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

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    Airport Directorate exploring options to organise further charter flight in the next month or two Health Directorate continues to seek other options to facilitate medical referrals Social/Physical Distancing advice suspended IEG agrees short term changes to enable St Helena to re-engage with the rest of the world St Helena Government (SHG) continues to monitor possible […]

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  • Police Appeal For Information – Damage To Traffic Mirror In Sandy Bay

    St Helena Police are currently investigating damage to a traffic mirror on the junction of Milestone in Sandy Bay. This incident took place sometime between 9.40pm on Friday, 19June, and 5pm on Saturday, 20June 2020. The damage appears to have been a deliberate criminal act. The public is reminded that traffic mirrors are located around […]

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  • Road Closure – Cardinal Drive, Half Tree Hollow

    The Highways Authority has given approval for Cardinal Drive, Half Tree Hollow, to be closed from Monday, 29 June, to Friday, 3 July 2020, between 9am and 3pm. This closure is to allow the Roads Section to upgrade an existing storm drain. During this closure, only residents in the affected area and Emergency Services will […]

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  • Half Tree Hollow Constituency Meeting

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    The public is advised that the Half Tree Hollow Constituency meeting that was cancelled earlier this year has been rearranged to take place at the Half Tree Hollow Community Centre on Wednesday, 22 July 2020, at 7pm. Half Tree Hollow constituents are encouraged to attend this meeting to raise any issues they might have. A […]

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  • Day Of The Seafarer 2020

    On Thursday, 25 June 2020, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and member states, will be celebrating the Day of the Seafarer, with the theme ‘Seafarers are Key Workers: Essential to Shipping, Essential to the World’. The theme has been dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic, recognising that Seafarers are on the frontline, playing an essential role […]

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  • Road Closure – Access (Haul) Road

    The Highways Authority has given approval for a section of the Access (Haul) Road – from the junction at the Bulk Fuel Installation (BFI), Rupert’s, to the junction near Fox Motors, Deadwood, – to be closed from Monday, 29 June, to Friday, 3 July 2020, between 8.30am to 4.30pm (weekdays only). This closure is to […]

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  • Public Health Committee Meeting – Wednesday, 3 June 2020

    The monthly meeting of the Public Health Committee (PHC) took place on Wednesday, 3 June 2020. The new Physiotherapist, Miss Chani Montaque, was introduced to the Committee having joined the Health Directorate on a short-term contract. It was noted that her appointment was one of a number of appointments that had been made as a […]

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  • Celebrating PRIDE Month

    June is Pride Month Thousands of people around the world celebrate Gay Pride to champion and promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people June is now with us and we see the weather turn that little bit colder, many of our young people have just completed schooling and are moving on to […]

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  • Start Date for School Term 3b

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Education Directorate: Parents and Guardians are advised that following the two-week half-term holiday,  School Term 3b will start on Monday, 22 June 2020, for all school children.  SHG19 June 2020 http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh

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  • Recall of Primula Cheese Products

    The Health Directorate has received a notification that Primula Cheese tubes, both 100g and 150g, have been recalled. Primula Ltd is recalling all Primula Cheese tubes (chilled and ambient) because the product might be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum due to a production fault. They have taken a precautionary step of recalling all products because one […]

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