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  • Statistics Update: Benefits, Exchange Rates, Climate, Construction, Utilities and Ascension Population

    29 October 2019

    Several statistical updates have been released on October 24, 2019 as follows: Benefits, up to September 2019 Exchange Rates, up to September 2019 Climate, up to September 2019 Construction, up to Quarter 3 2019 Utilities, up to Quarter 3 2019 Ascension Population, up to Quarter 3 2019 Additional statistical series and indicators are available at […]

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  • Report on Quality of Services Provided by Connect Saint Helena Ltd

    29 October 2019

    The St Helena Utilities Regulatory Authority has issued the sixth annual report on the quality of services provided by Connect Saint Helena Ltd 2018-19. This report can be found on the Publications page of the SHG website via: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/publications/. #StHelena #URA #Utilities https://www.facebook.com/StHelenaGovt/  https://twitter.com/StHelenaGovt/   Issued on behalf of the St Helena Utilities Regulatory Authority 29 […]

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  • Draft Waste Management Policy – Your Feedback Needed

    29 October 2019

    St Helena’s draft Waste Management Policy is currently out for public consultation until 4pm on Friday, 8 November 2019.  The draft Policy plans for short, medium and long term environmental changes that are likely to impact on the quality of Island life if waste is left unmanaged including taking up valuable and limited landfill space […]

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  • Teaching Assistant Loretta Henry Completes Level 3 Teaching & Learning Course

    28 October 2019

    Teaching Assistant, Loretta Henry, has successfully completed the Level 3 Teaching & Learning Course with Stonebridge College following a year of online study. The course consisted of five assignments – Communication and Professional Relationships with Children, Young People and Adults; Schools as Organisations; Understand Child, and Young Person Development; and Understand How to Safeguard the […]

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  • Seed Sown for Future Research and Collaboration on St Helena

    28 October 2019

    Dr Hanno Schaefer, Professor of Plant Biodiversity at the Technische Universität München (Munich), touched down on St Helena with 10 Master’s Degree students on Saturday, 28 September 2019. Their arrival on the Island was a week late, having been unable to board at Johannesburg due to an error by German airline staff, shortening their planned […]

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  • St Helena Research Policies

    28 October 2019

    Two policies that set out how St Helena will manage and oversee research on the Island have been approved by the Education Committee. The first, the St Helena Research Policy, sets out the principles under which research on St Helena may be conducted and establishes the St Helena Research Council to authorise and oversee research […]

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  • Remembrance Sunday 2019

    24 October 2019

    Remembrance Sunday falls on 10 November 2019 and on that day The Right Reverend Lord Bishop of St Helena, Dale Bowers, will conduct a Divine Service at the Cenotaph, in Jamestown. His Excellency the Governor will attend. All persons wishing to take part in the Divine Service are asked to assemble at the Cenotaph by […]

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  • Closure of Jacobs Ladder

    24 October 2019

    The following is a public announcement from the Infrastructure & Transport Directorate: The Property Division of the Infrastructure & Transport Directorate would like to advise that Jacob’s Ladder will be closed to the public between the hours of 5.30am and 1pm on Friday, 25 October 2019. This closure is to enable urgent safety works to […]

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  • Supporting our Veterans – Get in touch

    23 October 2019

    The Governor’s Office wants to update its records on who has served with the UK’s Armed Forces in a full time or auxiliary capacity. Did you or your partner or spouse serve in the UK’s Armed Forces, with the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the Army or the Royal Air Force? Or with the Merchant […]

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  • Road Closure – Dungeon to Hutt’s Gate

    22 October 2019

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Infrastructure & Transport Directorate: The Highways Authority has given approval for the road from the Dungeon to Hutt’s Gate to be closed from 9am to 3pm on Wednesday, 30, and Thursday, 31 October 2019. This closure is to allow the Roads Section to complete excavation works in […]

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