• ‘Booze It, You Lose It’ Drink-Drive Campaign – Week Five

    Message from the St Helena Police Service During the fifth week of our ‘Booze It, You Lose It’ drink-drive awareness campaign, Officers continued to carry out the usual proactive approach. However, due to unfavourable weather conditions there was minimal traffic in the areas that were monitored. Officers traversed through different areas of the Island but […]

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  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) – St Helena Preparedness Update

    Reciprocal arrangements for Ascension Island Bradley’s Camp COVID-19 Desktop Exercise Coronavirus Strategy At the Incident Executive Group (IEG) meeting on Monday, 17 August, IEG members considered reciprocal arrangements for Ascension Island passengers, discussed Bradley’s Camp quarantine, and looked at feedback received from the recent COVID-19 Desktop Exercise. Feedback from the exercise will now inform a […]

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  • 54 People Trained In National Autistic Society’s Essential Autism Course

    Education Directorate staff

    In 2019, St Helena Government (SHG) commissioned the National Autistic Society (NAS) to support the development of services on-Island for children and adults on the autism spectrum and to improve professional practice. As part of this consultancy, NAS trainers delivered a five-day ‘Train the Trainer’ Autism Licensed User course to 10 SHG employees from the […]

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  • Proposed Covered Way over the Emergency Entrance to the General Hospital Project – Public Meeting

    Proposed Emergency Entrance Cover Way At General Hospital

    The SHG Programme Management Unit (PMU) will be holding a public meeting to discuss the proposed Covered Way over the Emergency Entrance to the General Hospital Project. The meeting will take place at The Museum in Jamestown on Wednesday, 26 August 2020, at 7pm. Members of the public are encouraged to attend to review the […]

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  • Publication of the Governance Commission Report

    The independent Governance Commission, which met between May and July, today issued their report and a summary presentation of its findings. The report and summary presentation are available on the Public Information, Reports, and Policies page of the SHG website: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/public-information/ The purpose of the Commission was to take a pragmatic view on how the […]

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  • Proposed Longwood Walkway Project – Public Meeting

    Proposed Longwood Walkway

    The SHG Programme Management Unit (PMU) will be holding a public meeting to discuss the proposed Longwood Walkway Project. The meeting will take place at the Harford Community Centre on Monday, 24 August 2020, at 7pm. Members of the public, particularly residents of Longwood, are encouraged to attend to review the proposal and provide comments. […]

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  • Proposed Rupert’s Development Project – Drop-In Session

    The Programme Management Unit (PMU) will hold a drop-in session on the proposed Rupert’s Development Project in The Market, Jamestown, starting from 9am on Thursday, 20 August 2020. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and view the plans. We look forward to seeing you. SHG18 August 2020

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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 will be closed to all members of the public on Wednesday, 19, Thursday, 20, Friday, 21, and Saturday, 22 August 2020, due to the arrival of the MV Helena and subsequent cargo operations. Access to the Jamestown Wharf […]

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  • Further Charter Flights UK – St Helena – Freight Arrangements

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    Further to the announcement that four further charter flights between the United Kingdom (UK) and St Helena are planned, St Helena Government is pleased to confirm the following airfreight arrangements that will apply for the flight in September. These arrangements will be reviewed before the next flight.  The cost per kilogramme of airfreight is £4.20 […]

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  • September Charter Flight – Reminder – Register Your Interest

    Titan Airways’ Boeing 757-200 at St Helena Airport (July 2020)

    St Helena Government has commissioned Titan Airways to operate a charter flight between the United Kingdom and St Helena during the week beginning 14 September 2020. Passengers considering travelling on this flight are asked to register their interest by 9am on Tuesday, 18 August 2020. This strict deadline is necessary to allow the aircraft and […]

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