• CARRIAGE OF MAIL VIA JOHANNESBURG

    Arrangements to establish an airmail service via Airlink’s weekly flight between St Helena and Johannesburg continues. The South African Post Office in Johannesburg has confirmed that mail received from the St Helena Post Office can be delivered to the required destinations. The St Helena Post Office is corresponding with Airlink in Johannesburg to agree the […]

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  • ONLINE CHECK-IN NOW AVAILABLE FOR PASSENGERS TRAVELLING TO AND FROM ST HELENA

    St Helena Airport and Airlink are pleased to announce that passengers travelling to and from St Helena will now be able to check-in online via a simple check-in form. The new online flight check-in will allow passengers to check-in up to 24 hours before their flight departure time. This can be done by completing an […]

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  • WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    NEW INFORMATION PAGE ON SHG WEBSITE Waste Management Services (WMS), working with the SHG Press Office, have created a new section on the SHG Website dedicated to providing information and schedules for services provided by the Waste Management team. Customers can now view the domestic/commercial waste collection schedule, find out about the services provided by […]

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  • MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION TEAM VISITS ST HELENA

    Two members of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s Blue Belt Programme team, Joanna Stockill and Katie McPherson,  from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) arrived at St Helena on Saturday, 5 May 2018, to provide support in marine management, compliance and enforcement. The Blue Belt Programme has been providing funding and expertise to support the long-term protection […]

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  • PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS – OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AMENDMENTS

    The Provisional Register of Electors was published on Thursday, 10 May 2018. Eligible persons now have up until next Thursday, 24 May 2018, to make application to amend the Register. Persons who are eligible to have their names entered in the Register may apply to amend the Provisional Register to add or remove their name, […]

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  • NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    A new Chief Executive for Economic Development (CEED), Dr Dawn Cranswick (photo attached), has been appointed to succeed Dr Niall O’Keeffe who completes his four-year contract with Enterprise St Helena this month and leaves the Island in June. Dawn will take up her post as the lead of Enterprise St Helena in mid-August on a […]

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  • ST HELENA ARCHIVES, CORPORATE SUPPORT AND CORPORATE IT CLOSURE – WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018

    The public is advised that the St Helena Archives will be closed on Wednesday, 16 May 2018, to enable staff to attend a Staff Development Day.  Normal opening hours will resume from 8.30am on Thursday, 17 May 2018. Corporate Support, including Corporate IT, at the Castle will also be unavailable on Wednesday due to staff […]

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  • SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2018-2028 PUBLISHED

    On 1 May, Executive Council approved the Sustainable Economic Development Plan 2018-2028 (SEDP), and agreed that the Plan should now be taken forward for implementation. The SEDP’s vision is to ‘achieve development which is economically, environmentally and socially sustainable by increasing standards of living and quality of life; not relying on aid payments from the […]

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  • TRAVEL ADVISORY

    Unplanned events at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg this morning have caused a slight delay in the flight to St Helena. Three passengers did not present themselves to the Boarding Gate on time and as a result were not able to travel on today’s flight. Today’s events have caused a minor delay to the […]

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  • ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS TO ST HELENA AND ASCENSION

    FLIGHTS OPEN FOR SALE  Further to the announcement issued on Friday, 4 May 2018, St Helena Government (SHG) and Airlink are pleased to advise that the additional flights to St Helena and Ascension have today been loaded into booking systems and tickets are available for sale. The flights will operate on a Tuesday. Passengers should […]

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