St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • CHRISTMAS 2019 STAMP ISSUE

    12 December 2018

    The Post & Customer Services Centre (P&CSC) plan to use images of local properties, decorated with Christmas lights for the festive season, in their Christmas 2019 stamp issue. The P&CSC would like to appeal to the public to submit digital images of their decorated properties for consideration. The best images will be used for the […]

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  • HM CUSTOMS OPENING TIMES

    12 December 2018

    HM Customs & Revenue would like to advise customers of the following opening times during the festive period. Wednesday, 12 December 08:30 – 17:00 Thursday, 13 December 08:30 – 17:00 Friday, 14 December 08:30 – 17:00 Monday, 17 December 08:30 – 16:00 Tuesday, 18 December 08:30 – 18:30 Wednesday, 19 December 08:30 – 16:00 Thursday, […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2018

    12 December 2018

    Executive Council met today with two items on the open agenda. For the first item, members were asked to endorse a report from the Liberated African Advisory Committee outlining options and recommendations for the reburial of the Excavated Liberated African Remains. The Advisory Committee was established by Executive Council in October 2017, with the primary […]

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  • WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES – OPERATIONS OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD

    11 December 2018

    The following is a public announcement from Waste Management Services: Waste Management Services (WMS) will continue their operations over the festive period as follows: Domestic & Commercial Waste Collection: All domestic and commercial waste collection services throughout December and January will remain mostly unchanged except for the following: There will be no domestic or commercial […]

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  • ROAD CLOSURE – SEALES CORNER TO THE GUIDE HALL

    10 December 2018

    The following is a public announcement from the Roads Section: The Highways Authority has given approval for the road to be closed from Seales Corner to the Guide Hall, between 9am and 3pm, on Monday, 17 and Tuesday, 18 December 2018. This closure is to enable the Roads Section to carry out line painting works. […]

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  • LISA JOSHUA ACHIEVES B.ED (HONS) DEGREE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION

    10 December 2018

    The Education and Employment Directorate is pleased to announce that Lisa Joshua has graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Hons) degree in Primary Education. Lisa, daughter of Lionel and Veronica Joshua, started her teaching career in St Helena as an Initial Teacher Trainee in 2014. She departed the Island to pursue her studies in August […]

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  • INITIAL POLICE TRAINING

    10 December 2018

    WEEK SEVEN This was the final week of the St Helena Police Initial Police Training seven-week course. The students took their final examinations and were tested against the entire course content in a final summative exercise. This consisted of having to deal with six practical scenarios. These included dealing with a violent domestic incident, a […]

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  • PRINCE ANDREW SCHOOL ATHLETICS DAY 2018

    6 December 2018

    The Education & Employment Directorate would like to advise that Prince Andrew School (PAS) will be hosting their annual Athletics Day at Francis Plain on Friday, 14 December 2018. The sports will start at 9.15am and end at approximately 2.45pm. All parents, guardians and members of the public are invited to attend. With the safety […]

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  • CHANGE TO MINIMUM INCOME STANDARD

    6 December 2018

    Last week Executive Council approved a change to the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) that is used to determine the rates for Income Related Benefits (IRB) and Basic Island Pension (BIP).  The following increases were made to Basic Island Pension: Categories Old Rate New Rate Individuals with 30 or more qualifying years 70.20 71.30 Individuals with […]

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  • COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS 2018

    5 December 2018

    The Education & Employment Directorate would like to advise that the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) is inviting nominations from St Helena for scholarships tenable from October 2018. One nomination may be in either of the following categories: Commonwealth Master’s Scholarship (one year) Commonwealth PhD Scholarship And one nomination may be in […]

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