CONSULTATION ON THE MINIMUM WAGE AND LIVING WAGE
8 January 2018St Helena Government is consulting on an increase to the Minimum Wage from 1 April 2018. Minimum Wage The Minimum Wage per hour is currently £2.95 (for persons over 18)...
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HM CUSTOMS CLOSURE – TUESDAY, 9 JANUARY 2018
8 January 2018The public is advised that the HM Customs’ Office at the Wharf will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 9 January 2018, from 1pm. Normal service will resume at 8.30am on Wednesday,...
EXCO MEETING
8 January 2018TUESDAY, 9 JANUARY 2018 Executive Council will meet tomorrow, Tuesday 9 January 2018, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber. The minutes from the last open sessions of the Executive Council...
ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY SWORN IN
8 January 2018Assistant Financial Secretary, Nicholas Yon, was this morning, Monday 8 January, sworn in as Acting Financial Secretary whilst the substantive Financial Secretary, Dax Richards, is on overseas leave. Nicholas took...
CAROL GEORGE APPOINTED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SAFEGUARDING
8 January 2018Carol George has started in her new role as Assistant Director of Safeguarding. Carol who has previously worked for the Health Directorate and more recently for Corporate Services has a...
CCTV OPERATIONAL AT THE WHARF
5 January 2018The public is advised that Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) is now fully operational at the Jamestown Wharf. This 24-hour surveillance system will be used to provide additional security in the Wharf...
RV POLARSTERN
5 January 2018The RV Polarstern, a German research icebreaker and supply vessel, will be entering St Helena waters today Friday, 5 January 2018. The vessel will be positioned 10.5 nautical miles, north...
WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES UPDATE
5 January 2018Bulky Domestic Waste Waste Management Services’ (WMS) staff have noticed bulky domestic waste – old electrical items, furniture and textiles – being placed next to communal wheelie bins in the...
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARITIES ORDINANCE 2005 – CONSULTATION
5 January 2018The Charity Commission for St Helena and the Attorney General invite representatives of all local charities to attend a consultation meeting at the Jamestown Community Centre on Wednesday, 17 January...
SUPREME COURT TO OPEN – MONDAY, 8 JANUARY 2018
4 January 2018The St Helena Supreme Court will formally open on Monday, 8 January 2018. This will be the tenth anniversary of Chief Justice Ekins’ appointment as Chief Justice of the St...
NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING – ‘YOU SAID, WE DID’ – DECEMBER 2017
4 January 2018St Helena Police continue to consult with the public as part of their Neighbourhood Policing Programme. A series of meetings and surgeries were held in various districts during December 2017,...
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE MEETING
3 January 2018A formal session of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will take place on Monday, 15 January 2018, in the Council Chamber at 9.30 am. The purpose of the meeting will...