• Statistics Update: Population, Benefits, Exchange Rates and Climate

    Several statistical updates have been released on 18 September 2019 as follows: Benefits, up to August 2019 Exchange Rates, up to August 2019 Climate, up to August 2019 Additional statistical series and indicators are available on our Latest Statistics page. We welcome comments and suggestions on any of the statistics published by the Statistics Office. Please […]

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  • Commonwealth Scholarships 2020 – Invitation for nominations

    The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) in the United Kingdom is inviting nominations from St Helena for Commonwealth Masters Scholarships tenable from September/October 2020. Nominations will be for one candidate to be considered by the CSC for a one year Masters Course. Commonwealth Scholarships are intended to contribute to the development needs of Commonwealth countries by […]

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  • Heavy Winds

    The Emergency Planning Department would like to advise the public that heavy winds are forecast for St Helena on Wednesday, 18, and Thursday, 19 September 2019, with wind speeds of 30 to 40 knots and gusts up to 60 knots. Wind speeds might differ at different locations around the Island. These conditions are expected to […]

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  • St Helena Water Levels – Update

    St Helena’s water consumption levels on 11 and 13 September were less than 1000 cubic metres – the consumption rate required to sustain a safe level of stored water on the Island. The Island’s reservoir levels have increased by a very small percentage over the last week, but this is primarily due to the public […]

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  • Chevening Scholarships – Applications Open

    The UK Government’s global Chevening Scholarship Programme for study in the UK in 2020/2021 is now open for applications until Tuesday, 5 November 2019.  For the 2020/2021 programme, courses will commence in September 2020. The scholarship offers full financial support and allows candidates to gain access to a wide range of exclusive academic, professional, and […]

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  • ExCo Report – Tuesday 17 September 2019

    Executive Council met today, Tuesday 17 September 2019, to discuss one item on the Open Agenda. A number of people sat in the public gallery for this item. Executive Council sitting as the Planning Authority approves Outline Development Permission with conditions to build a new prison and custody building on the land in Bottom Woods […]

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  • Opportunity to add your name to the Register of Electors

    A Bye-election to fill the vacant seat on Legislative Council (following the recent resignation of Kylie Hercules on 31 August) will take place on Wednesday, 27 November 2019. To vote in the Bye-election or to stand for election to Legislative Council your name must be on the Register of Electors. A window of opportunity is being […]

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  • St Helena Firefighters on overseas training

    Three Firefighters from the St Helena Fire & Rescue Service (SHF&RS) – Watch Manager David John, Firefighter Ashley Clingham and Firefighter Christopher Wade – recently departed the Island to undertake overseas training at the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh UK. David will be studying for qualifications in RTCI (Road Traffic Collision Instructor), Fire & Rescue […]

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  • Road Closure – New Ground to Sunny Side Junction

    The following is a public announcement from the Roads Section: The Roads Section would like to advise the public that the road from Mr Nigel Dollery’s residence, New Ground, to Sunny Side Junction will be closed from 9am to 3pm on weekdays between Monday, 23 September, and Friday, 4 October 2019. This closure is to […]

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  • Councillors Scipio and Ellick to attend overseas conferences

    Councillor Christine Scipio departed the Island on Sunday, 15 September, to attend the 6th British Islands and Mediterranean Region (BIMR) Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference in Jersey to be held between 19 and 21 September 2019. The conference, themed ‘The next 100 years’, will include a Steering Committee Meeting and various workshops on Diversity, Women […]

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