NEW REGISTER OF ELECTORS PUBLISHED
29 June 2018The 2018 Register of Electors has today been published in an Extraordinary Gazette. This Register is effective from 1 July 2018. The 2018 Register of Electors is available on the SHG...
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ST HELENA REPRESENTED AT RED ENSIGN GROUP CONFERENCE
29 June 2018St Helena was represented by the Registrar of Shipping, Karen Yon, and locum Crown Counsel (Civil), Andrew Radley, at the Red Ensign Group (REG) Conference in Guernsey this month. The...
INVESTMENT POLICY APPROVED
29 June 2018St Helena’s Investment Policy was approved at Executive Council on Tuesday, 26 June 2018. The Investment Policy was a refresh of the 2011 policy. Minor changes were made to the...
UTILITIES TARIFF CHARGES – INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
28 June 2018Connect Saint Helena Ltd is proposing a utilities tariff review from 1 July 2018. This will see an increase in water charges but no increase in electricity tariffs. SHG provides...
STATISTICS UPDATE: POPULATION, ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES, ASCENSION POPULATION, AND EXCHANGE RATES
27 June 2018Several statistical updates have been released on June 27, 2018 as follows: Population, including total population and arrivals and departures, up to May 2018 Ascension Population, up to Quarter 1...
APPROXIMATE POSTAL TIMES
27 June 2018The St Helena Post Office would like to advise of the following approximate postal times for mail to the United Kingdom, including other destinations, via South Africa and Ascension Island:...
BOAT WRECKAGE AT TURKS CAP BAY
27 June 2018UPDATE The Emergency Planning Department has been investigating the identity of a boat wreckage that washed ashore at Turks Cap Bay. With the help of local resident, Bruce Salt, and...
EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 26 JUNE 2018
26 June 2018Executive Council met today with four substantive items on the Open Agenda. The first item on the agenda concerned the Investment Policy, 2018. Members were asked to approve the policy,...
IMPROVEMENTS TO STATISTICAL DATA RELEASE PROCESS
26 June 2018The SHG Statistics Office has recently improved their process for releasing the statistical datasets they compile. While they will continue to publish Statistical Bulletins with a brief analysis of key...
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING
26 June 2018WEDNESDAY, 20 JUNE 2018 The Education Committee met on Wednesday, 20 June 2018, to discuss the following items on the Open Agenda: The draft Scholarship Policy was presented and the...
SHG TO BECOME SMOKE-FREE
26 June 2018With effect from Sunday, 1 July 2018, St Helena Government (SHG) will become a ‘Smoke-Free Government’. The ‘Smoke-Free Government’ initiative forms part of the Health Promotion Strategic Framework that has...
PUBLIC ACCESS TO SHG INFORMATION – CODE OF PRACTICE CONTINUING TO WORK WELL
26 June 2018St Helena Government’s Code of Practice for Public Access to SHG Information, launched in September 2014, continues to work well. The system offers a central point of enquiry for the...