• R2 Project: Rehabilitation Of Field Road – Update

    Since our last update on 2 October and the intermittent closure of Side Path Road from 9 October 2023, the contractor has continued to make excellent progress. Hillside excavation work has currently progressed ahead of schedule. Discussions are now ongoing with the contractor to see if they are able to increase their rate of removing […]

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  • Restricted Access to Jamestown Wharf

    Two cruise ships are scheduled to arrive at St Helena in the coming week. The cruise ship Le Lyrial is scheduled to arrive at St Helena at 7am on Sunday 22 October, and will depart at 4pm on Tuesday 24 October 2023. The MV Vasco Da Gama is scheduled to arrive at 6am on Wednesday […]

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  • Arrival of the Maria Da Paz

    The Maria Da Paz is scheduled to arrive at St Helena at 6pm this evening, Friday 20 October 2023, and will dock alongside Rupert’s Jetty at 6.30am tomorrow, Saturday 21 October 2023. Following this cargo operations should commence. The public are therefore advised that the Jamestown Wharf and the whole of lower Ruperts, including the […]

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  • Side Path Road Non-Closure Days

    As part of the ongoing Field Road construction works, Side Path Road has been closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic from 9 October 2023 between 9am and 4pm, from Mondays to Saturdays. This closure is planned to continue until 18 November 2023, except for scheduled cruise ship visits. In accordance with the current cruise ship […]

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  • Jamestown Wharf Closure

    The public are advised that the Jamestown Wharf will be closed from 8.30am to 4pm tomorrow, Friday 20 October 2023. This closure is to allow Port Control to continue operations in preparation for the arrival of the MV Maria Da Paz. Any inconvenience caused is regretted and we thank the public and wharf users in […]

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  • St Helena Air Services

    Saturday, 14 October 2023, marked six years since the commencement of flights to St Helena and just over a year since resumption of regular services following the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiation of regular air services has transformed travel to and from the Island. Travel time between St Helena and South Africa, and St Helena and […]

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  • World Food Day 2023

    World Food Day is observed annually on 16 October to highlight the need for regular access to nutritious food and the impacts on the millions of people worldwide who cannot afford a healthy diet. The theme for 2023 is ‘Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind’. ‘Water is life, water is food. […]

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  • Education, Skills And Employment Portfolio – Office Closure

    The public are advised of the following closures for Monday 30 October 2023. This closure is to allow staff to participate in IT training. Career Access St Helena will close from 12:30 to 16:00. The Public Library will close from 12:30 to 16:00, reopening from 16:00 to 17:00. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday […]

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  • Prohibition On Imports Of Poultry And Poultry Products From South Africa Due To Avian Influenza Outbreak

    There has been ongoing ‘highly pathogenic avian influenza’ (HPAI) or ‘bird flu’ outbreak in South Africa, of the strains HPAI H5 and H7, over the last few months. These are now spreading across most of South Africa, with reports in seven provinces so far and the number of newly detected H7 and H5 PCR positive […]

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  • My Liver and Me’ Health Talks – Additional Session

    The Island’s Dietitian, Sarah Mattinson, will be continuing the series of health talks in October with a session called ‘My Liver and Me’. The talk will be focused on a condition known as ‘fatty liver’. Non-alcoholic liver disease or ‘fatty liver’ is caused by too much fat around the liver and is closely related to […]

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