St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    11 December 2017

    OPERATIONS OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD 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 waste collection on Christmas […]

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  • NEW WEBPAGE FOR ST HELENA STAMPS

    11 December 2017

    All new St Helena Stamp Issues can now be found on the St Helena Government website at the following link:  https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/st-helena-stamps/ This specially dedicated webpage – ‘St Helena Stamps’ –  contains information about new stamp releases, including the ideas and background behind the issues and prices of different stamps. Customer Services Manager, Karen Yon, said: […]

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  • SEA RESCUE TO CARRY OUT TRAINING EXERCISE -TUESDAY, 19 DECEMBER 2017

    11 December 2017

    The St Helena Sea Rescue Service will be conducting a pyrotechnic training exercise on Tuesday, 19 December 2017. During this exercise, the Sea Rescue Service will be activating a number of handheld and rocket distress flares. The flares will be deployed from a vessel approximately one nautical mile north of James’ Bay. Deployment of the […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2017

    8 December 2017

    Executive Council will meet on, Tuesday 12 December 2017, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber, with the following Open Agenda items: Application for Outline Development Permission to Develop the Half Tree Hollow (HTH) Comprehensive Development Area (CDA) Welfare of Children (Children’s Residential Home) Regulations, 2017 Petroleum (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 Rabbit Control and Destruction Trial Rules, […]

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  • LONG SERVICE AWARD & FIREARMS CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION

    8 December 2017

    A  Long Service Award & Firearms Certificate Presentation was hosted by Acting Governor Louise MacMorran at Plantation House, yesterday evening, Thursday 7 December 2017. The presentation began with a welcoming speech by Chief of Police David Lynch. The Chief of Police, together with the Acting Governor, presented certificates of achievement to those who had successfully […]

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  • GAVIN (JACK) THOMAS JOINS SAFEGUARDING TEAM

    6 December 2017

    Gavin ‘Jack’ Thomas (photo attached), has recently joined the Safeguarding Directorate in a Quality Assurance & Policy role focusing on Adult Community & Residential Services. Jack is employed on a 10-month contract. Jack has a professional background of working in residential services in the UK. He has also worked for several inspection and regulatory bodies […]

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  • POST AND RAIL DAMAGE – FIELD ROAD

    6 December 2017

    Technical Services and the Roads Section in conjunction with the Highways Authority, Emergency Planning and the Police Directorate, would like to advise the public that following damage to the post and rail road edge demarcation, caused by a single vehicle road traffic accident on Field Road, the following actions have been taken: A 10 mph […]

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  • VISITING HOURS AT CCC

    5 December 2017

    In August 2017 the Safeguarding Directorate implemented a trial period of ‘visiting hours’ at the Community Care Centre (CCC)  to ensure that the privacy and dignity of all the people who live at the CCC was upheld and respected. In order to ensure that the impact of any change in policy was understood, a period […]

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  • CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCESS FOR NON-COMMERCIAL GOODS

    5 December 2017

    HM Customs & Excise would like to remind the public of the current Customs clearance process for non-commercial goods which are as follows: STEP 1          Please collect a Non-commercial Declaration Form from your consolidator (the person shipping goods on your behalf or entities such as Richard James, Saint Trading, Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc, […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2017

    5 December 2017

    Executive Council met today with two items on the Open Agenda. Sitting as Planning Authority, Council considered and approved an application to amend a previously approved development consent in relation to the fuel pipeline to the Power Station in Rupert’s Valley. Council recognised the sensitivity associated with the area which is known to be a […]

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