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  • NEW FIRE APPLIANCE FOR ST HELENA FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE

    18 March 2019

    A new custom made quick response fire appliance is currently being built for the St Helena Fire & Rescue Service (SHF&RS). This new appliance, along with the large fire appliance purchased in 2018, replaces two current 6X6 land rovers that are no longer considered fit for purpose, due to constant mechanical failures and general wear […]

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  • SHG UK REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED AS CHAIRPERSON OF UKOTA

    15 March 2019

    St Helena Government’s UK Representative, Kedell Worboys MBE, has recently been appointed Chairperson of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA). This means St Helena also holds the Presidency of UKOTA, with the Elected Representative from St Helena set to chair the UKOTA Political Council meeting later this year. Kedell said: “I was pleased to […]

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  • RESULTS OF 2018 BUSINESS SURVEY RELEASED

    15 March 2019

    St Helena Government’s (SHG) Statistics Office is pleased to announce that the final survey report and dataset of the 2018 Business Survey is now available for download from the Statistics Reports & Publications Page of the SHG website: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/statistics-reports-and-publications/ Highlights from the findings include: Retail and wholesale trade, vehicles and construction together account for over […]

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  • ROCK STABILITY INSPECTION – UPDATE

    14 March 2019

    The Rock Guards of the Environment & Natural Resources Directorate will shortly commence the final phase of the work programme to further secure the section of rock in the upper Jamestown area. This follows the drilling and netting of rocks phase which was completed last year. The final work phase is the construction of the […]

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  • SIGNAL HOUSE MAST UPDATE

    14 March 2019

    Following the disassembly of the Signal House Mast flagpole, the refurbishment works of the lower flagpole have now been completed. After partially removing the fibre glass casing of the top section of the flagpole, deep rotting throughout the pole was uncovered. The in-situ assessment deemed both the yard arm and top section of the flagpole […]

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  • ST HELENA CONFERENCE 2019 – NATURE’S BENEFITS: NATURAL CAPITAL IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

    13 March 2019

    St Helena’s second international environmental conference – Nature’s Benefits: Natural Capital in the South Atlantic – is currently taking place at Anne’s Place in Jamestown until Friday, 15 March 2019. In Her Excellency’s opening remarks at the conference launch on Tuesday, Governor Lisa Honan said: “On St Helena, the question which most people ask me […]

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  • ST HELENA PRISON OFFICERS ON OVERSEAS TRAINING

    12 March 2019

    Senior Prison Officer, Marianne Phillips, and Prison Officer, Ricardo Morana, departed St Helena on Sunday, 10 March 2019, to participate in the Overseas Territories (OTs) Mental Health Awareness Programme in the UK with eight other OT representatives. As part of this programme, Marianne and Ricardo will undergo a week’s placement in a UK prison from […]

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  • POLICE FIREARMS TRAINING

    12 March 2019

    WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2019 The following is a Public Announcement from the St Helena Police Directorate: St Helena Police will be carrying out firearms training at the Police Range at Cox’s Battery on Wednesday, 13 March 2019, from 9am to 3pm. Red flags, signs, and barriers will be in place. Walkers in the Cox’s Battery […]

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  • IMMIGRATION OFFICERS VISIT UK VISA SECTION OF THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION IN PRETORIA

    12 March 2019

    Senior Immigration Officer, Emerald Newman, along with Immigration Officers, Tina Yon and Lyn Buckley, recently had the opportunity to meet colleagues in the UK Visa Section of the British High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, during a week-long visit. Emerald said: “Following a recommendation from a visit in June last year by colleagues in Pretoria, […]

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  • Just Over A Week Left To Tell Us What You Think About SHG Information

    12 March 2019

    St Helena Government’s (SHG) Public Opinion Survey is still open until next Thursday, 21 March 2019. If you haven’t yet completed a form, you still have just over a week left to tell us what you think about SHG information. Head of News, Kerisha Yon, explains: “When we say ‘SHG information’ we mean all information […]

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