FORMAL MEETING OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
14 April 2015WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 2015 The first formal session (for 2015) of the Public Accounts Committee will take place on Wednesday 29 April at 9.30am in the Court House, Jamestown. The...
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REFURBISHMENT OF CAPE VILLA ON TRACK
14 April 2015The Cape Villa complex of sheltered housing units, near Plantation Square, has recently been refurbished to provide seven improved one-bedroom self contained units which are fully wheelchair accessible. In addition...
KEDELL WORBOYS MBE ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF OCTA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
31 March 2015At the recent Ministerial Forum held in the British Virgin Islands from 25-27 February 2015, SHG’s UK Representative, Mrs Kedell Worboys MBE, was unanimously elected as President of the Overseas...
CHANGE OF NAME FOR DIRECTORATE
31 March 2015The public is advised that with effect from Wednesday 1 April 2015, the Health and Social Services Directorate will be renamed as the Health Directorate. This follows the establishment of...
INCREASE IN BASIC ISLAND PENSION AND INCOME RELATED BENEFITS
31 March 2015SHG is pleased to announce that all recipients of Basic Island Pension (BIP) and Income Related Benefits (IRB) will receive an increase in their weekly allowance from 3 April 2015....
EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 31 MARCH 2015
31 March 2015Executive Council met today, Tuesday 31 March 2015, with six items on the Open Agenda. The first item was to seek approval to publish a Bill for an Ordinance to...
LARGE ENDEMIC TEA PLANTS RE-DISCOVERED IN FISHER’S VALLEY
31 March 2015The Landscape and Ecology Mitigation Programme (LEMP) for the Airport development has re-discovered a population of St Helena’s endemic Tea Plants (Frankenia portulacifolia) in Fisher’s Valley. Some of the specimens...
TRADING ON GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER MONDAY
30 March 2015Can I trade as a business on Good Friday or Easter Monday this year? The opening of businesses on Good Friday and Easter Monday is currently governed by the Public...
SAINT QUALIFIES AS REGISTERED DENTAL NURSE
30 March 2015Dental Nursing Assistant, Mandy Fowler, has successfully completed a National Diploma in Dental Nursing, making her a Qualified Registered Dental Nurse. Mandy has worked with the St Helena Dental Department...
EXCO MEETING – Tuesday 31 March 2015 Open to the Public from 9.30am
30 March 2015Executive Council will meet tomorrow morning, Tuesday 31 March 2015, in the Council Chamber. The meeting will be open to the public from 9.30am for the following Open Agenda items:...
GOVERNOR’S REMARKS AT ESH ‘OPPORTUNTIES FAIR’ – 27 MARCH 2015
27 March 2015Good afternoon and welcome to this ‘Opportunities Fair’ that we might also call Good News Friday. In November 2011, just a few days after I first arrived on St Helena,...
HOSPITAL REFURBISHMENT CONTRACT SIGNED
27 March 2015St Helena Government is pleased to announce the signing of the Hospital Refurbishment contract, worth £2.8m, with Basil Read on Wednesday 25 March 2015. This major refurbishment of the Hospital...