Saint Helena National Trust (SHNT) has been successful in securing funding to digitise the East India Company (EIC) records that are currently housed at the St Helena Government (SHG) Archives.  This Project (EAP reference EAP1634) is funded by a grant from the Endangered Archives Programme, which is administered by the British Library and Arcadia, […]

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  • UK Home Office Security Specialist Visit to St Helena

    24 September 2021

    The UK Home Office is supporting St Helena Government (SHG) with cyber security provision as part of the UK Home Office National Cyber Risk Assessment (NCRA) process. Arriving on the flight from the UK today is NCRA team member, Wes Lewis, who will be visiting the Island until 20 October 2021 to support sustaining of […]

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  • Increasing the minimum landing size for Rock Bullseye

    24 September 2021

    St Helena Government (SHG) announced changes to the minimum landing size of Rock Bullseye from 1 August 2021. All Rock Bullseye caught from this date must be a minimum size of 20cm. Senior Fisheries Officer, Gerald Benjamin, explains: “The decision to change the minimum landing size for Rock Bullseye is to protect the species and […]

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  • The Role of the St Helena Public Service

    23 September 2021

    A General Election will be held on Wednesday, 13 October 2021, if more than 12 valid nominations are received on Nomination Day. The closing date for candidate nominations is 12 noon on Wednesday, 29 September 2021. This year’s Election will be historic – the first under a ministerial system of Government. Leading up to the […]

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  • Weekly St Helena Police Report

    23 September 2021

    During the period of Monday, 13 September, to Sunday, 19 September 2021, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 37 reports. Reports made were Assault – Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm, Theft, Anti-social Behaviour, a Road Traffic Collision and a Missing Person – these are all currently under investigation. Other reports that were dealt with […]

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  • St Helena’s COVID-19 Protocols and Procedures – Reminder

    22 September 2021

    St Helena Government (SHG) has recently received queries from the public about the COVID-19 Protocols and Procedures and the response to positive COVID-19 cases on the Island.  The response to COVID-19 is continually evolving internationally and on St Helena as the situation unfolds and more information becomes available about the Virus.  An update on the […]

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  • Lynette Joshua achieves Level 4 certificate in Teaching and Learning

    22 September 2021

    Year 5 Teacher of St Pauls Primary School, Lynette Joshua, has recently achieved a Level 4 Certificate in Teaching & Learning. The course comprising three modules – Understanding principles of learning and teaching, Teaching an effective lesson, and Facilitating active learning through effective teaching and assessment – was led by previous Teacher Training Advisor, Frazer […]

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