News

  • Robust Measures In Place For Flight Arrivals

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    A charter flight from the UK is scheduled to arrive at St Helena Airport on Monday, 20 April 2020. It will bring important medical supplies including an air freight consignment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), 960 COVID-19 test kits, laboratory analysis equipment and medical personnel. Some St Helena residents who have been stranded in the […]

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  • St Helena Coronavirus Strategy

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    Introduction The current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, which was identified in China in December 2019, presents a challenge for St Helena. St Helena Government has planned extensively.  The approach taken is: To be prepared and respond in a practical way to prevent Coronavirus from reaching St Helena To minimise the likelihood of transmission to the […]

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  • St Helena Water Levels

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    St Helena residents are reminded that while the hosepipe ban has been lifted for areas fed from the Levelwood, Hutt’s Gate and Longwood reservoirs, the areas fed from Red Hill and Chubbs Spring Water Treatment Works as well as the untreated areas of Blue Hill, Head O’Wain, Burnt Rock, Horse Pasture, Thompson’s Hill, Guinea Grass […]

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  • SHG Financial Statements 2018/19 Approved

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    The SHG Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2018/19 were approved by Executive Council on Tuesday, 31 March 2020, and following the meeting were signed by the Financial Secretary, Dax Richards, on behalf of SHG and the Chief Auditor, Phil Sharman, issued his Audit Opinion. The 2018/19 SHG Financial Statements can be found on the […]

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  • Normal Opening Hours To Resume For St Helena Community College And Public Library

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    The Education Directorate would like to inform the public that the St Helena Community College (SHCC) will commence classes as normal with effect from Monday, 20 April 2020. This also includes the booking of rooms at the College. The Public Library will also operate normal opening hours from Monday, 20 April. The SHCC would like […]

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  • St Helena’s First Marine-Themed Online Game Launched

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    St Helena’s first marine themed free online game – ‘Secrets of St Helena’ – has recently launched. ‘Secrets of St Helena’ was developed collaboratively by the Saint Helena National Trust (SHNT) Marine Team, Blue Marine Foundation and Planeteri. This interactive, educational output was part of a much wider collaborative Plastics Project: ‘Sustainably managing plastic waste […]

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  • Voyage 26 Ascension Cargo Collection

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    HM Customs & Excise will be opened tomorrow, Thursday 16 April 2020, for the release of the MV Helena (Voyage 26) Ascension cargo and merchant cargo only. On Friday, 17 April 2020, HM Customs will be opened to all importers, including Richard James International Ltd, MS Atlantic Logistics Ltd and Zedcore. HM Customs would like […]

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  • Restricted Access To Jamestown Wharf And Lower Rupert’s

    The following is a Public Announcement from Port Control: The public is advised that the Jamestown Wharf is closed to all members of the public with immediate effect until midnight on Thursday, 16 April 2020. This closure is due to the arrival of the MV Helena and subsequent cargo operations. Access to the Jamestown Wharf […]

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  • Jamestown And Rupert’s Valley Rockfall Protection Project

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    A JET Systems helicopter took to St Helena skies last week, 10 years since their last visit to the Island. The helicopter will be here for two months as part of the CAN France rockfall protection works. Using a helicopter speeds up the construction process as it allows heavy loads to be quickly transported to […]

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  • New Year Honours 2021: Overseas List And Certificate And Badge Of Honour And Acts Of Bravery Awards 2020

    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office invites nominations for the 2021 Queen’s New Year Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2021 New Year Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that Honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is expected. […]

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