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  • ST HELENA HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE SURVEY 2019 REMINDER

    2 May 2019

    Community members are encouraged to participate in a short survey from the SHG Health Directorate to help them understand issues that may affect health on St Helena. The directorate can then plan how to address and possibly prevent these issues for the future. The survey closes on Monday, 20 May 2019. You can complete the […]

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  • ST HELENA MOVES UP TEN PLACES IN THE GLOBAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RANKING

    2 May 2019

    The St Helena Statistics Office has today released updated estimates of the value of the Human Development Index for St Helena. It shows an increase of ten places in the last nine years, when ranked against countries around the world, moving from 93rd place in 2009 to 83rd place in 2017. In comparison, the United […]

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  • ‘TRAIN THE TRAINER’ COURSE CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION

    2 May 2019

    The first round of participants to complete the Train The Trainer (TTT) Course – Andrea Timm, Frederick Green, James Fantom, Larry Stevens, Martina Leo, Myra Young, Rickie Thomas, Rosalie Peters, Dalton George, Sasha Bargo and Sasha Benjamin – received their certificates from Acting Director of the Environment, Natural Resources and Planning Directorate, Darren Duncan, and […]

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  • FAREWELL STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR LISA HONAN

    2 May 2019

      Three years has come round really quickly for me as the Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. A lot has happened in those three years. The ones that first come to my mind are the big changes, such as the air service starting to St Helena and Ascension, the RMS sailing […]

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  • ST HELENA POLICE ROADSHOW ON CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICES

    30 April 2019

    The following is a public announcement from the Police Directorate: All trained and accredited St Helena Police Officers are now carrying a Conducted Energy Device (CED) commonly known as a Taser.  To raise awareness and educate the public on the carrying and use of CEDs, St Helena Police will be carrying out a Roadshow in […]

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  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAMME FOR ST HELENA

    29 April 2019

    St Helena Government (SHG) and the UK Government have agreed a multi-year programme that aims to grow the Island’s future economic prosperity and represents an important element of a new partnership between the UK Government and SHG. Both governments will work together to maximise the impact of this programme. This will include jointly agreeing key […]

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  • ST HELENA GOVERNMENT ADOPTS UPDATED COAT OF ARMS

    29 April 2019

    St Helena Government (SHG) has today, Monday 29 April, adopted an updated version of the Coat of Arms as agreed by Executive Council on 26 March 2019. This updated Coat of Arms will now be used by SHG and its wholly owned entities on all official material. The Shield The Shield within the Coat of […]

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  • ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY MEETINGS

    29 April 2019

    The monthly meetings of the Environment & Natural Resources Committee (ENRC) and the Highways Authority took place on Thursday, 18 April 2019. The use of road signage across the Island’s road network, raised through the ‘Report it, Sort it’ service, was discussed. The Committee agreed to conduct a review to ensure that appropriate signage, including […]

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  • FAREWELL TO GOVERNOR LISA

    29 April 2019

    Her Excellency Governor Lisa Honan will depart St Helena at the end of her term of office on Saturday, 4 May 2019. As is customary on St Helena prior to departure, Her Excellency the Governor will make herself available in the Governor’s Office to bid members of the public farewell. Accordingly, Governor Lisa will be […]

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  • ST HELENA POLICE TO CARRY CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICES (TASERS)

    26 April 2019

    All trained and accredited St Helena Police Officers will carry a Conducted Energy Device (CED) commonly known as a Taser from Monday, 29 April 2019. A CED (see photo attached) is a less lethal weapon system designed to temporarily incapacitate a subject through use of an electrical current which temporarily interferes with the body’s neuromuscular […]

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