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  • VIRAL INFECTION ON ST HELENA

    26 January 2016

    VIRAL INFECTION ON ST HELENA  The Health Directorate wishes to advise the public that there is currently a human viral infection going around on the Island, with symptoms which include diarrhoea, vomiting, high temperatures, dry cough and body aches. Please be advised that this condition, in the majority of cases, can be managed at home […]

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  • ST HELENIANS OVERSEAS SURVEY TO COINCIDE WITH ISLAND CENSUS

    26 January 2016

    St Helena is preparing for a Population & Housing Census on Sunday 7 February 2016. The Census will capture essential information on the pre-air access characteristics of the Island population. The information collected will be relied upon for many years to come to assist in the planning and development of services such as Health, Education […]

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  • RMS BACK ON SCHEDULE

    25 January 2016

    BUT UK CARGO DELAYED The RMS St Helena is now expected to depart Cape Town at 22.00hrs tonight, Monday 25 January 2016 – roughly on her original schedule. Unfortunately due to the late berthing of the cargo ship MV Dal Karoo, there will be no connection with the RMS on this voyage, and therefore no […]

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  • BYE-ELECTION UPDATE

    25 January 2016

    THREE DAYS LEFT TO AMEND REGISTER A Bye-Election, to fill the vacant seat on Legislative Council, will take place on Wednesday 23 March 2016. To vote in the Bye-Election or to stand for Legislative Council your name must be on the Register of Electors. The deadline for applications to add to or amend the Register […]

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  • APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR FOR TRISTAN DA CUNHA

    25 January 2016

    Mark Capes, the Governor of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Burns as the next Administrator of Tristan da Cunha. Sean will replace Alex Mitham at the end of the year. Sean, currently the Head of the Governor’s Office in St Helena, will be accompanied […]

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  • GRANT OF ST HELENIAN STATUS

    25 January 2016

    In accordance with Section 15(3) of the Immigration Ordinance 2011, the following persons were granted St Helenian Status, with effect from 5 December 2015: • Mrs Marian Bernadette Yon, of Jamestown, St Helena SHG 25 January 2016

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  • ST HELENA BADGE OF ARMS

    25 January 2016

    The St Helena Badge of Arms (pictured below and attached) – also at times referred to as the ‘Heraldic Badge’ – comprises three elements of the St Helena Coat of Arms. The flexibility for the use of the Badge of Arms – granted by the College of Arms in 1995 – is much greater than […]

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  • SHG TENDERS FOR AEROMEDICAL SERVICE

    25 January 2016

    St Helena Government is currently pursuing the development of a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with an aeromedical evacuation provider and a provider of secondary and tertiary healthcare in South Africa, to commence this year. At present, the majority of patients requiring specialist healthcare travel to Cape Town on the RMS St Helena.  Only an extremely […]

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  • RMS DELAYED AT CAPE TOWN

    22 January 2016

    The RMS St Helena’s next departure from Cape Town will be delayed – until at least the afternoon of Tuesday 26 January 2016 (she was due to depart on Monday 25 January.  This is due to high winds and deteriorating weather conditions which have delayed the arrival of a connecting UK transhipment vessel.  The Dal […]

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  • ADULT SOCIAL CARE TEAM & CHILDRENS SERVICES HAVE MOVED

    22 January 2016

    SHG’s new Adult Social Care team which forms part of the Safeguarding Directorate is now based at the Community Care Complex, Ladder Hill.  This team supports vulnerable adult members of St Helena’s community, aged 18 to 65 years. The team works across St Helena to help vulnerable people be safe, be supported and have freedom […]

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