Human Rights Day 2019
10 December 2019Today, 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...
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Economic Development Committee Meeting
6 December 2019The monthly meeting of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) was held on Thursday, 28 November 2019. The Chief Economist presented the Sustainable Economic Development Plan (SEDP) mid-year update report. The...
St Helena to Host Commonwealth Digital Economy Forum 2020
6 December 2019St Helena Government, Enterprise St Helena and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) are pleased to announce that St Helena will host the Commonwealth Digital Economy Forum 2020 between 23 and...
ExCo Meeting – Tuesday 10 December 2019
5 December 2019Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 10 December 2019, at 9.30am, in the Council Chamber, to discuss the following Open Agenda items: Control of Tobacco and Related Products Bill Transfer...
International Day Of Persons With Disabilities Celebrated On St Helena
5 December 2019International 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...
St Helena achieves ‘Investment Grade’ Credit Rating
5 December 2019St 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...
Legislation modernising the Criminal Justice System
5 December 2019On 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 – Friday, 6 December 2019
4 December 2019A 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...
New Designated Leisure Spaces Along Access Road
4 December 2019Waste 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...
No Increase In Stored Water Volumes
4 December 2019Over 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....
Statistics Office requesting your feedback
3 December 2019The 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...
Waste Management Services Implement Aluminium Drink Cans Recycling
2 December 2019Waste 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...