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James Valley At Ladder Hill, four rockfall barriers are complete. The remaining two barriers will arrive on the MV Helena next week and will be installed in June using the helicopter. CAN France would like to thank the public for their patience with essential road closures during construction on Ladder Hill. Anchors for three rockfall […]

Ladder Hill Road and Shy Road has re-opened as normal. This is due to CAN France having completed the installation of rockfall barriers above Ladder Hill Road earlier than expected. Another road closure will be required in June to finalise the installation of two more rockfall barriers which will arrive on the MV Helena. A […]

Monday, 11 May 2020, marks the completion of my first year as the Governor of our three unique islands in the South Atlantic. This time last year my wife and I remember the wonderful inauguration and reception given to us by the community on St Helena and the warm wishes of welcome from Ascension and […]

The following is a Public Announcement from the Infrastructure & Transport Directorate: The public is advised that Rupert’s Beach and BBQ shelters will be closed from tomorrow, Tuesday 12 May 2020, for approximately four weeks.  This closure is to allow the laying of ducting for St Helena’s fibre optic cable. Access to the Beach will […]

Port Control would like to advise the public that Rupert’s Wharf will be temporarily open to members of the public between Wednesday, 13 May, and Thursday, 21 May 2020 (inclusive).  A temporary protective road surface is in place, however, no vehicular access will be permitted to the Jetty area. The Wharf will be closed to […]

Port Control would like to advise that a section of Jamestown Wharf will be restricted to members of the public from Wednesday, 13 May 2020, for approximately eight weeks, between the hours of 7am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. These access restrictions are to allow CAN France to carry out rockfall protection measures on the […]

The St Helena Fire and Rescue Service (SHF&RS) have tested their increased search capability, following training towards the end of last year, with the recent successful conclusions of two missing person cases on St Helena. In September 2019, SHF&RS Brigade Manager, Alan Thomas, undertook Police Search Advisors Training (PolSA) at the National Policing College in […]

Schools on-Island are now into their third week of Term 3 following a period of closure to reduce the spread of Influenza. The decision to reopen Island schools was not an easy one, especially considering the concerns around the threat of Covid-19 and the large proportion of the Island’s population that either attend or work […]