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  • Public Accounts Committee Meeting – Monday, 27 April 2020

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    The following is a public announcement from the St Helena Public Accounts Committee: A formal session of the St Helena Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will take place at 9.30am in the Council Chamber on Monday, 27 April 2020. The programme of business includes the following Performance Audit Reports: Procurement of the Sea Freight Service Contractor […]

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  • Annual Price Inflation Rate at 1.7%

    The overall Retail Price Index was measured at 105.9 in the first quarter of 2020. This is unchanged from the rate of the fourth quarter of 2019, and an increase from 104.1 in the first quarter of 2019. This means that retail prices rose, on average, by 1.7% over the past year, between the first […]

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  • Restrictions on visits to Care settings

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate: On Tuesday 31 March 2020, St Helena Government (SHG) announced enhanced Social Distancing measures for the Island.  One of these measures included seeking prior permission to visit Care facilities.   These enhanced Social Distancing measures were lifted on 14 April 2020.   However, […]

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  • Road Closures – Ladder Hill Road And Shy Road

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    The Highways Authority has given approval for Ladder Hill Road and Shy Road to be closed from Monday, 27 April, to Friday, 15 May 2020, from 9am to 3pm (weekdays only). This closure is to allow the installation of rockfall protection measures above Ladder Hill Road. During this closure, only Emergency Services and funeral processions […]

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  • Robust Measures In Place For Flight Arrivals

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    A charter flight from the UK is scheduled to arrive at St Helena Airport on Monday, 20 April 2020. It will bring important medical supplies including an air freight consignment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), 960 COVID-19 test kits, laboratory analysis equipment and medical personnel. Some St Helena residents who have been stranded in the […]

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  • St Helena Coronavirus Strategy

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    Introduction The current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, which was identified in China in December 2019, presents a challenge for St Helena. St Helena Government has planned extensively.  The approach taken is: To be prepared and respond in a practical way to prevent Coronavirus from reaching St Helena To minimise the likelihood of transmission to the […]

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  • St Helena Water Levels

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    St Helena residents are reminded that while the hosepipe ban has been lifted for areas fed from the Levelwood, Hutt’s Gate and Longwood reservoirs, the areas fed from Red Hill and Chubbs Spring Water Treatment Works as well as the untreated areas of Blue Hill, Head O’Wain, Burnt Rock, Horse Pasture, Thompson’s Hill, Guinea Grass […]

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  • SHG Financial Statements 2018/19 Approved

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    The SHG Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2018/19 were approved by Executive Council on Tuesday, 31 March 2020, and following the meeting were signed by the Financial Secretary, Dax Richards, on behalf of SHG and the Chief Auditor, Phil Sharman, issued his Audit Opinion. The 2018/19 SHG Financial Statements can be found on the […]

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  • Normal Opening Hours To Resume For St Helena Community College And Public Library

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    The Education Directorate would like to inform the public that the St Helena Community College (SHCC) will commence classes as normal with effect from Monday, 20 April 2020. This also includes the booking of rooms at the College. The Public Library will also operate normal opening hours from Monday, 20 April. The SHCC would like […]

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  • St Helena’s First Marine-Themed Online Game Launched

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    St Helena’s first marine themed free online game – ‘Secrets of St Helena’ – has recently launched. ‘Secrets of St Helena’ was developed collaboratively by the Saint Helena National Trust (SHNT) Marine Team, Blue Marine Foundation and Planeteri. This interactive, educational output was part of a much wider collaborative Plastics Project: ‘Sustainably managing plastic waste […]

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