TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY
27 October 2015The Education Committee has designated Friday 6 November, as St Helena Teacher Appreciation Day 2015. This comes from a new emphasis within the Directorate on promoting the value of education...
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FORMAL MEETING OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
27 October 2015WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2015 The second formal session (for 2015) of the Public Accounts Committee will take place on Wednesday, 11 November, at 10am in the Court House, Jamestown. The...
MAJOR INCIDENT EXERCISE
27 October 2015FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2015 A Major Incident Exercise took place on Friday 23 October 2015 to test the emergency services’ response to a simulated Airport emergency. The scenario was a...
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS
27 October 2015DEADLINE – TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2015 “I was awarded my Chevening Scholarship to start a Doctorate as a mature student in 2007. Chevening funded my fares, my fees and my...
UPDATE ON FISH PROCESSING FACILITY
27 October 2015Following the press release of 21 July 2015 regarding the future of the Rupert’s Cold Storage & Fish Processing Plant – which called for EOIs for its continued operation...
HEALTH MATTERS
26 October 2015MEN’S HEALTH – ‘MOVEMBER’ November is Men’s Health Month and men all over the world are growing moustaches to raise awareness about men’s health issues. So men, why not join...
SPECIAL EXCO MEETING – WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2015
26 October 2015Executive Council will meet on Wednesday, 28 October 2015, at 11.30am in the Council Chamber, for the following Special Open Agenda item: Employment Rights Bill Juries Amendment Bill Environmental...
PROPOSED NEW FOOD SAFETY ORDINANCE
26 October 2015BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS – Part 2 Although Bed & Breakfasts (B&Bs) do not often provide evening meals and aren’t likely to have a professional kitchen, there is still legislation...
DETECTIVE CONSTABLE ARRIVES TO JOIN HISTORIC CASE TEAM
23 October 2015Joseph Phippard (pictured) arrived on Island on 17 September 2015 to undertake his role as a Detective Constable specialising in Historic Case Reviews for St Helena Police Service. ‘Joe’ is...
GREG HALL TO DEPART ST HELENA
23 October 2015Director of St Helena’s Safeguarding Directorate, Greg Hall, will depart the Island at the end of this year in order to take up another role in Australia. He therefore notified...
MAJOR INCIDENT EXERCISE
21 October 2015FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2015 As part of the ongoing work towards Airport certification and to enhance how the St Helena Emergency Services work with emergency response teams at the Airport,...
Safeguarding Children Board – Guidance for Media on Photographing or Filming Children
21 October 2015Safeguarding Children Board – Guidance for Media on Photographing or Filming Children – 20 October 2015