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  • Home Quarantine and COVID-19 – Questions and Myths

    2 December 2020

    Chatting with the taxi driver, talking at the grocery store and to neighbours, we always hear questions and worries regarding Home Quarantine. Quarantine, regardless of where this takes place, is compulsory for any new arrivals to St Helena to protect the Island and reduce the risk that COVID-19 reaches St Helena. Quarantine is effective and […]

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  • Greg Gibson to be Sworn In as Acting Governor

    Mr Greg Gibson

    2 December 2020

    His Excellency, Governor Dr Philip Rushbrook, will depart St Helena today, Wednesday, 2 December, and will return to the Island in the New Year. Head of the Governor’s Office, Greg Gibson, will be Sworn In as the Acting Governor for this period. Greg will be Sworn In at 11am today in the Governor’s Office, taking […]

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  • ExCo Meeting

    30 November 2020

    TUESDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2020 Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 1 December Firearms (Amendment) Bill, 2020, St Helena Population and Housing Census 2021, and Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2020 will be discussed on the Open Agenda ExCo Memos are available to view on the SHG Website Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 1 December 2020, […]

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  • Social & Community Development Committee Meeting Summary

    27 November 2020

    Equality & Human Rights Commission Annual Report discussed Committee agrees increase to Government Landlord Housing (GLH) rentals from 1 April 2021 Draft Immigration Policy, Elections Ordinance, Minimum Income Standard, Fixed Penalty Notices, and CASC Directorate updates all discussed on the Open Agenda The monthly meeting of the Social & Community Development Committee (SCDC) took place […]

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  • STATISTICS UPDATE: ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

    27 November 2020

    Statistical updates for Arrivals and Departures and have been released on November 25, 2020 as follows: Arrivals and Departures, up to October 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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  • Public Health Committee Meeting – Wednesday, 4 November 2020

    26 November 2020

    The monthly meeting of the Public Health Committee took place on Wednesday, 4 November 2020. The proposed Primary Care Facility at Sundale was discussed. The Chairman gave an overview of the discussion held with Baroness Sugg regarding the demand for such a facility on St Helena and confirmed having highlighted the fact that financial constraints […]

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  • St Helena Conference 2020 – From Discovery to Discovery

    26 November 2020

    A celebration of the diversity of the Science, Research and Innovation taking place on St Helena Over 120 people and students attended the one-day St Helena Conference 2020 ‘From Discovery to Discovery’ held at the Education Learning Centre on Thursday, 12 November 2020. Organised by the St Helena Research Institute (SHRI) and St Helena Tourism […]

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  • White Ribbon Campaign 2020 Concludes

    26 November 2020

    The awareness raising campaign – ‘Stand up and Speak out’ against Domestic Abuse – organised by the UN Development Programme Safe Haven Project and the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate concluded yesterday with a Closing Ceremony, held at the Castle Gardens, Jamestown. The Closing Ceremony started at 10.30am and included speeches from Miss St […]

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  • First Supplementary Appropriation (2020/21) Bill 2020

    26 November 2020

    At their meeting on Tuesday, 17 November 2020, Executive Council agreed that the First Supplementary Appropriation (2020/21) Bill 2020 should be presented at the next formal meeting of the Legislative Council scheduled for Friday, 11 December 2020. The Bill is now available on the St Helena Government website at the following link:  https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/legislative-council/bills-for-an-ordinance/ This is […]

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  • International Online Webinar – Thursday 26 November 2020

    25 November 2020

    Come along and join us at the St Helena Community College, Education Learning Centre, Jamestown on Thursday, 26November 2020, from 7pm to 8.30pm for an international online webinar to learn about EUROTAST: a Marie Sklodowska-Curie doctoral training network on the history and contemporary legacies of the transatlantic slave trade. The webinar will include presentations from […]

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