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:...
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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...
ROCK STABILITY INSPECTION UPDATE
25 June 2018Further to the press release issued on Thursday, 21 June 2018, the public is advised that the Geo Tech Surveyor arrived on-Island on Saturday, 23 June, and together with the...
FORMAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING – FRIDAY, 29 JUNE 2018
25 June 2018A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Friday, 29 June 2018, at 10am, in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the sixth meeting of...
SUPREME COURT SITTING – JULY 2018
25 June 2018His Lordship Chief Justice Charles Ekins Esq will arrive on St Helena on Saturday, 14 July 2018. The formal opening of the St Helena Supreme Court will take place on...
CHANGES TO MINIMUM WAGE – EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JULY
25 June 2018The St Helena Minimum Wage increase, which was announced in March 2018, will come into effect on Sunday, 1 July 2018. The Minimum Wage per hour will increase from £2.95...
RESPONSES TO ISSUES RAISED DURING COUNCILLORS’ CONSTITUENCY MEETINGS – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
25 June 2018During the latest round of Councillors’ Constituency Meetings in April 2018, a number of issues were raised by the public on different topics. Over the next few weeks, each Council...