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  • Restricted Access to Ruperts Beach

    Rupert's Beach

    16 August 2021

    The following is a Public Announcement from Port Control: The public is advised that Ruperts Beach will be closed to all members of the public with immediate effect and until further notice.  This closure is due to excavation works taking place on the beach for the fibre optic cable project. The general public is thanked […]

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  • Marcella Mittens – Scholarship Student

    16 August 2021

    Marcella Mittens will soon be attending Canterbury Christ Church University – Kent, as a scholarship student. Learn more about what Marcella is planning to study and the skills she is looking forward to bringing back to St Helena. Why did you apply for a scholarship? “At a younger age, I didn’t know what the next […]

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  • Highways Authority And Environment & Natural Resources Committee Meetings

    16 August 2021

    The monthly meetings of the Environment & Natural Resources Committee (ENRC) and the Highways Authority (HA) took place on Thursday, 15 July 2021. Environment and Natural Resources CommitteeCSSF (Conflict, Stability & Security Fund) Funding – Materials Recycling Facility at Horse Point Landfill Site updateThe Environmental Risk Manager (ERM) informed members that with funding from CSSF, […]

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  • Badge of St Helena Design Competition- Winner Announced

    13 August 2021

    St Helena Government (SHG) would like to announce that the winner of the competition to design the new Badge of St Helena (provision for which is now included in the National Honours and Awards Ordinance 2021) is Kurt Bowers of Nr Hutts Gate, Longwood. A competition was held for participants to produce a locally prepared […]

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  • Scott George Achieves Degree In Aerospace Engineering

    13 August 2021

    Scott George of Sea View graduated from the University of Surrey with a first-class honours degree in Aerospace Engineering on Monday, 19 July 2021, following three years of study. Scott explained: “The first year of my course was a general year during which a variety of general engineering principles were taught to not just my […]

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  • Economic Development Committee Meeting Summaries – Thursday, 24 June, Monday, 12 July, & Monday, 26 July

    12 August 2021

    The following summarises the meetings of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) held over the last two months: Thursday, 24 June 2021 The Senior Economist presented information about the impacts of changes to the Sugar Tax since the financial year 2017/18. This expanded on a presentation provided for the Committee by the Health Promotion Lead in […]

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  • Exploratory Drilling Works To Go Ahead

    12 August 2021

    Executive Council has approved the Exploratory Drilling Programme – to be funded from St Helena Government’s (SHG) Project Special Fund, and managed by the Capital Programme Section in this financial year (2021/22). The public will be aware of the recent exploratory drilling programme which was terminated earlier this year. Connect Saint Helena Ltd.’s (CSH) ageing […]

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  • Governor off-Island until September

    12 August 2021

    His Excellency Governor Dr Philip Rushbrook will travel to Stansted on the Titan Airways Charter flight scheduled to leave the Island today, Thursday 12 August 2021. Whilst in London the Governor plans to have meetings with officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), work with the St Helena Government Representative in the UK, […]

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  • Donna Harris Graduates With BSc (Hons) Social Work Degree

    12 August 2021

    Donna Harris of Jamestown has recently graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a BSc (Hons) Social Work degree and achieved a Bachelor of Science in Social Studies award with merit, following three years of study. Throughout her three years of study, Donna completed modules which included theory and knowledge in social work, contextualising social […]

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  • Start date for constitutional amendment for future ministerial government

    12 August 2021

    An Order in Council containing the amendments to the 2009 Constitution to transition to a ministerial government was approved by the Privy Council in Windsor Castle on 21 July 2021 and then laid before Parliament in London on 28 July 2021.  A copy of the Order in Council is now available on the St Helena […]

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