News

COVID-19 Testing Clinics – Reminder

The Health Services Directorate would like to remind the public of the following: Persons who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 are advised to call the COVID-19 Helpline on tel: 25888 to arrange an appointment at one of the testing clinics. Persons will be triaged and, if a COVID-19 test is required, an appointment will be […]

Statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The following statement was issued by Buckingham Palace:“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon”.A personal statement by the Governor of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha:“On behalf of the communities of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, we would like to express our profound sorrow at the news of the passing of […]

Governor Phillips Welcomes Back Commonwealth Games Team

7 September 2022

Governor Phillips was pleased to welcome home the St Helena Commonwealth Games Team at a special reception held at Plantation House on Tuesday, 6 September 2022. Invited guests included the athletes who represented St Helena in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, their families and friends, members of the National Amateur Sports Association St Helena (NASAS), and sponsors. Governor […]

Processing of UK Visa Applications

Due to the prioritisation of applications under the Ukraine Visa Scheme coupled with post-COVID recovery, UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) centres around the world have seen an increase in global travel and visa applications.  The public is advised that UK Transit & Visit visas, including standard Visitor visa applications, are currently taking on average seven […]

Side Path Road Update

Structural road pavement concreting works started today, Tuesday 6 September 2022, on Side Path Road, commencing from the Brow. It is vital that the newly laid concrete is not disturbed in any way, particularly for the first 28 days. The public are requested to be vigilant and comply with any directions given by the Contractor or […]

Cancellation Of Sunday Commercial Waste Collection In Jamestown

With immediate effect, Waste Management Services will no longer collect commercial waste in Jamestown on a Sunday morning. There will be no change to the annual charge for commercial waste collection services as the Sunday collection was free of charge. Please note: there will be no impact to the cleaning of public areas and toilets […]

Staggered Return For Prince Andrew School Students

Prince Andrew School (PAS) would like to remind parents/guardians of the following staggered starting dates when returning to school for the first week of the new school year, as follows: Years 11, 12 and 13 will return Tuesday, 6 September 2022 Year 10 will join Years 11, 12 and 13 on Thursday, 8 September 2022 […]

Email Ordering System for Repeat Prescriptions

The Health Services Directorate would like to inform the public that the Pharmacy now has an email account for an ordering service within the Pharmacy.   The email account will be used for regular repeat prescriptions only and will be in operation with effect from Monday, 12 September 2022.   The email will be monitored from Monday […]

COVID-19 Statistics for St Helena

The St Helena Health Services Directorate would like to inform the public that five (5) positive cases of COVID-19 were identified within the community during the period Friday, 26, August to Thursday, 1, September 2022. A total of sixteen (16) positive cases have been identified since the lifting of quarantine on Monday, 8, August 2022.   […]

Police Appeal For Information- Damage To Public Toilets

The Royal Saint Helena Police Service is investigating an incident relating to, what appears to be, an act of intentional criminal damage to the male public toilet located near the Museum in Jamestown. Police enquiries suggest that the alleged crime occurred between 6am and 8am on Monday, 22 August 2022. The evidence suggests that the […]