QUARTERLY STATISTICAL NEWS BULLETIN
26 January 2016JANUARY 2016 The Quarterly Statistical News Bulletin for January 2016, covers the period September to December 2015, and contains updates for the annual rate of inflation of the Retail Price...
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VIRAL INFECTION ON ST HELENA
26 January 2016VIRAL INFECTION ON ST HELENA The Health Directorate wishes to advise the public that there is currently a human viral infection going around on the Island, with symptoms which include...
ST HELENIANS OVERSEAS SURVEY TO COINCIDE WITH ISLAND CENSUS
26 January 2016St Helena is preparing for a Population & Housing Census on Sunday 7 February 2016. The Census will capture essential information on the pre-air access characteristics of the Island population....
RMS BACK ON SCHEDULE
25 January 2016BUT UK CARGO DELAYED The RMS St Helena is now expected to depart Cape Town at 22.00hrs tonight, Monday 25 January 2016 – roughly on her original schedule. Unfortunately due...
BYE-ELECTION UPDATE
25 January 2016THREE DAYS LEFT TO AMEND REGISTER A Bye-Election, to fill the vacant seat on Legislative Council, will take place on Wednesday 23 March 2016. To vote in the Bye-Election or...
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR FOR TRISTAN DA CUNHA
25 January 2016Mark Capes, the Governor of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Burns as the next Administrator of Tristan da Cunha....
GRANT OF ST HELENIAN STATUS
25 January 2016In accordance with Section 15(3) of the Immigration Ordinance 2011, the following persons were granted St Helenian Status, with effect from 5 December 2015: • Mrs Marian Bernadette Yon, of...
ST HELENA BADGE OF ARMS
25 January 2016The St Helena Badge of Arms (pictured below and attached) – also at times referred to as the ‘Heraldic Badge’ – comprises three elements of the St Helena Coat of...
SHG TENDERS FOR AEROMEDICAL SERVICE
25 January 2016St Helena Government is currently pursuing the development of a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with an aeromedical evacuation provider and a provider of secondary and tertiary healthcare in South Africa,...
RMS DELAYED AT CAPE TOWN
22 January 2016The RMS St Helena’s next departure from Cape Town will be delayed – until at least the afternoon of Tuesday 26 January 2016 (she was due to depart on Monday...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE TEAM & CHILDRENS SERVICES HAVE MOVED
22 January 2016SHG’s new Adult Social Care team which forms part of the Safeguarding Directorate is now based at the Community Care Complex, Ladder Hill. This team supports vulnerable adult members of...
NEW GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED
22 January 2016NEW GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED LISA PHILLIPS TO SUCCEED MARK CAPES IN APRIL 2016 AS GOVERNOR OF ST HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA Lisa Phillips has been appointed Governor...