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  • His Excellency The Governor Departs The Island

    23 October 2023

    His Excellency, Governor Nigel Phillips CBE, departed St Helena on Saturday, 21 October 2023. The Governor is taking two weeks of leave before working in the UK for the following two weeks. Whilst in the UK he will meet with officials and attend this year’s Joint Ministerial Council (JMC). Governor Phillips is due to return […]

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  • Arrival of the MT Sarah

    23 October 2023

    The fuel tanker MT Sarah is scheduled to arrive at St Helena on Saturday 28 October 2023, at 3.30am and will dock alongside Rupert’s Jetty at 6am. Bunkering operations will commence as soon as the vessel is cleared. The whole of lower Rupert’s, including the beach area, will be closed to the public from Saturday […]

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  • Improving Essential Equipment In Overseas Territories Programme Update – St Helena Airport

    23 October 2023

    In November 2022, SHG announced St Helena would receive funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s bespoke 2022/2023: Improving Essential Equipment in Overseas Territories’ programme. St Helena was allocated up to £1,800,000 for the purchase of equipment of critical importance to the Island, in areas including healthcare, emergency services, port operations, road maintenance and […]

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  • SHG’s Mental Health Team Lead supports Government of Montserrat

    23 October 2023

    St Helena Government’s Mental Health Team Lead, Ian Rummery, and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Public Health Consultant, Sunita Sturup-Toft, recently visited Montserrat and provided mental health strategy and interventions support to the territory’s prison. Montserrat is a small island located in the Caribbean and, like St Helena, is a UK Overseas Territory. The UKHSA […]

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  • Temporary one way traffic system

    20 October 2023

    The public are advised thata temporary one way system will be in place in the direction of Gordons Post to Hutts Gate along Tomb Road on Wednesday, 25 October 2023, from 9am to 12 noon. Traffic wishing to travel in the opposite direction will be diverted from Hutts Gate to Gordons Post via The Dungeon, […]

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  • Prohibition On Imports Of Poultry And Poultry Products From South Africa Due To Avian Influenza Outbreak – Update

    20 October 2023

    Further to the announcement on 17 October that a prohibition had been introduced on the import of certain poultry products from South Africa, the date for the prohibition on the import of these products by air has been amended so that it takes effect from 23 October.

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  • R2 Project: Rehabilitation Of Field Road – Update

    20 October 2023

    Since our last update on 2 October and the intermittent closure of Side Path Road from 9 October 2023, the contractor has continued to make excellent progress. Hillside excavation work has currently progressed ahead of schedule. Discussions are now ongoing with the contractor to see if they are able to increase their rate of removing […]

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  • Restricted Access to Jamestown Wharf

    20 October 2023

    Two cruise ships are scheduled to arrive at St Helena in the coming week. The cruise ship Le Lyrial is scheduled to arrive at St Helena at 7am on Sunday 22 October, and will depart at 4pm on Tuesday 24 October 2023. The MV Vasco Da Gama is scheduled to arrive at 6am on Wednesday […]

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  • Arrival of the Maria Da Paz

    20 October 2023

    The Maria Da Paz is scheduled to arrive at St Helena at 6pm this evening, Friday 20 October 2023, and will dock alongside Rupert’s Jetty at 6.30am tomorrow, Saturday 21 October 2023. Following this cargo operations should commence. The public are therefore advised that the Jamestown Wharf and the whole of lower Ruperts, including the […]

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  • Side Path Road Non-Closure Days

    20 October 2023

    As part of the ongoing Field Road construction works, Side Path Road has been closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic from 9 October 2023 between 9am and 4pm, from Mondays to Saturdays. This closure is planned to continue until 18 November 2023, except for scheduled cruise ship visits. In accordance with the current cruise ship […]

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