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  • His Excellency The Governor Departs The Island

    21 June 2024

    His Excellency, Governor Nigel Phillips CBE, will depart St Helena on Saturday 22 June 2024. Stephen Thwaites, Development Attaché, will be sworn in as Acting Governor until Tasha Harris’ return to St Helena on 29 June. Upon her return to the island, Tasha Harris, Head of the Governor’s Office, will be sworn in as Acting Governor […]

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  • Bye-Election – 14 August 2024

    17 June 2024

    In a Proclamation issued today, Monday 17 June 2024, Governor Nigel Phillips CBE, acting in accordance with the advice of the Chief Minister, has announced that a bye-election to fill the vacant seat on Legislative Council (following the resignation of Rosemary Bargo on 31 May) will take place on Wednesday 14 August 2024. The Extraordinary Gazette […]

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  • Clinical Negligence Compensation Scheme Update

    17 June 2024

    On Friday 22 September 2023, SHG announced that an independently operated clinical negligence compensation scheme would be established to process and manage claims arising from treatment provided by Mr Sergio Villatoro-Bran. It had been discussed that the scheme include another doctor but SHG has decided to limit the scheme at present to patients of Mr […]

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  • Governor Declares Public Holiday to Mark the Birthday of His Majesty King Charles III

    14 June 2024

    Acting in accordance with section 5(2) of the Public Holidays Ordinance, 1945, His Excellency the Governor, has directed that Friday 15 November 2024, shall be observed as a public holiday to mark the occasion of the birthday of His Majesty King Charles III. A Public Notice was issued to this effect on Monday 3 June […]

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  • Flights To St Helena

    11 June 2024

    Peak Demand Season St Helena’s air service provision with Airlink operates as a scheduled weekly service between Johannesburg and St Helena and a monthly inter-island service with Ascension Island. In November 2023 SHG announced the 2024-25 peak season mid-week flights (Tuesday Johannesburg flights) and the reintroduction of Cape Town flights (Saturday flights).  Following assessment of […]

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  • Diabetes Week 10 – 16 June

    7 June 2024

    Diabetes Week is taking place from Monday 10 June to Sunday 16 June 2024. The Health Promotion and Community Nursing teams are dedicated to raising awareness about diabetes throughout the week. The theme of this year’s campaign is ‘Talk about the health checks you need when you have diabetes’. What is Diabetes Week? Diabetes Week […]

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  • Budget Book 2024/25 Published

    6 June 2024

    Following Monday’s presentation of the Appropriation Bill 2024 in the Legislative Council and the budget speech by Minister of the Treasury and Economic Development Portfolios, Mark Brooks, the Budget Book 2024/25 is now available to read on the SHG website via: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Estimates-of-Recurrent-and-Capital-Expenditure-and-Revenue.pdf. The Budget Book, formally titled Estimates of Recurrent and Capital Expenditure and Revenue […]

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  • General Hospital New Mortuary And Services Upgrade

    6 June 2024

    In April 2022, the general hospital launched a major improvement project to address several operational issues. This project, funded by ring-fenced financial aid, addressed the following key areas: The project aimed to achieve key outcomes that included ensuring consistent and reliable service delivery to the public, safeguarding valuable hospital equipment, and generating long-term operational cost […]

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  • World Blood Donor Day Blood Drive – Thursday 6 June 2024

    5 June 2024

    The Health Laboratory and Health Promotion teams will be celebrating World Blood Donor Day on Friday 14 June 2024. To raise awareness for this important day, the teams will be hosting a special ‘blood drive’ on Thursday, 6 June 2024. The teams will be traveling to various locations around the island to promote blood donation […]

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  • Local Iroko Wood Furniture For Sale

    4 June 2024

    St Helena Government is hosting a sale of beautiful locally-made Iroko wood furniture at Barn View. Items for sale will include wardrobes, coffee tables, bedside cabinets and bookshelves. The sale runs on Monday 10 June and Tuesday 11 June 2024. Viewing and sale of furniture can be conducted from 10:00 to 14:00. For further information […]

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