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  • Commonwealth Day 2020

    4 March 2020

    Commonwealth Day will fall on Monday, 9 March 2020 The theme for this year is ‘Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming’ Assemblies will be held at all schools on-Island to celebrate the occasion Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration observed by people all over the Commonwealth. This year, Commonwealth Day falls on Monday, 9 […]

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  • Exercise ‘Green Elephant’

    4 March 2020

    Exercise ‘Green Elephant’ was recently undertaken to test the Island’s strategic response in the event of a major incident being declared on St Helena. Strategic direction in any major incident is provided by ‘Gold’ Command chaired by the Governor or Head of the Governor’s Office in HE’s absence. The overarching role of the Gold group […]

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  • Constituency Meetings

    4 March 2020

    Elected Members are currently holding a round of constituency meetings during March. These meetings are an opportunity for members of the public to meet with their Councillors and raise any issues they might have. Constituency meetings will take place at 7pm on the following dates and times: Venue Date Blue Hill Community Centre Thursday, 5 […]

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  • Parking at the Jamestown Wharf

    3 March 2020

    The following is a Public Announcement from Port Control: Port Control would like to remind the public that the area from Thompson’s Crane to the Landing Steps at the Jamestown Wharf must be kept clear at all times. Parking in this area poses a potential Health & Safety risk to the efficient operation of the […]

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  • Commercial Sale of fish from unlicensed boats is an offence

    3 March 2020

    Following the closure of the St Helena Fisheries Corporation on 31 January 2020, commercially licensed boats licensed under the Fish and Fish Products Ordinance are able to sell whole unprocessed fish directly from the boat or from the designated landing site to consumers for their own use. Boats currently licensed to sell fish directly to […]

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  • St Helena Police Service Review

    2 March 2020

    Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services has been commissioned by His Excellency the Governor of St Helena to inspect how the St Helena Police Service approach community policing, investigate crimes, its custody arrangements and its armed policing capacity. Inspectors began their fieldwork this morning by meeting with both the Governor and […]

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  • Exploitation training carried out on St Helena

    2 March 2020

    Around 600 people recently underwent training in the area of Child Exploitation Two-week training programme focused on the signs and symptoms of exploitation Next steps are to continue to ensure that the Exploitation Strategy that has been developed is embedded into practice within all sectors Around 600 people, including leads from the Health, Education, Police and […]

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  • Investor to undertake Fish Processing Co-Operative on St Helena Announced

    28 February 2020

    PQ Trading STH (Pty) Ltd (PQTSH) endorsed as the investor to undertake fish processing operations on St Helena The PQTSH proposal is to develop a co-operative called the St Helena Fisheries Co-Operative PQ Trading STH (Pty) Ltd (PQTSH) has been endorsed as the investor to undertake fish processing operations on St Helena through a co-operative […]

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  • Temporary Reduction In Outpatient Appointments

    28 February 2020

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Health Directorate: The Health Directorate apologises to the public that, with just four doctors on-Island the number of outpatient appointments available has been temporarily reduced. Unfortunately, over the last two weeks some of the scheduled outpatient clinics had to be postponed due to emergency operating theatre cases arising. The […]

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  • Police Appeal for Information

    28 February 2020

    BURGLARY AT HUTT’S GATE The following is a Public Announcement from the Police Directorate: St Helena Police are appealing to the public for information relating to a house burglary that took place in the Hutt’s Gate area between Wednesday, 26, and Thursday, 27 February 2020. This is a serious offence and if anyone has any […]

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