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  • St Helena Maintains ‘Investment Grade’ Credit Rating

    4 May 2022

    St Helena has once again achieved a Credit Rating of BBB-/A-3 stable, from global credit-rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P). Credit ratings are forward-looking opinions about an issuer’s relative creditworthiness. They provide a common and transparent global language for investors to form a view on and compare the relative likelihood of whether an issuer may […]

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  • Police Appeal For Information – Theft of Black Rucksack

    3 May 2022

    St Helena Police are appealing for information in relation to the theft of a black ‘Nike’ rucksack. This incident occurred in the Jamestown Wharf area in the early hours of Friday, 16 April 2022. The items that were stolen are identified as being a black ‘Nike’ rucksack containing: A grey zip hoodie with ‘Ascension’ written […]

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  • Arrival of the MV Helena and MV Astra

    3 May 2022

    The MV Helena arrived at St Helena on Sunday, 1 May 2022, and docked alongside Ruperts Jetty. Cargo operations started on the day of arrival and should be completed today, Tuesday 3 May 2022. On completion of cargo operations at the Jetty in Ruperts, the MV Helena will depart, allowing the MV Astra to berth. […]

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  • Scientific Research Being Conducted On St Helena

    2 May 2022

    PhD candidate in Anthropology at the University of Florida, Andreana (Andree) Cunningham, arrived on-Island on Saturday, 23April 2022, to conduct research on the skeletal remains of the ‘Liberated Africans’ in Rupert’s Valley prior to their reburial. Andree’s study has received approval from Executive Council, and she will be collaborating with St Helena Government and the Liberated African […]

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  • Elected Members Visit The Peaks National Park

    29 April 2022

    All Ministers along with Councillor Ronald Coleman and members of the St Helena Research Council and the Cloud Forest Project Board visited the Peaks National Park on Thursday, 21 April 2022, to see and acknowledge the amazing works being undertaken under the Cloud Forest Project (funded by the CSSF Overseas Territories Environmental Sustainability and Climate […]

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  • Jamestown Wharf Public Toilets Closure

    29 April 2022

    The public is advised that the public toilets at the Wharf, Jamestown, will be closed from today, Friday 29 April 2022, and until further notice. This is to allow the toilets to undergo improvement works. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. SHG29 April 2022

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  • Testing Arrangements for Sea Arrivals – Update

    27 April 2022

    St Helena Government (SHG) has changed the testing arrangements for sea arrivals. The majority of sea arrivals to the Island are visiting yachts and the MV Helena.   St Helena’s COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures currently require all vessels arriving to the Island to provide proof of their last port of call and time at sea. This […]

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  • St Helena COVID-19 Status Update – 27 April 2022

    27 April 2022

    Following the re-testing of person(s) testing positive for COVID-19 in Home Quarantine on Monday, 18 April 2022, the public is advised that there are no positive cases of COVID-19 on St Helena at this time. All COVID-19 protocols adhered to during this quarantine period are now complete. Members of the public should continue to practice […]

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  • COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination and Pre-Departure testing for passengers departing on Saturday, 7 May 2022

    27 April 2022

    The Health Services Directorate would like to advise passengers booked on the Airlink flight scheduled to depart St Helena on Saturday, 7 May 2022, of the following requirements prior to their departure: Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination: All passengers will be asked for a proof of COVID-19 Vaccination upon arrival in Johannesburg. Passengers who have received […]

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  • Exemption for Engineer to undertake Critical repair and maintenance work at General Hospital

    27 April 2022

    A specialist engineer from Siemens Healthineers in South Africa arrived on St Helena on Saturday, 23 April 2022, and is currently in Home Quarantine.  The engineer has been contracted by the Health Services Directorate for a two-week period to undertake critical repair and maintenance work on the scanners within the Radiology Department of the General […]

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