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Career Access St Helena Office Two-Week Closure – 11 – 25April 2022

Career Access St Helena would like to advise clients, partners and the public that their office in Jamestown will be closed from Monday, 11,to Monday, 25April 2022. This closure is to enable Career Access to undertake a review of the services and needs to date and plan for the future. Career Access will re-open as […]

World Health Day, Thursday, 7 April 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) observes World Health Day on 7 April each year.  Since 1950 the day has been used to mark the founding of the WHO and an opportunity for the organization to bring the world’s attention to a subject that is of importance to global health.  This years theme is ‘Our planet, […]

St Helena COVID-19 Status Update- 7 April 2022

Following negative results from the re-testing of person(s) testing positive for COVID-19 in home quarantine on Thursday, 31 March 2022, the public is advised that the person(s) have now completed their quarantine period in compliance with St Helena’s COVID-19 protocols.  Positive case(s) identified through routine testing on Monday, 4 April, remain in home quarantine.  All […]

New Year Honours 2023 – Overseas List – Final Reminder

6 April 2022

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office invites nominations for the 2023 Queen’s New Year Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2023 New Year Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that Honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is […]

Certificate and Badge of Honour and Acts of Bravery Awards 2022 – Final Reminder

6 April 2022

Nominations are being invited for the Certificate and Badge of Honour, and Acts of Bravery Awards for 2022. The Certificate and Badge of Honour are available for the Governor to award to public servants for loyal and valuable service worthy of recognition or, in the case of other persons, for their loyal and meritorious conduct […]

Recreational Fishing Consultation

The Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Portfolio (ENRP) will be holding a consultation on issues and options for change to licensing of recreational fishing on St Helena. Currently, the main methods of fishing for lobster on St Helena are: Potting (metal/plastic pots lowered to the seafloor by ropes left to soak, generally overnight and hauled […]

Passports

Following the recommencement of the scheduled Airlink flight from St Helena to Johannesburg, the Immigration Service of the Safety, Security and Home Affairs Portfolio has been made aware that St Helenian passport holders were delayed during the check-in process at OR Tambo International Airport for their onward travel to the UK. On investigation, it was […]

Expressions of Interest – Register of Contractors

The Health and Social Care Portfolio invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified or experienced individuals and/or companies to join their existing register of contractors.  The approved contractors must have a variety of skills to enable the delivery and adaptation of projects. If you require any further details regarding the various forms of adaptation projects, […]

St Helena COVID-19 Status Update- 5 April 2022

Following routine testing on Monday, 4 April 2022, positive COVID-19 case(s) were identified in Home Quarantine. All COVID-19 protocols are being followed. Members of the public should remain alert and continue to practice good respiratory and hand hygiene. The public will be updated when there are no longer positive cases in quarantine. SHG5 April 2022

COVID-19 Vaccination Status update

The Health Services Directorate administered 3,322 COVID-19 vaccine doses between December 2021 and February 2022. The 3,322 vaccines have been administered as follows: 208 doses to persons aged 12 to 17 as their first dose, an estimated 89% of the total resident population in this group (as per the 2021 Census count). 3,076 to adults […]