St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • EXCO REPORT – FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2017

    17 November 2017

    Executive Council met today with only one item on the Open Agenda. Council considered and approved a 5.7% increase in the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) in line with current policy for the financial year 2017/18. It was agreed that the basic level of Income Related Benefits (IRB) for a single person will increase from £61.60 […]

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  • POLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION

    16 November 2017

    INCIDENT AT ST HELENA FISHERIES The St Helena Police Service are appealing to the public for any information regarding the incident at Rupert’s in which the temperature control of one of the St Helena Fisheries Corporation’s refrigeration units was tampered with. Detective Inspector, David Honan, said: “Between the afternoon of Sunday, 12 November, and the […]

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  • PUBLIC LIBRARY TO RE-OPEN NEXT WEDNESDAY

    15 November 2017

    The Public Library in Jamestown will re-open on Wednesday, 22 November 2017. To mark this occasion, a special ceremony will be held at the Library, commencing at 12noon. This is an exciting time for the Education Directorate and for the staff of the Library, and members of the public are encouraged to come along and […]

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  • PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ CLOSURE – MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER

    15 November 2017

    The Education Committee would like to advise that all Primary Schools will be closed on Monday, 20 November 2017.  This closure is a mark of respect for the passing of Mrs Alice Phillips. Prince Andrew School, the St Helena Community College and the management and administration sections of the Education & Employment Directorate will open […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – FRIDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2017

    15 November 2017

    Executive Council will meet on Friday, 17 November 2017, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber, with the following Open Agenda item: Increase in the Minimum Income Standard for the second up-rating of Income Related Benefits and Basic Island Pension 2017  This paper (ExCo Memo) will be available online at the following link: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/councils/executive-council/. Members of […]

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  • NEW CROWN COUNSEL (CIVIL) APPOINTED

    15 November 2017

    Edna Johnson originally from South Africa recently arrived at St Helena to take up the role of Crown Counsel (Civil) in the Attorney General’s Chambers. Edna has been appointed on a two-year contract and her main duty will require her to undertake any civil law matters such as property, planning and employment. Edna said: “I […]

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  • DOG WASTE ON FRANCIS PLAIN

    14 November 2017

    It has been brought to the attention of the Education & Employment Directorate that there has been a noticeable increase in the amount of dog waste found on Francis Plain. This is presenting a serious health & safety risk to staff, students and the general public who use this area. Dog owners are advised that […]

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  • SOCIAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

    14 November 2017

    The Social & Community Development Committee met on Wednesday, 8 November 2017, to discuss a number of issues. A paper on fees & charges was brought before the Committee. As this had implications for at least one other Council Committee it was agreed that a cross-committee discussion would be arranged. The fees & charges for […]

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  • INCIDENT AT ST HELENA FISHERIES

    14 November 2017

    The St Helena Fisheries Corporation (SHFC) has reported that the temperature controls on their refrigerated container have been tampered with. The container was full of frozen fish worth a considerable amount of money. This incident occurred between the afternoon of Sunday, 12 November, and the morning of Monday, 13 November 2017. As a result of […]

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  • JAMESTOWN SWIMMING POOL – UPDATE

    14 November 2017

    Remedial works on the Jamestown Swimming Pool are advancing, with the new complex filter room and pipework installation nearing completion. Restoration works, undertaken by the St Helena National Trust to the Heritage wall abutting the Swimming Pool, are now complete. New paving and edging works to the pool are well underway, together with remedial work […]

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