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  • Unauthorised removal of products from the National Forest Estate

    4 September 2023

    The Forestry Section of the Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Portfolio have seen evidence of unauthorised removal of products from the National Forest Estate, specifically sizable quantities of giant bamboo from Plantation Forest and small to medium trees in Merrimens, Prospect, Willow Bank and The Saddle forests.   The Forestry Section would like to advise […]

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  • Weather Warning

    4 September 2023

    Strong winds are forecast across the Island for today, Monday 4 September 2023, and tomorrow, Tuesday 5 September 2023, with a risk of these bringing some disruption. Winds will be strongest tomorrow morning but will ease considerably by Wednesday. There is a risk of gusts up to 55KT, similar to wind speeds felt in July […]

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  • Minister Brooks to depart St Helena

    1 September 2023

    Minister Mark Brooks will depart St Helena on Sunday, 3 September 2023, to attend a three-day programme in Gibraltar and undertake meetings with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London. Gibraltar, like St Helena, is a British Overseas Territory. Minister Brooks will travel to Gibraltar to attend a three-day programme that is centred around Gibraltar’s […]

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  • Public Information Meeting – R2 Project Rehabilitation Of Field Road

    1 September 2023

    The Programme Management Office will be holding a public information meeting at St Michaels Church, Rupert’s, at 7pm on Wednesday, 6September 2023. The meeting is to provide an update, particularly to Rupert’s residents, on the Field Road closure. Members of the public are encouraged to attend. SHG 1 September 2023

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  • St Helena connects to the Subsea Cable

    1 September 2023

    Now that the Equiano subsea cable is live, there is opportunity for the existing telecoms network to plug into the cable so that the Island community is able to benefit immediately from this investment. Whilst the aspiration to access the cable via a fibre network remains, there will be some considerable time before this network […]

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  • Police Appeal for Information – Criminal Damage in Jamestown

    31 August 2023

    The Royal St Helena Police is appealing for witnesses and information in relation to three separate criminal damage incidents which occurred in lower Jamestown. The first incident occurred at the Coffee Shop in the early hours of Sunday, 27 August 2023, whereby an umbrella and three benches were damaged. The second incident occurred in the […]

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  • HM Customs Office Closure

    31 August 2023

    HM Customs would like to advise the public that their office at the wharf will be closed on Friday, 1 September 2023. Normal operations will resume on Monday, 4 September 2023. Any inconvenience caused is regretted and HM Customs thanks the public for their support and cooperation. SHG31 August 2023

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  • R2 Project: Rehabilitation of Field Road – Update

    31 August 2023

    SHG is pleased to announce that the re-measurement contract for the rehabilitation of Field Road has now been signed for the sum of £1,974,938.43. The successful contractor is Isaac’s Contractors Ltd. The approval to close Field Road for the construction works is currently being finalised with the Highways Authority. SHG is anticipating that Field Road will […]

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  • Emergency Dental Clinic Closure

    30 August 2023

    The Health Services Directorate would like to inform the public that the Emergency Dental Clinic, which is normally open to the public between 8.30am and 9.30am every weekday, will be closed tomorrow, Thursday 31 August 2023.  Persons experiencing a dental emergency during this time are therefore asked to make an appointment by calling the Hospital […]

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  • Health Service Directorate to run Bowel Cancer Screening Campaign during September

    30 August 2023

    For the month of September only, the Health Services Directorate will be offering free testing for bowel cancer for anyone aged 50+ years. From Friday, 1 September 2023, those who wish to take the test can call Grace Richards or Anna Bowers on tel: 25818 who will arrange for a test kit to be made […]

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