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  • ROYAL NAVY ARRIVES

    13 October 2015

    Two Royal Navy vessels, Type 23 Frigate HMS Lancaster and fuel tanker RFA Gold Rover, arrived at St Helena this afternoon, Monday 12 October 2015 – preceded by a flyover by HMS Lancaster’s Wildcat helicopter over James’ Bay. The Navy vessels are visiting the Island to take part in the bicentennial anniversary of Napoleon’s arrival […]

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  • ST HELENA MEDIA REVIEW

    12 October 2015

    A Sub-committee of the Economic Development Committee has today been established to carry out an independent review of the current provision of media services on St Helena – assessing the market, viability and long term sustainability of the current offering. With their cooperation, the media services offered by South Atlantic Media Services Limited (SAMS Radio […]

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  • HEALTH MATTERS

    12 October 2015

     CANCER AWARENESS MONTH  Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs.  Cancer sometimes begins in one part of the body before spreading to other areas – a process known as metastasis.  There are over 200 different […]

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  • ROAD CLOSURE

    12 October 2015

    FROM THE ARCH IN JAMESTOWN – SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER The Highways Authority has given approval for the road to be closed from the Arch in Jamestown to the Seafront on Sunday 18 October 2015. This is to enable the Roads Section to carry out essential road rehabilitation and resurfacing work. The road will be closed […]

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  • WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    12 October 2015

    GREEN HILL TO PERKINS GUT ROAD CLOSURE Waste Management Services advises residents, affected by the Green Hill to Perkins Gut road closure, that three brown wheelie bins will be placed at Sandy Bay Junction (near the telephone box) for their domestic waste disposal. Residents are requested to use these bins for their domestic waste, which […]

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  • PROPOSED NEW FOOD SAFETY ORDINANCE

    12 October 2015

    WHY DO WE NEED A FOOD LAW? FAQS Why change the food safety law? Laws change to keep up with ever evolving changes and values in societies. Apart from food safety rules being non-existent and current laws being fragmented and incomplete, a variety of developments on St Helena have driven these changes. Food safety is […]

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  • BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2016:

    12 October 2015

    OVERSEAS LIST The Foreign and Commonwealth Office invites nominations for the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2016 Birthday Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is expected.   […]

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  • CALIBRATION FLIGHTS REPORT – ACTIONS

    9 October 2015

      The team from Flight Calibration Services Limited (FCSL) and TAB Charters – who made the first ever landing at St Helena Airport and carried out a series of calibration flights between 15 and 23 September 2015 – has now submitted their preliminary findings and Basil Read is in the process of undertaking corrective actions. […]

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  • EQUALITY & HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED

    9 October 2015

    Governor Mark Capes has appointed the following members to the Commission for Equality & Human Rights: Mrs Margaret Anne Catherine Hopkins MBE (Chairperson) Ms Janine Elizabeth Egan (Deputy Chairperson) Miss Cherie Dillon Mrs Tamasine Tanya Williams These appointments are effective from Tuesday 6 October 2015 and will run for a period of two years. The […]

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  • ASCENSION AIR SERVICE TO AND FROM ST HELENA

    9 October 2015

    Ascension Island Government (AIG) and St Helena Government (SHG) are pleased to announce that Comair Limited has been selected as the preferred bidder for the provision of air services between Ascension Island and St Helena. Comair has recently been awarded the contract for return flights between Johannesburg and St Helena. The service to and from […]

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