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  • ST HELENA BEAT SURGERIES – AUGUST 2018

    30 July 2018

    As part of their Neighbourhood Policing Programme, St Helena Police Officers will continue their ‘Beat Surgeries’ in various places around the Island throughout August 2018. These surgeries are designed to take place in busy areas where it is easier for more people to attend. Members of the public are encouraged to use these surgeries to […]

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  • CHANGE TO DOCTOR-LED COUNTRY CLINICS

    30 July 2018

    The Health Directorate would like to advise the public that there will be no doctor-led country clinics from Friday, 3 August, to mid-September 2018. However, a Community Nurse will continue to be present during the usual clinic opening times should anyone wish to see them. The Pharmacy Bus will still attend the country clinics so […]

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  • ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY MEETING

    30 July 2018

    THURSDAY, 19 JULY 2018 The monthly meeting of the Environment & Natural Resources Committee (ENRC) and the Highways Authority took place on Thursday, 19 July 2018. Planning proposals for parking at St John’s and the Quarry areas in Upper Jamestown were discussed. A general clean-up of these areas will be undertaken with safety barriers put […]

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  • STARTING YOUR STUDIES AT THE ST HELENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

    30 July 2018

    The public is advised that, although it is still easy to become a student of the St Helena Community College (SHCC), the application process has changed slightly for the 2018/19 school year. New students will need to complete an application form and then return it to the SHCC either in person or by email to: […]

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  • COMPANION AIRFARE FOR TRAVELLERS TO AND FROM ST HELENA

    27 July 2018

    St Helena Government and Airlink are pleased to announce the introduction of a ‘Companion fare’ on flights to and from St Helena between 4 August and 4 December 2018. A Companion fare is a promotional airfare under which a second ticket for the same flights on the same dates is sold at a discount. Seat […]

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  • BUDGET SPEECH 2018/19

    27 July 2018

    Introduction Mr Speaker, I beg to present a Bill for an Ordinance to provide for service for the financial year 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. Mr Speaker, after agreeing a rollover budget in March 2018, it gives me great pleasure to be able to present a balanced budget here today.  It has been […]

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  • BUDGET SPEECH 2018/19

    27 July 2018

      Today, the Financial Secretary, Dax Richards, delivered the 2018/19 Budget Speech for St Helena. In his opening remarks, the Financial Secretary said: “It has been a challenging budget process, however the budget presented today strikes a balance between resourcing the key priorities for the Island whilst mitigating the significant risks to SHG and St […]

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  • WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES – LANDSCAPE BULKY WASTE PROGRAMME, JAMESTOWN

    26 July 2018

    Waste Management Services (WMS) continued their Landscape Bulky Waste Programme during June and July 2018, remediating and improving the landscape of bulky waste in the Jamestown area. This included the removal of three end-of-life vehicles (with a further two planned for when the weather is more favourable), bulky waste from near West Rocks and several […]

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  • FORMAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING – FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2018

    25 July 2018

    The first sitting of the seventh meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Friday, 27 July 2018, at 10am, in the Council Chamber. The meeting is expected to continue on Monday, 30 July, and will be broadcast live via SAMS Radio 1. The Order Paper contains seven Sessional Papers including the Appropriation Bill 2018/19 […]

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  • SEA RESCUE SERVICE AUXILIARY TRAINING

    25 July 2018

    The Sea Rescue Service has recently recruited three new auxiliary personnel who will become active members of the current team once they have passed the training requirements. Training sessions are carried out once a week with the new personnel having taken part in two sessions so far. They have participated in Pre-Sea Training as well […]

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