St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Press Releases

  • St Helena achieves ‘Investment Grade’ Credit Rating

    5 December 2019

    St Helena has achieved a Credit Rating of BBB- (stable or Investment-Grade), from global credit-rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P). This results from a visit to the Island by an S&P team in October. During their credit rating exercise here, at their request, the team met with a range of local business people, such as […]

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  • Legislation modernising the Criminal Justice System

    5 December 2019

    On 19 November 2019 Executive Council approved two pieces of legislation aimed at modernising the Criminal Justice System on St Helena.  These will be presented as Government Business at the formal Legislative Council meeting tomorrow, Friday 6 December 2019. Rehabilitation of Offenders One of the pieces of legislation due to be presented amends the way […]

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  • Formal Legislative Council Meeting – Friday, 6 December 2019

    4 December 2019

    A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Friday, 6 December 2019, at 10am in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the twelfth meeting of Legislative Council and will be broadcast live via SAMS Radio 1. The Order Paper includes the election for a member of the Public Accounts Committee, […]

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  • New Designated Leisure Spaces Along Access Road

    4 December 2019

    Waste Management Services (WMS) would like to advise the public that, following successful application to the Governor’s Enabling Fund, two designated leisure spaces (see photos attached) have been designed and constructed along the Access Road. These areas include concrete picnic furniture (for people to use while taking in the views) and Olympic bins (for the […]

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  • No Increase In Stored Water Volumes

    4 December 2019

    Over the past week there has been no significant increase in stored water volumes, which remain at 39%. The recent rainfall experienced has not been enough to increase reservoir levels. The ground is still dry which means that the majority of rain water is being absorbed, leaving little surface water to enter the reservoirs. At […]

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  • Statistics Office requesting your feedback

    3 December 2019

    The Statistics Office is requesting your help and feedback to improve the quality of service they provide to publish statistics about St Helena that help people make better decisions. If you use statistics about St Helena, there is a short survey that you can take. The survey should take no more than ten minutes to […]

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  • Waste Management Services Implement Aluminium Drink Cans Recycling

    2 December 2019

    Waste Management Services (WMS) have implemented an Aluminium Drink Cans Recycling operation at Horse Point Landfill Site (HPLS). In recent weeks the WMS Team has skilfully re-purposed their existing drum crusher so that it can crush and bale Aluminium Drink Cans (ADC) ready for shipment. To date, three bales have been produced: 84x74x66cm (38kg), 84x74cmx69cm […]

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  • The Lobster Project – Update

    2 December 2019

    Since the start of the Darwin Plus 077 Lobster Project 14 months ago, the Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Directorate’s Marine Conservation team has been working hard to gather as much information as possible on the local lobsters. To date, around 1200 lobsters have been tagged with plastic tags to get more information on how […]

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  • Draft Satellite Ground Station Policy Out for Consultation

    29 November 2019

    St Helena Government, with support from AB5 Consulting, are developing a Satellite Ground Station Policy for the licencing of Permanent Earth Stations (PES) and Receive Only Earth Stations (ROES) on St Helena. The draft Policy is available at: www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/public-consultation/. The work is to support the development of the Satellite Ground Station sector, which is an […]

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  • International Day Of Disabled Persons 2019

    29 November 2019

    International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD) is recognised each year on 3 December, and is a day used to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities. This year’s theme is ‘The Future is Accessible’ – meaning we must all, together, look toward […]

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