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BYE-ELECTION SEPTEMBER 2016
18 July 2016
WRIT OF ELECTION ISSUED Governor Lisa Phillips has today issued the Writ of Election for the September 2016 Bye-election. The Writ confirms the last day and time for receiving Nominations to elect a Member to fill the vacant seat on Legislative Council, which arises following the resignation of Nigel Dollery on 1 July 2016. The […]
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FORMAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING
18 July 2016
MONDAY 18 JULY 2016 Legislative Council will meet formally on Monday 18 July 2016 at 10am in the Council Chamber, at the Castle, Jamestown. The Order Paper includes ten questions and seven motions, one of which relates to the Ports Bill 2016. Seven Sessional Papers will also be presented in the House – the Ports […]
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HEALTHY CHILDHOOD
18 July 2016
The Health Promotion Team has been running Family Fun Nights across Island schools, focusing on the theme of being active together as a family. Health Promotion Coordinator, Marian Yon, said: “Healthy children turn into healthy adults. The events have been going very well and schools and teachers have taken the lead in organising their own […]
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MARRIAGE BILL QUESTIONNAIRE
15 July 2016
RESULTS During the Social & Community Development Committee meeting on Wednesday 13 July 2016, responses gathered from the recent questionnaire on amendments to the Marriage Bill were counted. A total of 145 questionnaires were returned, with the following results: Are you in Favour of Marriage Becoming Available to Same Gender Couples on St Helena Island? […]
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RECENT MEDEVAC FLIGHT
15 July 2016
TUESDAY 12 JULY 2016 As we reported on the day, a second emergency aero-medical evacuation from St Helena Airport took place on Tuesday this week, 12 July 2016 – collecting a critically ill adult in urgent need of emergency medical care. A specially-fitted Hawker 800 aircraft was used for the medevac flight, which originated in […]
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FATALITY ABOARD MFV AMALIA
14 July 2016
UPDATE Further to the press release issued yesterday, Wednesday 13 July 2016, the St Helena Police Service has confirmed that the MFV Amalia arrived at St Helena and docked alongside Rupert’s Permanent Wharf at approximately 02.30hrs this morning, Thursday 14 July 2016. The crew disembarked the vessel and were interviewed by the Police before being […]
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FATALITY ABOARD MFV AMALIA
13 July 2016
St Helena Police Service was at 11.30hrs this morning (13 July 2016) notified by fishing vessel MFV Amalia of an incident which is believed to have led to the death of a crew member. The vessel is now retuning to St Helena from its fishing voyage and the circumstances of this tragic death will be […]
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CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCESS FOR NON-COMMERCIAL GOODS
13 July 2016
HM Customs & Excise are aware that there has been some confusion over the clearance process for non-commercial goods and would like to advise the public that the Customs clearance process is as follows: STEP 1 Please collect a Non-commercial Declaration Form from your consolidator (the person shipping goods on your behalf or entities such […]
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MARINE MANAGEMENT PLAN TO BE ADOPTED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORDINANCE
12 July 2016
PUBLIC CONSULTATION The Environmental Protection Ordinance (EPO) was brought into force on Monday 29 February 2016. Under the EPO, Governor in Council can designate Marine Protected Areas (MPA) and it is proposed to designate St Helena’s 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zone as a Marine Protected Area. The type of protection that St Helena is striving […]
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MAINTAINING ACCESS TO ST HELENA & ASCENSION
12 July 2016
FURTHER EXTENSION OF RMS As part of our commitment to maintaining access to St Helena and Ascension, SHG can today confirm that the RMS passenger and freight service will be extended up until 1 July 2017. A revised schedule can be viewed at: http://rms-st-helena.com/schedules-fares/ and bookings will be accepted from 09.00hrs tomorrow morning. Intensive work […]
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