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  • Jamestown Swimming Pool

    13 January 2020

    Jamestown Swimming Pool will re-open today Water balance is now within acceptable parameters The Jamestown Swimming Pool will re-open to the public from today, Monday 13 January 2019. The Environmental Health Section has advised that water balance test results are now within acceptable parameters and the pool water is visually clear. The Health Directorate is […]

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  • Average wage from full-time employment falls to £8,410 in 2018/19

    13 January 2020

    Statistics Office releases new estimates of average gross incomes from employment for the 2018/19 financial year Estimated median annual before-tax income fell to £8,410 –  a fall of just under 5% compared to 2017/18, when inflation is taken into account The Statistics Office has today released new estimates of average gross incomes from employment for […]

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  • Restricted Access to Jamestown Wharf and Lower Rupert’s

    10 January 2020

    The following is a Public Announcement from Port Control: The public is advised that the Jamestown Wharf will be closed to all members of the public on Tuesday, 14, Wednesday, 15, Thursday, 16, and Friday, 17 January 2020, due to the arrival of the MV Helena and subsequent cargo operations. Access to the Jamestown Wharf […]

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  • St Helena Community College Lifelong Learning Awards Ceremony – 8 January 2020

    10 January 2020

    51 Awardees presented with certificates at  Lifelong Learning Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, 8 January Awardees achieve Functional Skills, GSCE, IGCSE, NVQ and ILM qualifications Presentations made to those completing Apprenticeship Programme The St Helena Community College’s (SHCC) annual Lifelong Learning Awards Ceremony took place at the College Hall on Wednesday, 8 January 2020. The ceremony […]

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  • Sea Conditions

    9 January 2020

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Emergency Planning Department: The Emergency Planning Department would like to inform the public that a north-westerly swell is forecast for St Helena on Sunday, 12 January 2020.This may result in unsettled sea conditions in James Bay and Rupert’s Bay. Due care and attention should be taken when […]

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  • ExCo Meeting

    9 January 2020

    Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 14 January 2020, at 1.30pm, in the Council Chamber, to discuss the following Open Agenda items: Commission for Equality and Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Development Application –  Proposed coffee picker Eco-Lodges, water storage ponds, container storage shelter & pump house for Hunt’s Vale Coffee Estate Development Development Application […]

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  • Social & Community Development Committee Meeting

    9 January 2020

    Committee endorses Equality & Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Bill St Helena National Trust (Amendment) Regulations endorsed Public Consultation to commence today on Criminal Justice (Fixed Penalty Notice) Bill 2019 Positive movements in Children & Adults Social Care in 2019, including full complement of staff within various residential and sheltered settings  The Social & Community Development […]

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  • 2019 – The Year of the Lowest Annual Rainfall on St Helena

    8 January 2020

    2019 has officially been recorded as the year with the lowest annual rainfall on St Helena since records began in 1977, with a total of just 286.2mm recorded for the entire year (see chart attached). This lack of rainfall has contributed to the Island’s current water shortage, which remains serious. Reservoir levels have gradually decreased […]

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  • Air freight charges waivered for fresh produce on inter-island flights

    6 January 2020

    The St Helena and Ascension Island Governments are pleased to announce that air freight charges for St Helena fresh produce will be waivered for business-to-business sales for a six-month trial period beginning in February 2020. This initiative is being undertaken to strengthen trade between the two Islands, provide a more frequent supply of fresh produce […]

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  • Road Closure – Rosemary Plain To Bluemans Field

    6 January 2020

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Infrastructure & Transport Directorate: The Highways Authority has given approval for the road from Rosemary Plain to Bluemans Field to be closed from 9am to 3pm on Tuesday, 14, Wednesday, 15, Tuesday, 21, and Wednesday, 22 January 2020. This closure is to allow the Roads Section to […]

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