St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • MAPPING ST HELENA’S BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

    13 August 2018

    DARWIN PLUS PROJECT COMPLETED The Environment & Natural Resources Directorate (ENRD) has recently completed a two-year long Darwin Plus funded project entitled ‘Mapping St Helena’s Biodiversity and Natural Environment (DPLUS052)’, working with project partners Environment Systems Limited, Aberystwyth University and the South Atlantic Environment Research Institute (SAERI). This project produced a series of high-detail Island-wide […]

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  • LANDSCAPE & ECOLOGY MITIGATION PROGRAMME DIVESTED TO ST HELENA NATIONAL TRUST

    10 August 2018

    The Landscape & Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP), for the St Helena Airport Project (SHAP), has been divested to the St Helena National Trust (SHNT) from 1 August 2018. The LEMP originally formed part of SHAP’s Environmental Statement and is a planning requirement for SHAP. The LEMP seeks to provide compensatory habitats and landscape treatment to […]

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  • TRAVELLING TO ASCENSION, THE FALKLANDS OR TRISTAN DA CUNHA?

    10 August 2018

    MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT DOCUMENTS FOR ENTRY St Helena residents planning travel to Ascension Island, the Falkland Islands or Tristan da Cunha are reminded of the following entry requirements. Being aware of the requirements in advance will ensure travel is as smooth as possible and avoid instances such as refused entry. Ascension Island […]

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  • EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVES CHANGE TO MINIMUM INCOME STANDARD

    9 August 2018

    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) on Tuesday, 7 August 2018. The approved Social Security (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, will come into effect from Friday, 10 August 2018. The rate for BIP for those […]

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  • ST HELENA GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL LEADERS EXPOSURE VISIT TO THE UK

    8 August 2018

    Financial Secretary, Dax Richards, and Assistant Financial Secretary, Nicholas Yon, will soon undertake an exposure visit to the UK. Funding has kindly been provided by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office which is committed to building on expertise in the St Helena Government. The visit will be organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA UK) […]

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  • HM PRISON INTRODUCES ‘EMAIL A PRISONER’ SERVICE

    8 August 2018

    HM Prison St Helena has recently introduced a new ‘Email a Prisoner’ service. The aim of the new service is to allow prisoners to stay connected with their families and friends, both on-Island and abroad, without having to pay phone call costs which can be high, especially if calling internationally. It is a method that […]

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  • THEFT AT ST HELENA DONKEY HOME

    8 August 2018

    St Helena Police are appealing to the public for information about a black litter bin and five bags of donkey dung that was stolen from the St Helena Donkey Home in the Blue Hill/Casons area over the weekend of Saturday, 4, and Sunday, 5 August 2018. Chairperson of the St Helena Donkey Home, Teeny Lucy, […]

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  • NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING – ‘YOU SAID, WE DID’ – JULY 2018

    7 August 2018

    St Helena Police have been consulting with communities across the Island as part of their Neighbourhood Policing Programme. A series of meetings and surgeries were held July which were well attended, and a range of subjects discussed. Concerns raised in various districts included: Half Tree Hollow  Members of the public felt that the junction, near […]

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  • CHANGE TO NURSERY ENROLMENT

    7 August 2018

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Education & Employment Directorate: The Education & Employment Directorate would like to advise all parents and guardians of children who will be turning three years old that the following change has been made to the times for enrolment into Nursery schooling on St Helena: Children, who have […]

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  • DRAFT BUILDING REGULATIONS 2018

    7 August 2018

    PUBLIC CONSULTATION REMINDER The following is a Public Announcement from the Building Inspectors of the Environment & Natural Resources Directorate (ENRD): The draft St Helena Building Regulations 2018 is out for public consultation until Tuesday, 21 August 2018. This document is significantly important to all contractors, architects/draftsmen, stakeholders and importers on St Helena. ENRD Building […]

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