St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • FORMAL MEETING OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

    15 February 2019

    FRIDAY, 1 MARCH 2019 The next formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Friday, 1 March 2019, in the Council Chamber. The following Bills have been approved by Executive Council for presentation as Government business at this meeting: First Supplementary Appropriation (2018/2019) Bill, 2019 St Helena National Trust (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Medical, Dentistry […]

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  • SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS IN ST HELENA FISHERIES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

    14 February 2019

    It has come to SHG’s attention that a potential bidder has received business plans relating to the fisheries plant. Following due consideration, in the interest of fairness and to ensure that the procurement process is transparent and robust, SHG has decided to extend the deadline date for submission of proposals in the fisheries investment opportunity […]

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  • SEA VIEW ROAD CLOSURE

    14 February 2019

    The Forestry Section of ANRD would like to inform the public that the Highways Authority has given approval for the road at Sea View (from Sea View House to the junction near Putty Hill Road) to be closed on Wednesday, 20, and Thursday, 21 February 2019, from 9am to 3pm. This closure is to allow […]

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  • NEW DIRECTOR OF SAFEGUARDING APPOINTED

    14 February 2019

    New Director of Safeguarding, Tracy Poole-Nandy, recently arrived on-Island to take up her post in the Safeguarding Directorate. Tracy said: “My initial response to arriving on the Island has been how lovely and welcoming everybody has been and it would appear that this is truly the St Helenian way. The Island is also very beautiful […]

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  • Submission of Proposals in St Helena Fish Processing Plant

    14 February 2019

    It has come to SHG’s attention that a potential bidder has received business plans relating to the fisheries plant. Following due consideration, in the interest of fairness and to ensure that the procurement process is transparent and robust, SHG has decided to extend the deadline date for submission of proposals in the fish processing plant […]

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  • STUDY TOUR TO MAURITIUS – PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATIONS

    14 February 2019

    The Public Health Committee (PHC) has this week discussed the findings and supported the recommendations in a report from Health Director, Dr Akeem Ali, regarding the recent Study Tour to Mauritius to learn about their successful approach to tackling chronic diseases. A team from St Helena visited Mauritius in January 2019. The delegation represented from […]

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  • TAX REFORMS 2019 – PROPOSALS OUT FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

    13 February 2019

    Executive Council has agreed for the following Tax Reform Proposals 2019 to be taken forward for public consultation: Changes to Self-Employed and Corporation Income Tax to incentivise export and import substitution activities and incentivise charitable giving Introduction of an Approved Investment Scheme to provide customs duty reductions or payment deferrals to any investment on St […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2019

    13 February 2019

    Executive Council met on Tuesday, 12 February 2019, the first meeting for this year, with a fairly lengthy Open Agenda. The first item was a proposal to excise four parcels of land in Blueman’s Field from the Green Heartland Zone for re-zoning as land in the Intermediate Zone. The land in question had previously been […]

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  • DAVID YOUNG APPOINTED TO FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTER

    13 February 2019

    David Young of Ladder Hill has been appointed as a full-time Firefighter within the St Helena Fire & Rescue Service (SHF&RS) after originally joining the service as an apprentice in 2016. David said: “I feel privileged to be given this opportunity in becoming a full-time firefighter with the SHF&RS and I’m excited for what the […]

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  • Tax Reforms 2019 Proposals out for Public Consultation

    13 February 2019

    Executive Council has agreed for the following Tax Reform Proposals 2019 to be taken forward for public consultation: Changes to Self-Employed and Corporation Income Tax to incentivise export and import substitution activities and incentivise charitable giving Introduction of an Approved Investment Scheme to provide customs duty reductions or payment deferrals to any investment on St […]

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