St Helena Government

St Helena Government

  • Road Closure

    1 March 2023

    The Highways Authority has given approval for the road from Scotland roundabout to Spring Gut to be closed on, Monday 6 to Friday 10 March 2023 from 9am to 3pm to enable the road section to carry out repairs on a retaining wall. During this closure, only emergency services will be granted access.  Residents within the […]

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  • Temporary One Way Traffic System – 3 March 2023

    28 February 2023

    The following is a Public Announcement from the Royal Saint Helena Police: The public are advised that a temporary one way system will be in place on Friday 3 March, from 11am to 5pm. The one way system will be in place in the direction of Gordons Post to Hutts Gate, along Tomb Road. Traffic […]

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  • Post Box Walks’ Infrastructure Maintenance

    24 February 2023

    The public are advised that infrastructure maintenance works will be carried out on the Heart Shaped Waterfall Post Box Walk over the coming weeks. The walk will remain open, but persons are asked to be attentive when approaching the construction areas.  These works are not part of the routine maintenance contract but are part of […]

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  • New visiting hours for the General Hospital

    24 February 2023

    Following request from the public, the Health Services Directorate will be trialing new visiting hours for the General Hospital. These will be in effect from Monday, 27 February 2023. The new visiting hours will be: 11am – 12 noon 2pm – 5pm 6.30pm – 8pm The new visiting hours are intended to provide more flexibility […]

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  • Reporting Positive Covid Cases

    24 February 2023

    The Health & Social Care Portfolio would like to remind members of the public that they can still report positive Covid-19 test results during normal working hours, Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm, via telephone number 25888. Persons who have tested positive are asked to please provide the receptionist with their name, address and date […]

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  • Minute Silence to Be Held on Friday 24 February to Mark Anniversary of Invasion of Ukraine

    24 February 2023

    Friday 24 February will mark one year since Ukraine began its resistance against Russian aggression and the wholescale invasion of its territorial borders. Since then, over eight million people have fled Ukraine and a further eight million people having been internally displaced, with many tens of thousands of people estimated to have lost their lives. […]

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  • Annual Peaks National Park Survey Launched

    22 February 2023

    The annual Peaks National Park survey has now been launched for 2023. The Peaks National Park is one of St Helena’s most prominent National Conservation Areas. It includes Diana’s Peak, Mount Actaeon and Cuckolds, as well as sites such as the George Benjamin Arboretum, High Peak and the Depot.  The Park is a valuable natural […]

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  • Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

    22 February 2023

    The Emergency Planning section of the Safety, Security and Home Affairs Portfolio recently received funding to launch a Community Automated External Defibrillator (AED) project. The project has seen AED’s deployed at a number of key locations around the Island, with more due to be deployed in the coming months. The funding for this work has […]

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  • Midweek Flights to St Helena to Recommence for Peak Season 2023/24

    22 February 2023

    SHG is pleased to announce that mid-week flights between Johannesburg and St Helena will be available for peak season 2023/24. In addition to the regular scheduled weekly flight that operates on a Saturday from Johannesburg, a second weekly flight originating in Johannesburg will operate to St Helena during the period 28 November 2023 to the […]

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  • Primary Schools Athletics Day 2023

    21 February 2023

    The Primary Sector will be hosting their annual Athletics Day at Francis Plain on Friday, 3 March 2023.  All parents, guardians and members of the public are invited to attend. The sports will start at 9.45am and end at approximately 2.30pm. As this is a school event, the Primary Sector would appreciate if all spectators could adhere to the following conditions in […]

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