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  • ‘Booze It, You Lose It’ Drink-Drive Campaign – Final Week

    2 September 2020

    Message from the St Helena Police Service The final week of our ‘Booze It, You Lose It’ Drink-Drive Awareness Campaign resulted in a variety of reports received. One person was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst over the prescribed limit and failing to report a road traffic collision. Police are carrying out further enquiries into […]

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  • Revised Quarantine Facility Charging Policy

    2 September 2020

    Following feedback from the public, St Helena Government (SHG) has revised the Quarantine Facility Charging Policy which sets out the charges for the use of quarantine facilities on St Helena during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The revised Policy can be found on the SHG website at: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/public-information/. The revised fees to be charged for persons […]

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  • Economic Development Committee Meeting

    Economic-Development-Committee

    2 September 2020

    The Economic Development Committee will be holding a meeting at Kingshurst Community Centre at 7pm on Tuesday, 15 September 2020. Items on the agenda include an update on the Labour Market Strategy and a review of the Sugar Tax. A full agenda will be announced in due course. SHG2 September 2020

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  • Governance Commission: Programme of public engagement

    2 September 2020

    On Friday, 28 August 2020, Legislative Council agreed to commence public engagement during September on the two alternate systems of governance for St Helena (either a revised Committee system or a Ministerial form of government). These have been developed through the work of Professor Sarkin when he visited the Island during last summer and most […]

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  • Statistics Office releases data on COVID-19 Case Prevalence Rates in different countries

    2 September 2020

    St Helena remains coronavirus free but the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to impact the Island for some time.  Recognising that the prevalence of the virus is changing rapidly around the world, the St Helena Government Statistics Office has today released a Bulletin which launches a new set of statistics on the different levels of COVID-19 […]

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  • Proposed Rehabilitation of Side Path and Field Road Project – Public Meetings

    Side Path Road & Field Road © Google Maps

    2 September 2020

    The SHG Programme Management Unit (PMU) will be holding a series of Public Meetings to discuss the proposed Rehabilitation of Side Path and Field Road Project. This project was approved by Executive Council in May 2020 as a priority project for 2020-2022, to be funded from the Economic Development Investment Programme (EDIP) and is intended […]

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  • The new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

    2 September 2020

    The new UK Government Department, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is officially launched on Wednesday, 2September. The FCDO will unite development and diplomacy that brings together the best of Britain’s international effort into one government department. It will continue to demonstrate the UK’s role to act as a force for good in the […]

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  • St Helena Police Issues Weekly Police Report

    28 August 2020

    WEEK OF 17-23 AUGUST 2020 St Helena Police will be providing regular updates to the community on reports that are dealt with on a weekly basis. The reestablishment of Weekly Police Reports were requested by members of the public during the 2019 Public Opinion Survey. The purpose of these updates is to ensure that the […]

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  • Refurbishment of Longwood Public Toilets

    28 August 2020

    St Helena Government has entered into a contract with Arnold Crowie of near Longwood Gate for the refurbishment of the Public Toilets in Longwood. This follows an open procurement exercise conducted in July 2020. In addition to general refurbishment works, existing sanitary ware will be upgraded to anti-vandal, and new lighting and windows will be […]

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  • ‘Booze It, You Lose It’ Drink-Drive Campaign – Week Six

    28 August 2020

    Message from the St Helena Police Service The sixth week of our ‘Booze It, You Lose It’ Drink-Drive Awareness Campaign was quite a busy one for the St Helena Police Service. In total, four vehicles came to Police attention. One vehicle was identified as not being insured, this matter is being investigated. Another vehicle was […]

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