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  • Fish Processing and Sales on St Helena – Next Steps

    Executive Council discussed next steps for fish processing and sales on St Helena at their meeting on Tuesday, 10 December 2019. Over the last five years a total of £1,387,000 has been provided as operational subsidy by Government to the St Helena Fisheries Corporation (SHFC) and the operation continues to report financial losses year on […]

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  • Consultation on Draft Satellite Ground Station Policy – Reminder

    The public is reminded that the draft Satellite Ground Station Policy is currently out for consultation and is available at: www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/public-consultation/. The deadline for comments has been extended to Monday, 13 January 2020.  SHG is developing the Satellite Ground Station Policy for the licencing of Permanent Earth Stations (PES) and Receive Only Earth Stations (ROES) […]

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  • Residential Development Sites for Sale

    Further to the advert on Residential Development Sites for Sale in the Sapper Way area, St Paul’s, the public is advised that, owing to boundary issues with Plot 631 within the Scotland registration section, this plot will now be withdrawn from tender. Plot 631 is being re-tendered with modified details with a later closing date […]

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  • PAS Annual Certificate & Awards Presentation 2019

    Prince Andrew School (PAS) held their Annual Certificate & Awards Presentation yesterday, Wednesday 11 December 2019. Invited guests, including His Excellency Dr Philip Rushbrook and Mrs Rushbrook, along with parents, teachers, and students took their seats in the school hall at 10am. In her opening speech, PAS Headteacher, Penny Bowers, focused on the importance and […]

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  • Decrease In Stored Water Volumes

    Over the past week there has been a slight decrease in stored water on the Island, with volumes currently at 38%. At this time of year we would expect stored water levels to be above 85% which would then provide sufficient reserves for the Summer consumption. Despite some recent rainfall, the surface water runoff has […]

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  • HM Customs & Excise, Income Tax and Port Control Offices

    CONTACT NUMBERS REMINDER The public is reminded of the following updated contact numbers for HM Customs & Excise, Income Tax and Port Control Offices at the Wharf, which came into effect in August 2019. HM Customs & Excise HM Customs & Excise can be contacted on tel: 22287. Please use this number for all Customs […]

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  • Ladder Hill Road – Update

    The Roads Section is pleased to advise that works to repair the retaining wall on Ladder Hill Road have progressed really well and, as a result, the Road will re-open to the public at 3pm this afternoon. Ladder Hill Road will not be closed tomorrow, Thursday 12 December 2019, as previously announced. The Roads Section […]

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  • Human Rights Day 2019

    Today, Tuesday 10 December 2019, is Human Rights Day – the day (in 1948) the United Nations General Assembly adopted the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’: a document proclaiming the rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, […]

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  • Ladder Hill Road Extended Closure

    The Highways Authority has given approval for Ladder Hill Road to be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, 11, and Thursday, 12 December 2019, from 9am to 3pm. This closure is to enable the Roads Section to continue repair works to the retaining wall on Ladder Hill Road. During this closure, Shy Road will also be closed to […]

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  • Closure of Olive Cottage

    The public is advised that Olive Cottage at Francis Plain will be closed over the Festive Period from Monday, 16 December 2019, through to the New Year, reopening on Thursday, 2 January 2020. Olive Cottage will also close for a further three days in the New Year on the following dates: Monday, 6 January Tuesday, […]

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