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  • HEALTH MATTERS

    7 December 2015

    WEIGHT MANAGEMENT Following previous articles around healthy eating I thought that this week I would look at the Eatwell Plate which is a very visual and user friendly way, both to lose and maintain weight, by changing eating habits for life rather than dieting. The Eatwell Plate highlights the different types of food that make […]

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  • 2016 CENSUS

    7 December 2015

    WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMPLETE IT ONLINE? The Statistics Office is now in the final stages of preparing the Questionnaire to be used in the 2016 Population & Housing Census.  In addition to the traditional paper questionnaire, there will also be an option to complete it online. The pilot exercise held in November provided useful […]

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  • RMS DEPARTURE FROM CAPE TOWN DELAYED

    7 December 2015

    Currently in dock at Cape Town is the RMS St Helena, scheduled to depart on Sunday 6 December 2015. However, due to an issue with cargo, she will now be departing on Monday 7 December, with the time of departure yet to be determined. The reason for the delay is that an amount of frozen […]

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  • SECOND CALIBRATION FLIGHT TO ARRIVE SHORTLY

    4 December 2015

    A second round of Calibration flights for St Helena Airport is planned for next week, with the Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft due to arrive on Saturday 12 December 2015 and depart around Sunday 20 December. As before, the calibration tests will be undertaken by Flight Calibration Services Limited (FCSL), with the aircraft leased from […]

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  • NEW PROBATION OFFICER FOR PRISON SERVICE

    4 December 2015

    Damian Small (pictured) arrived on St Helena at the end of October 2015 to undertake his role as a Probation Officer working at HM Prison, Jamestown. He is initially on Island on a one year contract. A large part of his job involves him encouraging, supporting and assisting individuals to make changes in their lives. […]

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  • SHG – A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND DO BUSINESS WITH’

    4 December 2015

    A PROSPECTUS FOR CHANGE 2016-2019 A Prospectus for Change 2016-2019 was yesterday launched by St Helena Government to achieve its vision of ‘SHG – A Great Place to Work and do Business With’. The Prospectus for Change, launched by Chief Secretary Roy Burke, is a three year plan which sets out SHG’s Goals and Strategies […]

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  • ST HELENA MEDIA REVIEW

    4 December 2015

    Further to the press release of 12 October 2015 on the forthcoming St Helena Media Review, please note that Chief Secretary Roy Burke has replaced Niall O’Keeffe on the Sub-committee which will carry out the review of current media services on St Helena. The Sub-committee’s membership is thus as follows: Councillor Pamela Ward Pearce (Chair) […]

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  • VISITING THE BENEFITS OFFICE

    4 December 2015

    Members of the public are advised that they can arrange to meet with Claims Officers to discuss Unemployment Benefits, Income Related Benefits or Basic Island Pension by calling 22605 on weekdays between 8.30am to 4.00pm.  Persons are welcome to visit the Benefits Office in the Post Office Building to arrange a meeting but should note […]

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  • SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD FUNDS DENTAL EQUIPMENT

    4 December 2015

    The St Helena Safeguarding Children Board recently allocated funding for the Dental Clinic to procure a Fluid Air Abrasion unit. The unit operates by blowing small particles surrounded by a sheath of water onto the tooth to remove decay and prepare the cavity.  It prepares the tooth without vibration, noise, heat generation or smell and […]

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  • WOMAN CHARGED WITH MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE

    4 December 2015

    A 48 year old woman from Longwood was today charged with the offence of Misconduct in a Public Office. She was bailed to appear at Jamestown Magistrates Court on Monday 7 December 2015. SHG 3 December 2015

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