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  • Joyce Duncan Achieves Level 3 Diploma in Business and Administration through the Open University

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    Joyce Duncan awarded Level 3 Diploma in Business and Administration The course was studied through the Open University Joyce looks towards assessing employees in the workplace wishing to pursue the NVQ in Business and Administration National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Quality Assurance Coordinator for the Education and Employment Directorate’s Lifelong Learning Services section, Joyce Duncan, has […]

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  • Highways Authority And Environment & Natural Resources Committee – Thursday, 15 October 2020

    At the monthly Highways Authority meeting members discussed proposed Terms of Reference for the Highways Authority under the 1985 Road Traffic Ordinance. This was followed by a review of the proposed Terms of Reference for a revised 2016 Road Traffic Ordinance due to be implemented at a later date. Members considered concerns raised by the […]

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  • Assisting and Protecting Survivors of Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and Forced Labour Virtual Conference

    Delegates from St Helena attended a virtual international conference on Assisting and Protecting Survivors of Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and Forced Labour on 15 and 16 September 2020.  The Conference was organised and facilitated by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK and the Modern Slavery Policy and Evidence Centre. It was a very informative and thought-provoking […]

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  • St Helena Two-Weekly Police Report – 5 October – 18 October 2020

    During the weeks of Monday, 5 October, to Sunday, 11 October, and Monday, 12 October, to Sunday, 18 October 2020, Police dealt with a total of 71 reports resulting in two arrests. One person was arrested for a sexual offence following an ongoing investigation. One person was arrested for breaching a Court Order. Two reports […]

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  • Future Delivery of SHG’s Economic Development Agenda

    Enterprise St Helena (ESH) was established by St Helena Government (SHG) in 2012 to support Private Sector development, encourage local and foreign investment and promote St Helena as a tourist destination. ESH has been jointly funded by the UK Government through two Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO – previously DFID) projects, and by SHG. […]

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  • No Changes to Quarantine Arrangements

    Quarantine is recommended as an effective tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19. No changes have been proposed to the mandatory requirement to quarantine for 14 days on arrival to St Helena. The Incident Executive Group (IEG) has considered whether there are alternatives to quarantining at Bradley’s Camp. Home-based quarantine is widely used in most […]

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  • Carnival 2020 – Road Closures and Disruptions

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    The Carnival 2020 parade through Jamestown will take place on Saturday, 31 October There will be road closures and disruptions to traffic flow on the day The Sea Front will be closed in the morning Carnival 2020 is scheduled to take place in Jamestown on Saturday, 31 October 2020. Due to the Carnival parade there […]

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  • Save the Dates – Nursery Open Day and ‘From Discovery to Discovery’ one-day conference

    There’s lots to look forward to this November. Join us for two exciting events: Wednesday, 11 November – Nursery Open Day on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the rediscovery of the St Helena Ebony, Environmental Management Division (EMD), Scotland. 11 November 2020 marks 40 years since the St Helena Ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) was […]

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  • Increase in Land Registry Fees

    Executive Council has recently agreed to increase the Land Registry fees as provided for in the Registered Land Ordinance. These fees were last adjusted in 2006. Elected Members recognised that Land Registry fees were not proportionate to the cost of providing the service. The table below provides a summary of the most significant changes to […]

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  • Birthday Honours 2021

    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office invites nominations for the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2021 Birthday Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that Honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is expected. This […]

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