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The Incident Executive Group (IEG) has agreed and approved the introduction of a ‘travel corridor’ between Ascension and St Helena, whereby passengers travelling to St Helena from Ascension, and vice versa, will be free from the mandatory quarantine requirements on both Islands.  The Travel Corridor will take effect from the flight scheduled for May 2021.  […]

Prioritisation of Strategic Objectives Moving and Planning for the Future March Flight On Tuesday, 9 March 2021, the Incident Executive Group (IEG) met to discuss and review SHG’s Coronavirus Strategy, which was developed and implemented in 2020 to guide the Island’s planning and response to COVID-19. Members reviewed the strategic objectives and agreed that, whilst […]

Executive Council have endorsed updates to the Investment Policy and Investment Strategy. These updates were focused on clarifying the changes to the Investment process after Enterprise St Helena (ESH) ceases operation after 31 March 2021, and includes: SHG’s new Investment Coordinator within the Sustainable Development Team taking the responsibility for being the first point of […]

The Post & Customer Services Centre (P&CSC) would like to inform customers that, due to the year-end processes, the centre will be closed on Tuesday, 30 March 2021.  Normal business will resume on Wednesday, 31 March 2021. Jamestown Social Benefit payments for the week ending 1 April will be payable on Wednesday, 31 March, Thursday […]

Members of the public who have family, friends or colleagues arriving on the Chartered flight – scheduled to arrive on Wednesday 24 March, 2021 – that are quarantining at Bradley’s Camp, and who would like to deliver items to make their stay more comfortable, can do this in advance of the flight arriving. Please mark […]

The Emergency Planning Department would like to inform the public that a north westerly swell is forecast for St Helena from Monday, 22 March, to Wednesday, 24 March 2021. This swell could result in unsettled sea conditions in both James and Rupert’s Bays. Due care and attention should be taken if swimming in James Bay […]

The Health Directorate are aware of concerns within the community regarding the International news coverage of European countries having paused their vaccine rollouts, due to investigations on whether the AstraZeneca Vaccine is related to cases of vaccinated person’s developing blood clots.   Due to the varying cases occurring within various countries across Europe, the European Medicines […]

St Helena went to the Polls yesterday, Wednesday 17 March 2021, to find out whether the public wanted to see a change to the Current System of Governance and, if so, whether a Revised Committee System or a Ministerial System of Governance would be preferred. Following the closing of the Polling Stations at 7pm, a […]

The Modular Cable Landing Station (MCLS), which forms a major part of St Helena’s Fibre Optic Cable Project, arrived to St Helena via the MV Helena on Tuesday, 16 March 2021. The MCLS, and associated components, was designed and fabricated in the United States by American Manufactured Structures and Services (AMSS). The MCLS was offloaded, […]

The Health Directorate has administered a further 1,966 first doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine between 8 -13 March 2021. This brings an Island-wide total of 3,107 doses administered thus far.  These preliminary figures show that approximately 80% of the Island’s eligible population have received their first dose. The remaining 20% of the eligible population […]