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  • Payment to SHG using cheques issued by the Bank of St Helena Ltd

    St Helena Government (SHG) accepts payment from customers using cheques issued by the Bank of St Helena Ltd. Customers who opt to make payment at SHG cash venues using a cheque issued by the Bank of St Helena Ltd are required to include an additional sum of fifty pence (50p) in the total value of the cheque. The additional fifty pence is required to cover the cost of cashing the cheque at the Bank of St Helena. 

    Cheques will only be accepted if the total value is more than ten pounds (£10) and the additional sum of fifty pence is included in the total value. Separate payment of the fifty pence will not be accepted. This course of action is necessary to reduce the administration cost of dealing with cheques and the additional fifty pence bank charge.

    Payment at SHG cash venues can also be made using a debit card issued by the Bank of St Helena Ltd. Debit card facilities are available at the Post & Customer Services Centre, Pharmacy, and Customs Cash Offices at the Wharf and Airport. When paying by debit card, no additional charges are incurred.

    SHG

    12 April 2023

  • Post Box Walks – Maintenance & Improvements Completed

    The public are advised that the trail repair works required on eleven of the Post Box Walks have now been completed and the walks are open as normal.

    In November 2022 an assessment of all Post Box Walks highlighted a number of repair and improvement works required on several of the walks. This included path widening, repair and construction of steps, and installing new boxes and signs.

    The works were undertaken using EDIP micro-project funding, improvements were made to the following walks:

    • Lot’s Wife Ponds
    • Flagstaff
    • Great Stone Top
    • Sandy Bay Barn
    • The Barn (Longwood)
    • Prosperous Bay
    • Heart Shaped Waterfall
    • High Hill
    • Sharks Valley
    • Sugar Loaf
    • Manati Bay

    All works were completed by the local contractors at a total cost of £32,048.13.

    The public are thanked for their patience and understanding whilst the repair works were in progress.

    Additional earth steps installed at Flagstaff
    Change of guide ropes and anchor bolts at Sandy Bay Barn
    Earth stone steps at Great Stone Top
    Signs at Manati Bay
    Signs at Prosperous Bay

    SHG

    11 April 2023

  • HM Customs Closure

    HM Customs will be closed for business from 12 noon on Friday, 14April 2023. This closure is due to a staff function. Normal business will resume on Monday, 17 April 2023.

    HM Customs would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. The public is thanked in advance for their understanding and cooperation.

    SHG

    11 April 2023

  • Restricted Access to the Jamestown Wharf – Maundy Thursday

    Due to ongoing cargo activities at the Jamestown Wharf, the area from Biosecurity to the Lower Landing Steps will be restricted to pedestrian access only from 2pm on Thursday, 6 April 2023 (Maundy Thursday).

    Vehicle access will only be permitted to Emergency Services and persons wishing to drop off or pick up fishing equipment or fish. Vehicle owners are requested to vacate this area by 2pm on Thursday, 6 April 2023.

    Port Security will be in place.

    The public are thanked in advance for their cooperation and understanding.

    SHG
    5 April 2023

  • Fish Tag Return Reward Scheme

    The Marine and Fisheries Conservation Section would like to remind all those fishing, especially on Maundy Thursday, that there still is an ongoing reward scheme for any fish or lobster caught with a tag.

    The following rewards are paid when the tag and certain catch information is presented to the Marine and Fisheries Conservation Section:

    • Tuna
      • Conventional tag (yellow) £10
      • Internal Data Storage Tag (orange) £100 Please return internal tag, located in body (stomach) cavity
      • Satellite tag (orange) £100 Please return sat tag, located next to dorsal fin
    • Grouper tag (yellow) £5
    • Lobster tag (green) £5

    When you catch a tagged fish or lobster you will also need to record the following information to collect the reward:

    • Date
    • Location
    • Tag ID (please provide both tags when fish is double tagged)
    • Length of species
      • Tuna (straight fork length)
      • Grouper (total length)
      • Lobster (carapace / gearbox length)
    • Any additional data, such as weight, is appreciated.

    If a tagged fish or other species is caught that is under the minimum size or if you chose to catch and release it, the reward can still be given. To claim this you will need to record and provide the date, location and the length of the catch to the Marine Fisheries and Conservation Section. Please do not remove the tag, but instead report the unique tag ID or provide proof by taking a picture before you return the catch to the ocean.

    Should you have any queries please contact the Marine and Fisheries Conservation Section by telephone on 25966 or by email through joachim.naulaerts@sainthelena.gov.sh. Alternatively, please feel free to drop in during normal working hours at the Marine Centre, The Wharf, Jamestown.

    You can also keep an eye out for any posters at main landing steps and on the ferry boat, which have more information concerning the tag reward scheme.

    SHG

    5 April 2023

  • Waste Management Services’ operations over Easter

    The public are reminded that Waste Management Services will continue their operations as normal over the Easter weekend. All domestic and commercial waste collection services will remain unchanged.

    Customers are asked to ensure their bins are ready for emptying by 6am on their collection day. This includes Good Friday and Easter Monday for those residents who ordinarily have their waste collected on Fridays and Mondays. Late placement of bins may result in bins not being emptied.

    Waste Management Services ‘working in partnership with customers for a cleaner and greener St Helena’.

    SHG

    5 April 2023

  • Vaccination Clinic

    The Health Services Directorate would like to inform the public that a COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held on Tuesday 04April 2023.  This clinic is only for persons aged 50 years and over, who are travelling on the Airlink flight on Saturday 08April 2023 and who have not received a COVID-19 Vaccination within the past three months.

    All eligible persons who wish to receive a vaccination on this day are asked to contact Grace Richards, COVID-19 Co-Ordinator no later than 12pm on Monday 03 April 2023. Please get in touch by telephone on number 25818 or via email through Grace.Richards@sainthelena.gov.sh.  Grace will inform you of the location and times of the clinic.

    You are reminded to please bring along your yellow vaccination card for recording purposes. If you do not bring along your card you will not receive your vaccination.

    Please be advised that COVID-19 Vaccination clinics for the wider community are being held in April 2023. An announcement on target vaccination groups, dates and times will be made in due course.

    Let’s continue to protect ourselves, to protect St Helena.

    SHG
    4 April 2023

  • Minimum Wage to Increase from 1 July 2023

    At a meeting of the Executive Council on 21 March 2023, an increase to the Minimum Wage of 28p per hour was approved.

    This will take effect from 01 July 2023. When it does, the Minimum Wage will increase to £3.65 for persons over 18 and £2.70 for persons aged 16 or 17.

    The approval of this is in line with the Minimum Wage Policy of 2021. This policy sets out the principles for establishing a longer-term path to a more ambitious Minimum Wage, benefitting workers and providing adequate time for businesses to plan and adapt. The Minimum Wage Policy is available on the SHG website at www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/public-information/.

    This year’s increase follows previous consultations between the Employment Rights Committee and employers, employees and other relevant stakeholders, such as charities and the Chamber of Commerce. These consultations informed a target Minimum Wage and proposed a timetable for achieving that target over the next 3-7 years. Additional consultation then took place in early 2023 with the Chamber of Commerce.

    Although it varies for different types of people based on their circumstances, the current average Minimum Income Standard is considered to be just under £4.00 per hour. The Minimum Income Standard is the income level that allows a person reach a socially acceptable minimum standard of living. The target Minimum Wage level for 2024/25 has therefore been set at £4.00 per hour.

    Although a target Minimum Wage level and timetable were published in 2021, when determining whether to increase the Minimum Wage level this year, consideration was given to the current cost of living pressures on both employees and employers. The Minimum Wage Policy recognises that there is a limit to the size of increases that businesses can absorb in a single year, whilst at the same time establishing a clear pathway for raising the minimum income level in St Helena.

    Since its publication in 2013, the Minimum Wage has been raised from £2.30 to £3.65 for persons over 18, and from £1.45 to £2.70 for persons aged 16 or 17. This is equal to a 58% and 86% rise respectively.

    In addition, in August 2022 a number of policy measures were announced that were intended to relieve some of the cost of living pressures being experienced due to the increased level of inflation. These are currently being reviewed to assess what impact they have had over the last nine months, with consideration being given as to whether they, or any other measures, could be effectively implemented in the next financial year to help limit the impact of ongoing inflationary pressures.

    SHG
    31 March 2023

  • New Meteorological System installed at Bottom Woods Met Office

    New Meteorological System installed at Bottom Woods Met Office

    A team of engineers from the MET Office UK were recently on-Island installing a new meteorological system at the Met Office, Bottom Woods. This upgrade, which was announced in July 2019, replaces the outgoing Meteorological Monitoring System (MMS) to SurfaceNet, a direct replacement of MMS for Automated Land Network sites. SurfaceNet is the next generation product for collecting and processing surface-based observational meteorological data (temperatures, barometric pressures, humidity, wind speed/direction etc) transmitted in near real-time.

    The engineers, along with the support provided by the Met Station Staff, were able to successfully install and configure all the new sensors linked into the equipment within the two week timeframe the engineers had on-Island. Notably, the majority of the vast lengths of underground cabling was replaced and new remote switches were installed into the independent server, alongside a number of other activities.

    Met Station Manager, Lori Bennett, commented:

    “It was great to meet and work directly with the engineers. To have the opportunity to finally put faces to the names we ordinarily only know through communicating via emails, was an absolute pleasure. With installations of this nature, ensuring that the logistics of all the equipment was on-Island prior to a visit would ordinarily be a challenge, however given this installation was one of the final on the engineers calendar to complete, they were very well organised. Despite a few teething problems with the networks were able to complete the work successfully and we are now fully operational on the new system.”

    Senior Installation Engineer, Andy Pritchard, concluded:

    “The upgrade at Bottom Woods was the culmination of the SurfaceNet project and was one of the last sites to be transitioned, the Met Office having already completed around 295 sites over the last four years in the UK and at overseas locations. The team of visiting engineers from the Systems Engineering and the Network Services Teams felt very privileged to be given the opportunity to work with the local Met Station staff. Their help and cooperation in the run up to, and whilst we were on the Island, was key in ensuring that the visit successfully resulted in a seamless transition to the new system. The team were also able to carry out other work as well, which hopefully will future proof the site should new sensors and technologies be added in the future.”

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    SHG
    30 March 2023

  • Fishing on Maundy Thursday

    With Maundy Thursday just around the corner, many people will no doubt be preparing to spend this time fishing at various locations around the Island. The Marine Enforcement Section therefore reminds all fishers that when enjoying fishing activities, fishing regulations must be adhered to and all licence conditions complied with.

    If you are a boat owner, that means you must ensure that you:

    • Have a fishing Licence and / or a valid Licence
    • Complete Fishing Log Returns at the end of the fishing trip
    • Ensure that any fish caught is in line with Minimum Size Restrictions and that the fish is not a protected species 

    Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the Marine Enforcement Section by telephone on 25947 or by email through kelly.jonas@sainthelena.gov.sh. Alternatively, please feel free to drop in during normal working at the Port Control Office, The Wharf, Jamestown.

    We wish everyone a happy, safe and successful fishing trip over the Easter weekend.

    SHG
    29 March 2023