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  • ST HELENA HAS ITS FIRST HUMPBACK WHALE SIGHTINGS OF THE YEAR

    17 July 2018

    The Marine Section of the Environmental Management Division has received its first reports of Humpback whale sightings in St Helena waters for this year. Humpback whales are annual visitors to St Helena, usually from June to December. St Helena waters are used by Humpback whales as a sheltered location to give birth and allow their […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 17 JULY 2018

    17 July 2018

    Executive Council met today with just one substantive item on the Open Agenda which was a request to endorse the recently developed Fisheries Investment Prospectus. Members noted that whilst the financial position of the St Helena Fisheries Corporation was still precarious, good progress has been made by the Fisheries Working Groups. Members were especially pleased […]

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  • DRAFT ST HELENA BUILDING REGULATIONS 2018

    17 July 2018

    PUBLIC CONSULTATION The draft St Helena Building Regulations 2018 will be out for public consultation between Tuesday, 24 July, and Tuesday, 21 August 2018. The document is significantly important to all contractors, architects/draftsmen, stakeholders and importers on St Helena. Throughout the 28-day consultation period, the Building Inspectors of the Environment & Natural Resources Directorate will […]

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  • BUSINESS SUPPORT INITIATIVE FOR TOURISM ACCOMMODATION

    16 July 2018

    A quarter of a million pounds will be made available to help small and medium sized accommodation businesses on St Helena who have invested in the tourism sector. The funding recently approved by DFID, is aimed at supporting tourism accommodation businesses struggling to remain operational during this low season. To this end, St Helena Government […]

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  • SUPREME COURT POSTPONED

    16 July 2018

    His Lordship Chief Justice Charles Ekins Esq was due to arrive on-Island on Saturday, 14 July 2018, to conduct the business of the St Helena Supreme Court. However, due to the delayed flight from Johannesburg to St Helena, the sitting of the St Helena Supreme Court has been postponed to a date to be confirmed […]

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  • SPECIAL EXCO MEETING

    16 July 2018

    TUESDAY, 17 JULY 2018 A special meeting of Executive Council will take place in the Council Chamber at 11am tomorrow, Tuesday 17 July 2018. The following item will be discussed on the Open Agenda: St Helena Fisheries Corporation (SHFC) Investor Prospectus and update from Fisheries Working Groups This paper (ExCo Memo) is available online at […]

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  • TREE SURGERY WORKS NEAR THE GENERAL HOSPITAL – WEDNESDAY, 18 JULY 2018

    16 July 2018

    The Forestry Section of the Agriculture & Natural Resources Division (ANRD) would like to advise the public that they will be carrying out tree surgery works near the General Hospital, Upper Jamestown, on Wednesday, 18 July 2018, from 9am to 2pm. Drivers and pedestrians are asked to approach this area with caution and to comply […]

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  • AIRLINK FLIGHT POSTPONED

    16 July 2018

    The public is advised that the Airlink flight to St Helena and Ascension scheduled to have taken place over the weekend has for operational reasons been postponed until next week.  Due to a combination of poor weather conditions that are forecast to prevail for much of the rest of the week, and flight crew duty […]

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  • FAREWELL TO CHIEF INSPECTOR STEVE RILEY

    13 July 2018

    St Helena Police’ Chief Inspector, Steve Riley, will depart the Island on Sunday, 15 July 2018, having completed his contract with St Helena Government. Steve, along with his wife Joanna and three children, arrived on St Helena in May 2016. During his two years on-Island, Steve has brought into force Neighbourhood Policing and has helped […]

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  • POLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION

    13 July 2018

    BURGLARY AT LADDER HILL St Helena Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary that took place at a residence in the Ladder Hill area during the daytime hours of Wednesday, 11 July 2018. A large sum of St Helena Pounds was stolen, as well as a large sum of Sterling Pounds and American Dollars. […]

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