Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease ON ST HELENA
16 September 2015Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease is a viral infection that can affect young children. It does not usually pose a serious threat to a child’s health but can be an unpleasant condition...
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PROPOSED NEW FOOD SAFETY ORDINANCE – SUMMARY
16 September 2015PART 2 On 1 September 2015 SHG announced that St Helena will be updating its food safety legislation. The full legislation comprises the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations and...
HISTORY MADE AS FIRST EVER PLANE LANDS AT ST HELENA
15 September 2015History was made on St Helena at 13.50hrs GMT today, Tuesday 15 September 2015, as a Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft (three photos attached) arrived from Angola and touched down...
PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORDINANCE
15 September 2015SUMMARY AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION St Helena’s first comprehensive piece of environmental legislation is now out for public consultation. The draft Environmental Protection Ordinance deals with the protection of our...
AIRCRAFT NOW EN-ROUTE
15 September 2015CALIBRATION FLIGHT TAKES OFF FROM ANGOLA The Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft which will carry out calibration test flights at St Helena is now on her way from Namibe, Angola,...
HEALTH MATTERS – FOOD HYGIENE – PART 2
14 September 2015This is my second article on food hygiene. Food hygiene is especially important as the weather turns warmer – as bugs love the warm weather as much as we do. ...
AVIATION LEGISLATION ON ST HELENA
14 September 2015Earlier this year, the Aviation Ordinance came into effect on St Helena. This legislation is required before the Airport opens next year and has been ‘localised’ to be relevant to...
COUNCILLORS’ CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER
14 September 2015Councillors will this week hold the last of their Constituency Meetings for September 2015. Topics for discussion will be Safeguarding, Opening Hours for businesses on Sundays, Public and Bank Holidays, and...
ST HELENA AIRPORT ACCREDITATION
11 September 2015MAJOR INCIDENT EXERCISES As part of the accreditation process for St Helena Airport a number of emergency response exercises will be carried out during October and November 2015. These are...
FIRST FLIGHT TO LAND ON ST HELENA
9 September 2015On Friday 4 September 2015 Basil Read was granted temporary use of the St Helena Airport runway by Air Support Safety International (ASSI). This heralds an historic milestone next week...
PROPOSED NEW FOOD SAFETY ORDINANCE – SUMMARY
9 September 2015On 1 September 2015 SHG announced via a press release that St Helena will be updating its food safety legislation. The full legislation comprises the Food Safety Ordinance...
BETTER LIFE ALLOWANCE
9 September 2015At the Executive Council Meeting on 25 August 2015, a new policy was approved – the Better Life Allowance. This new policy forms part of the Sainsbury Review recommendations...