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  • 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

    6 December 2023

    St Helena started the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence with a ‘White Walk’ on Saturday 25 November, White Ribbon Day. Leading the parade was Detective Sergeant Andre Bak, accompanied by His Excellency Governor Phillips and Mrs Phillips, Chief Minister Julie Thomas, Minister Mark Brooks, Elected Members, Health and Social Care Portfolio Director Tracy […]

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  • Ferry Service Schedule – Thursday 07 December

    6 December 2023

    Port Control advise that there will be a disruption to the ferry service on Thursday 7 December 2023. The ferry service will be available from 4am until 9am, then from 3pm to 8pm. The ferry service will be closed between 9am and 3pm as the ferry boat will be unavailable.  The ferry service will resume […]

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  • UK Financial Aid Mission Delegation Arrives

    5 December 2023

    Two representatives from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) arrived in St Helena on Tuesday 5 December 2023 to take part in Financial Aid Mission (FAM) discussions for the 2024-25 financial year. Currently on Island are Adam Pile, the Deputy Director of FCDO’s Overseas Territories and Polar Directorate, and Ben Stern, Head of […]

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  • Education Portfolio Office Closure

    5 December 2023

    The Education Learning Centre, St Helena Community College, St Helena Research Institute and Career Access St Helena will close their offices from 10am on Wednesday 13 December 2023, for a function. Normal business will resume from 8.30am on Thursday 14 December 2023. The Public Library in Jamestown will also be closed for the entire day […]

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  • Newly Discovered Seamount Named After Rodney Young

    4 December 2023

    The St Helena Government (SHG) is pleased to announce the official name of the recently discovered seamount as “Young Seamount.” This geological feature was mapped in St Helena’s waters by the Royal Research Vessel Discovery last year. The name was chosen to honour the late Captain Rodney Young, the first St Helenian captain of the […]

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  • Access To Peaks National Park – Further Prohibition Until March 2024

    4 December 2023

    In response to the increasing concerns of the presence of plant pathogens affecting endemic trees within the Peaks National Park and the potential for these to spread, since April 2023 access to some areas of the Peaks National Park has been prohibited. This prohibition was initially put in place until the end of December 2023, […]

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  • St Helena Joins Wavysail Open Oceans Fund

    1 December 2023

    Today, St Helena Government and Wavysail are delighted to announce that St Helena Island has become an official partner of the Wavysail Open Oceans Fund. This will enable two fully funded places on Wavysail Ocean Sailing Adventures to be made available to ‘Saints’, or people closely connected to the Island, over the next few months. […]

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  • Minister Henry Returns From Overseas

    30 November 2023

    On Saturday 25 November 2023, Minister for Health and Social Care Martin Henry returned to St Helena following two weeks overseas. During that time Minister Henry attended the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London, met with health officials in the UK, and travelled to Gibraltar to meet with government and health officials there, a trip […]

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  • Who To Contact For Non-Emergency Medical Issues

    30 November 2023

    The Health and Social Care (H&SC) Portfolio encourage the public to familiarise themselves with the most appropriate way to contact a medical professional for non-emergency medical issues. Recently there has been a number of instances where members of the public have contacted staff at home, stopped them in the street, or sent confidential medical information […]

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  • Temporary one way traffic system

    29 November 2023

    The public are advised thata temporary one way system will be in place in the direction of Gordons Post to Hutts Gate along Tomb Road on Friday, 1 December 2023, from 9am to 12 noon. Traffic wishing to travel in the opposite direction will be diverted from Hutts Gate to Gordons Post via The Dungeon, […]

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