THE END OF AN ERA – ST HELENA PREPARES FOR RMS FAREWELL
12 January 2018The Royal Mail Ship (RMS) St Helena will depart on her final voyage from the Island on Saturday, 10 February 2018, having dutifully served St Helena for the past 27...
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REOPENING OF JAMESTOWN SWIMMING POOL – SATURDAY, 13 JANUARY 2018
12 January 2018The Jamestown Swimming Pool will reopen tomorrow, Saturday 13 January 2018. The Swimming Pool Project has been a massive combined effort from conception to completion by SHG, UK-based consultants and...
SOCIAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING – WEDNESDAY, 10 JANUARY 2018
12 January 2018The Social & Community Development Committee met on Wednesday, 10 January 2018. In the Open Session, proposed increases in fees & charges were considered in respect of legislation falling within...
BILLS TO BE TAKEN TO FORMAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING
10 January 2018The Port & Aerodrome (Health) 2018 Bill and the First Supplementary Appropriation (2017/18) Bill 2018 will be taken to the next Formal Legislative Council meeting, scheduled to take place on...
BLUE BELT PROGRAMME TEAM TO VISIT
10 January 2018Two members of the FCO-led Blue Belt programme team, Martin Collins from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), and Craig McGarvey from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO),...
NEW HEALTH PROMOTION & SOCIAL MARKETING LEAD APPOINTED
10 January 2018Dr Angela (Angie) Jackson-Morris (photo attached) arrived at St Helena on Saturday, 6 January 2018, to take up her new role as Health Promotion & Social Marketing Lead. Dr Angie...
EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 9 JANUARY 2018
9 January 2018Executive Council met today with the primary aim of discussing the First Supplementary Appropriation (2017/18) Bill 2018. This Bill is to be presented at the next formal meeting of the...
FORMAL OPENING OF SUPREME COURT
8 January 2018The Supreme Court of St Helena was formally opened today, Monday 8 January 2018. A special marchpast of uniformed contingents took place on the Grand Parade at 10am to mark...
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)...
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...