St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • Reduced Opening Hours

    21 July 2023

    From Monday 24 July 2023 and until further notice, the Tourist Office at the Canister, Jamestown, will be operating reduced opening hours for walk-ins. These will now be from 8.30am to 12.30pm, Mondays to Fridays. SHG21 July 2023

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  • Hearing Aid Repairs And Maintenance Drop In Sessions

    20 July 2023

    The Health and Social Care Portfolio would like to inform members of the public that a weekly drop in session for the repair and maintenance of hearing aids will be held every Wednesday between 10:00am – 11:00am at the meeting room above the Tourist Office at the Canister in Jamestown. SHG20 July 2023

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  • Annual Price Inflation Rate At 2.2%

    19 July 2023

    For the second quarter of 2023 (April to June) the Retail Price Index (RPI) has been measured at 115.3, compared to 112.8 for the same quarter a year ago. This means that retail prices have, on average, increased by 2.2% over the 12 month period, even though the annual rate has slowed compared to the […]

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  • Public Warning System

    18 July 2023

    Temporary Suspension of Monthly Testing The public were advised on 05 July 2023 that there was an issue with the public warning system loudspeakers in Upper Ruperts and Jamestown. This was identified during routine monthly testing. An investigation has been carried out by SURE South Atlantic Ltd, during which faults were identified on both speakers […]

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  • Increased Agricultural Production Project – Construction of Storage Units and Animal Shelters

    13 July 2023

    On 6 June 2022, funding of £380,000 was approved from the Economic Development Investment Programme (EDIP) to deliver the Increased Agricultural Production (IAP) Project. The purpose of the project is to undertake infrastructure improvements on the SHG Agricultural Estate. This is being done to ensure the land and building resources are of a standard to […]

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  • Minister’s Question Time

    13 July 2023

    TUESDAY, 18 July 2023 The fourth meeting of Minister’s Question Time will take place on Tuesday 18 July 2023, at 10:00 in the Council Chamber. The meeting is open to members of the public and will be broadcast live via SAMS Radio 1. The topic for this meeting is ‘Education’. A copy of the Order […]

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  • St Helena and Finn Partners Win Gold-Standard Travel Marketing Award

    11 July 2023

    St Helena and FINN Partners, SHG’s UK-based marketing and communications agency, won the award for ‘PR Campaign up to £50,000 spend’ on Monday night (3 July) at the annual Travel Marketing Awards in London. The award recognised the innovation and excellence of the Jonathan’s 190th Birthday activities that took place in December 2022, meeting the […]

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  • Arrival of the Maria Da Paz

    10 July 2023

    The Maria Da Paz is scheduled to arrive at St Helena on Monday 10 July 2023 at 20:00, before docking alongside Rupert’s Jetty at 06:30 on Tuesday 11July where cargo operations will commence. Jamestown Wharf and the whole of Lower Rupert’s, including the beach area, will be closed to the public from 06:00 on Tuesday […]

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  • Road Closure – Ladder Hill (change in date)

    5 July 2023

    On Tuesday 04 July, a public announcement was issued regarding the temporary closure of Ladder Hill Road on certain days over the next few weeks. Following the delayed arrival of the Maria da Paz, these closures will now take place on 18 July, 25 July and 01 August. The change of dates has been made […]

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  • R2 Project: Rehabilitation of Side Path Road and Field Road Update

    4 July 2023

    Side Path In December 2022 Side Path reopened to vehicular traffic following significant rehabilitation works. Since this time further minor works have been ongoing. SHG is pleased to confirm that of these, works to The Brow drainage, designed to protect Napoleon Street, have now been completed. Sealing of construction joints remains ongoing and will be […]

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