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The following is a public announcement from the Health Directorate: The public is advised that the Health Directorate will experience an acute shortage in medical staff for the month of December, especially for the first two weeks.  This is due to Doctors going off-Island and the required quarantine of arriving replacements/locums. As a result, members […]

The Office of the Public Guardian, in partnership with the Public Solicitor’s Office, will hold their forth public engagement event tonight, Tuesday 24 November 2020, at the Half Tree Hollow Community Centre at 6pm. The engagement event will be hosted by Public Guardian for St Helena & Ascension Island, Gavin (Jack) Thomas, and Acting Public […]

The awareness raising campaign – ‘Stand up and Speak out’ against Domestic Abuse – will conclude with a closing ceremony at the Castle Gardens, Jamestown, at 10.30am on Wednesday, 25 November 2020. The closing ceremony will include speeches and the drawing of the raffle in aid of the Women’s Issues St Helena (WISH) Charity. Raffle […]

An awareness raising campaign – ‘Stand up and Speak out’ against Domestic Abuse – is being organised by the UN Development Programme Safe Haven Project and the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate. As part of the Campaign, a White Ribbon Stall will be set up in front of the Canister, Jamestown, on Monday, 23 […]

South Africa last week changed their entry requirements and has now reopened to all international travel, subject to the necessary health protocols in place including a negative COVID-19 test certificate not older than 72 hours before arrival to the country – similarly applicable to transit or departure. This change in the South Africa entry and […]

Drilling of the first exploratory borehole on Francis Plain Ring Road commenced on 2 November Several problems were encountered, including the drill string becoming jammed Works have been temporarily suspended until additional equipment is procured to continue with the project Following the successful completion of the functional test to assess the performance of the 310WW […]

WEEK OF 9 – 15 NOVEMBER 2020 During the week of Monday, 9, to Sunday, 15 November 2020, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 39 reports, resulting in three persons being arrested. One person was arrested for a Threats to Kill, Assault, and a Public Order offence. They were interviewed and charged to […]

A cheque totalling £1700 was presented to members of the Cancer Support & Awareness Charity by Garry Yon, Anthony Clingham and Mandy Constantine on Friday, 13 November 2020. The presentation took place at the General Hospital’s Oncology Unit. The total monies raised was achieved through fundraising events organised throughout the month of October including from […]

An awareness raising campaign – ‘Stand up and Speak out’ against Domestic Abuse is being organised by the UN Development Programme Safe Haven Project and the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate starting on Friday, 20 November, and ending with a final event on Wednesday, 25 November 2020. Around the world, White Ribbon awareness focusses […]