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  • INCREASE IN BASIC ISLAND PENSION AND INCOME RELATED BENEFITS

    31 March 2015

    SHG is pleased to announce that all recipients of Basic Island Pension (BIP) and Income Related Benefits (IRB) will receive an increase in their weekly allowance from 3 April 2015. This was agreed by Executive Council at its meeting today, Tuesday 31 March 2015. The new rates will be paid from Thursday 9 April 2015, […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 31 MARCH 2015

    31 March 2015

    Executive Council met today, Tuesday 31 March 2015, with six items on the Open Agenda. The first item was to seek approval to publish a Bill for an Ordinance to amend the Legislative Council (Remuneration and Allowances) Ordinance 2010, to give effect to the recommendation made by the Independent Commission that was appointed to review […]

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  • LARGE ENDEMIC TEA PLANTS RE-DISCOVERED IN FISHER’S VALLEY

    31 March 2015

    The Landscape and Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP) for the Airport development has re-discovered a population of St Helena’s endemic Tea Plants (Frankenia portulacifolia) in Fisher’s Valley. Some of the specimens in this population are larger than any currently known Tea Plants on the Island, reaching over 1.5m in height. This handsome Tea Plant population is […]

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  • TRADING ON GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER MONDAY

    30 March 2015

    Can I trade as a business on Good Friday or Easter Monday this year?  The opening of businesses on Good Friday and Easter Monday is currently governed by the Public Holidays Ordinance, which states that on both of these days, offices, shops, workshops and factories are prohibited from opening. However the Attorney General’s Chambers has […]

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  • SAINT QUALIFIES AS REGISTERED DENTAL NURSE

    30 March 2015

    Dental Nursing Assistant, Mandy Fowler, has successfully completed a National Diploma in Dental Nursing, making her a Qualified Registered Dental Nurse. Mandy has worked with the St Helena Dental Department since 2009 and has always been keen to improve her knowledge in dentistry and provide patients with better care. She began her National Diploma in […]

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  • EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 31 March 2015 Open to the Public from 9.30am

    30 March 2015

    Executive Council will meet tomorrow morning, Tuesday 31 March 2015, in the Council Chamber. The meeting will be open to the public from 9.30am for the following Open Agenda items: Bill for an Ordinance to Amend the Legislative Council (Remuneration and Allowances) Ordinance, 2010, to adjust certain allowances and benefits to which Members of the […]

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  • GOVERNOR’S REMARKS AT ESH ‘OPPORTUNTIES FAIR’  – 27 MARCH 2015

    27 March 2015

    Good afternoon and welcome to this ‘Opportunities Fair’ that we might also call Good News Friday. In November 2011, just a few days after I first arrived on St Helena, we received a green light from the British Government for the St Helena Airport project to go ahead.  That set in motion a massive amount […]

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  • HOSPITAL REFURBISHMENT CONTRACT SIGNED

    27 March 2015

    St Helena Government is pleased to announce the signing of the Hospital Refurbishment contract, worth £2.8m, with Basil Read on Wednesday 25 March 2015. This major refurbishment of the Hospital will provide St Helena with an Intensive Care Unit and a significant investment in new equipment, including a Medical Diagnostic Suite, including a CT Scanner […]

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  • BUDGET SPEECH 2015/16

    27 March 2015

    Financial Secretary Colin Owen this morning delivered his third Budget Speech for St Helena, following agreement of the BAM budget settlement with DFID on 23 March 2015. The settlement sees DFID continue to support SHG’s recurrent expenditure at the same level of last year, £13.55m.  DFID has, in addition, allocated £1.2m to support safeguarding. Improving […]

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  • ST HELENA MOVING FORWARD – Air Services to be Provided by Comair and Mantis Chosen as Preferred Hotel Operator

    27 March 2015

    AIRPORT – Air Services Hotel Management for St Helena – 27 March 2015 AIRPORT – St Helena Air Services to be Provided by Comair (Aviation Only) – 27 March 2015 St Helena Air Services Q and A – 27 March 2015

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