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  • Flight Status Update

    26 March 2020

    The three-week lockdown in South Africa starting tonight has resulted in Airlink flights being suspended for at least three weeks. Airlink has advised that the earliest date the next scheduled flight will arrive on St Helena and travel onwards to Ascension is Saturday, 18 April 2020. This date is not guaranteed and could change if […]

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  • Island Schools to Reopen on Monday

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    26 March 2020

    Parents and guardians of school-aged children are advised that all schools on St Helena will reopen on Monday, 30 March 2020. This follows a short period of closure to reduce the spread and effect of a current influenza virus being experienced on-Island.  Given the difficulty of practicing ‘social distancing’ in any school environment, parents and […]

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  • Formal Legislative Council Meeting

    26 March 2020

    FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2020 A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place tomorrow, Friday 27 March 2020, at 10am in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the fifteenth meeting of Legislative Council and will be broadcast live via SAMS Radio 1. The meeting is also open to members of the public […]

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  • Police Appeal for Information

    26 March 2020

    THEFT AT PENSPEN’S TEMPORARY AIRPORT FUEL SITE St Helena Police are currently investigating a theft which occurred at Penspen’s Temporary Airport Fuel Site (formerly known as Tank 6), situated on Wainwright Way on the Access (Haul) Road, which occurred between Tuesday, 21 January, and  Monday, 24 February 2020. As a result of this theft, a […]

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  • Coronavirus (Covid -19) St Helena Preparedness Update 25 March 2020

    26 March 2020

    St Helena is still in the Prevent Stage and keeping St Helena safe is our priority. There are no suspected cases of COVID-19 on the Island. Yesterday, Chairman of the Public Health Committee, Councillor Derek Thomas, announced the following further measures to try and prevent the virus from reaching St Helena: Airlink flights will now […]

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  • St Helena Water Levels

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    25 March 2020

    Over the last week, St Helena’s water consumption levels have fluctuated. There were three days where water consumption was below 1000 cubic metres and four days where consumption rates were above the target level. Stored water volume Island-wide is currently at 47.8% (55,240 cubic metres) while in Red Hill it is 26%(16, 884 cubic metres). […]

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  • Local Teachers Awarded Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching and Learning

    25 March 2020

    Three local teachers have received the Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching and Learning This qualification is placed on the Higher Education Qualifications Framework at Level 4 Deputy Head of Prince Andrew School, Isabel Andrews, Prince Andrew School Teacher, Craig Peters, and Teaching Assistant at St Paul’s Primary, Roberta Thomas, are the latest teachers to have […]

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  • Minimum Wage Set For 2020-2021

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    25 March 2020

    Every year the Minimum Wage is reviewed by the Employment Rights Committee with the view to ensure that low income workers are protected from poverty. The Committee considers inflation, the state of the economy and views on the rates expressed through public consultation when recommending a rate. As a result of the review, and agreement […]

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  • 2019 Business Survey Results Released

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    24 March 2020

    The final survey report and dataset of the 2019 Business Survey has today been released by St Helena Government’s (SHG) Statistics Office and is now available for download from the ‘Reports and Publications’ section of the SHG website. Highlights from the report are: Overall, 21% of all businesses reported an increase in demand and 44% […]

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  • Suspected cases on Ascension Island negative for COVID-19

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    23 March 2020

    The verification tests for the suspected COVID-19 cases reported on Ascension Island last week are negative and all remaining passengers both on St Helena and Ascension Island have been cleared to go about their normal activities. As reported last week all passengers arriving on St Helena on 14 March were advised to stay home, all […]

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