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  • Sea Conditions

    Breakers in James Bay during a previous spell of unsettled Sea Conditions

    10 July 2020

    The Emergency Planning Department would like to inform the public that a large West South-Westerly swell is forecast for St Helena on Monday, 13 July 2020.This may result in unsettled sea conditions in James Bay and Rupert’s Bay. Due care and attention should be taken when swimming in Rupert’s and James Bays during this time. […]

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  • Executive Council agrees Commercial Fishing Licence Quotas for St Helena

    9 July 2020

    Executive Council discussed and considered Commercial Fishing Licence Quotas for the St Helena Fisherman’s Co-operative at their meeting on Tuesday, 7 July 2020. The two types of quotas discussed were the Annual St Helena Commercial Fishing Licence Quota which would set the Total Allowable Catch for Yellowfin Tuna and an Exploratory Fishing Licence Quota for […]

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  • Repatriation Charter Flight

    Humanitarian Charter Flight from the UK on Monday, 20 April

    8 July 2020

    St Helena Government (SHG) is pleased to confirm that the next repatriation charter flight is planned for the week commencing Monday, 27 July 2020. The flight will be operated by Titan Airways utilising their Boeing 757-200 aircraft. The flight will depart from London Stansted and include a stop at Ascension Island en-route to St Helena […]

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  • Draft Company Registry Policy

    8 July 2020

    PUBLIC CONSULTATION REMINDER St Helena Government is developing a Company Registry Policy for St Helena, with support from Orgueil Consulting. The draft Policy is currently out for public consultation and is available online at: www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/public-consultation/ St Helena’s Company Registry will provide a modernised, more transparent and more appealing registration system for companies, which complies with […]

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  • Two Promotions To Senior Staff Nurse Roles

    L-R: Jayne Adams-Duncan and Maureen Ellick

    8 July 2020

    Two Staff Nurses – Jayne Adams-Duncan and Maureen Ellick – have recently been promoted to Senior Staff Nurses within the St Helena General Hospital. As Senior Staff Nurses, Jayne and Maureen are responsible for co-coordinating the Hospital, teaching staff and mentoring junior nurses, participating in data collection and Hospital audit, being part of the senior […]

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  • ExCo Meeting

    3 July 2020

    TUESDAY, 7 JULY 2020 Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 7 July 2020, at 9.30am, in the Council Chamber, to discuss the following items on the Open Agenda: Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) – 2021/22 to 2023/24 Audit Engagement Letter – SHG Financial Statements 2019/20 Business Support Package for Local Business to mitigate the impacts […]

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  • Elections to Executive Council and Chairs of Council Committees

    3 July 2020

    Councillor Buckley elected as a new Member of Executive Council Councillor Buckley appointed as new Chairperson of Environment & Natural Resources Committee Councillor Beard elected Chairperson of newly-formed Finance Committee During the third sitting of the sixteenth meeting of Legislative Council on Tuesday, 30 June 2020, elections were made for Members of Executive Council and […]

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  • STATISTICS UPDATE: ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

    3 July 2020

    Statistical updates for Arrivals and Departures and have been released on June 23, 2020 as follows: Arrivals and Departures, up to May 2020 Additional statistical series and indicators are available at https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/st-helena/statistics/, and published statistical reports, including Statistical Bulletins, can be found on the statistics reports and publications page of the SHG website: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/st-helena/statistics/statistics-reports-and-publications/. We welcome […]

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  • Workshop to discuss St Helena Tuna Fishery Status & Management Advice Report

    2 July 2020

    Fisheries stakeholders, the Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Directorate’s (ENR&P) marine and fisheries team and a number of Elected Members yesterday afternoon attended a workshop led by the Blue Belt team to discuss the St Helena Tuna Fishery Status and Management Advice report recently released by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) […]

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  • Flights to and from St Helena Island

    2 July 2020

    On 1 June 2020 South Africa relaxed their lockdown restrictions to level 3 which allows for restricted domestic flights (within South Africa).  Scheduled international flights are not expected to be permitted to resume until the country moves to at least level 1.  It is not currently known when South Africa will move to level 1 […]

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