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St Helena Government

  • Limited Number Of Audiology Appointments Now Available

    19 May 2023

    There are a limited number of appointments with the Audiologist available to members of the public.   
    Therefore appointments are only available up to Friday, 26 May 2023 by calling the General Hospital on telephone number 22500.

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  • Cargo Clearance Procedure

    19 May 2023

    Port Control and HM Customs advise that with immediate effect, requests for off-loading cargo at Rupert’s should be submitted three days in advance for each voyage of the Maria Da Paz arriving at St Helena. Requests are to be made by completing and returning an application form. These can be requested by email via customs.enquiries@sainthelena.gov.sh, and available on the SHG website.

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  • Turtle Nesting At Rupert’s Beach

    18 May 2023

    ENRP’s Marine and Fisheries Conservation Section, and the St Helena National Trust responded after being advised by members of the public that a green turtle attempted to nest on Rupert’s Beach.
    144 eggs were carefully moved to an artificial nest incubation chamber.
    For the next three months, the incubation chamber will be monitored. If a dip in the sand above the nest is noticed, it is a sign that the eggs have begun hatching. From this point, the nest will be monitored daily. If these turtles hatch they will be retrieved from the incubation chamber and released into the ocean.

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  • Road Closure Lower Shy Road

    18 May 2023

    Lower Shy Road will be closed to vehicular traffic from Tuesday 23 May 2023 to Friday 26 May 2023, from 08.30 am to 3.30 pm each day.

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  • Reception Held In Palace Of Westminster To Celebrate St Helena’s Blue And Green Agendas

    18 May 2023

    On Wednesday 17 May 2023, Chief Minister Julie Thomas hosted a reception at the Palace of Westminster in London to celebrate St Helena’s Green and Blue Agenda and the ongoing Cloud Forest Project. Speaker of the UK House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, kindly allowed the reception to take place in the State Rooms of […]

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  • Safeguarding Training Opportunities 2023/24

    17 May 2023

    SHG are pleased to be offering a number of different safeguarding training courses between April 2023 and March 2024.
    Internet/Cyber Security
    Children’s Safeguarding
    Corporate Parenting
    Adult Safeguarding
    Child Sexual Exploitation
    For a full list of course dates, more information, or to make an application to attend one of the courses, please contact Carley Peters, St Helena Community College, by email through carley.peters@sainthelena.gov.sh

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  • Select Committee 2 – Topic For Scrutiny

    17 May 2023

    Select Committee 2 have selected Asset Disposal as their first topic for scrutiny.
    Areas to be scrutinised sitting under the Treasury, Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Portfolio are:
    Disposal of ex-Basil Read assets
    Disposal of ex-RMS St Helena assets
    Areas to be scrutinised relating to Central Support Services are:
    Disposal of vehicles and associated parts/stock
    Disposal of IT equipment and consumables

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  • Select Committee 1 – Topic For Scrutiny

    17 May 2023

    Members of the public are hereby notified that Select Committee 1 have selected Fisheries – A Cross-Functional Review, as their first topic for scrutiny:
    Fisheries, namely the application of the Fish and Fish Products Ordinance, and the Fisheries Ordinance.

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  • Provision Of Chicks For Egg Production

    16 May 2023

    ENRP received a batch of 1000 Dekalb-Amberlink breed day old chicks. The sale of chicks will be at the price of £3.00 per chick for all producers. This is in line with the SHG Vision and Strategy to facilitate actions to improve our self-sufficiency in local fresh egg supply for the community and encourage local production so that people have access to sustainable supplies of fresh produce.
    Application forms are available from the ENRP Reception at Scotland Office, or can be requested electronically via email through rea.williams@sainthelena.gov.sh

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  • Legislative Council Meeting – Thursday, 25 May, 2023

    16 May 2023

    A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Thursday, 25 May 2023, at 10am in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the twelfth meeting of Legislative Council and will be broadcast live via SAMs Radio 1. This meeting is also open to members of the public who wish to attend. […]

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