EXCO REPORT – FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2017
17 November 2017Executive Council met today with only one item on the Open Agenda. Council considered and approved a 5.7% increase in the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) in line with current policy...
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POLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION
16 November 2017INCIDENT AT ST HELENA FISHERIES The St Helena Police Service are appealing to the public for any information regarding the incident at Rupert’s in which the temperature control of one...
PUBLIC LIBRARY TO RE-OPEN NEXT WEDNESDAY
15 November 2017The Public Library in Jamestown will re-open on Wednesday, 22 November 2017. To mark this occasion, a special ceremony will be held at the Library, commencing at 12noon. This is...
PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ CLOSURE – MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER
15 November 2017The Education Committee would like to advise that all Primary Schools will be closed on Monday, 20 November 2017. This closure is a mark of respect for the passing of...
EXCO MEETING – FRIDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2017
15 November 2017Executive Council will meet on Friday, 17 November 2017, at 9.30am in the Council Chamber, with the following Open Agenda item: Increase in the Minimum Income Standard for the second...
NEW CROWN COUNSEL (CIVIL) APPOINTED
15 November 2017Edna Johnson originally from South Africa recently arrived at St Helena to take up the role of Crown Counsel (Civil) in the Attorney General’s Chambers. Edna has been appointed on...
DOG WASTE ON FRANCIS PLAIN
14 November 2017It has been brought to the attention of the Education & Employment Directorate that there has been a noticeable increase in the amount of dog waste found on Francis Plain....
SOCIAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
14 November 2017The Social & Community Development Committee met on Wednesday, 8 November 2017, to discuss a number of issues. A paper on fees & charges was brought before the Committee. As...
INCIDENT AT ST HELENA FISHERIES
14 November 2017The St Helena Fisheries Corporation (SHFC) has reported that the temperature controls on their refrigerated container have been tampered with. The container was full of frozen fish worth a considerable...
JAMESTOWN SWIMMING POOL – UPDATE
14 November 2017Remedial works on the Jamestown Swimming Pool are advancing, with the new complex filter room and pipework installation nearing completion. Restoration works, undertaken by the St Helena National Trust to...
FIRST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT TO ASCENSION ISLAND
14 November 2017SATURDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2017 St Helena Airport will begin a monthly commercial air service between St Helena and Ascension Island this Saturday, 18 November 2017. Airlink’s Embraer E190 aircraft is...
HEAD OF FALKLANDS & SOUTHERN OCEANS DEPARTMENT OTD FCO VISITS ST HELENA
14 November 2017The Head of the Falklands & Southern Oceans Department OTD FCO, Ms Katie McMillan, arrived on-Island on Saturday, 11 November 2017, for a week-long visit. Katie has a busy schedule...