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St Helena Emergency Services Rolls Out ‘what3words’ Location Technology
13 March 2025
St Helena Emergency Services has announced the rollout of innovative location technology, what3words. Adding what3words to its toolkit will help pinpoint 999 callers’ exact locations, and ensure resources can be dispatched directly to the scene. When calling the emergency number (999), one of the first questions you’ll be asked is ‘What is the address of […]
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Commonwealth Day 2025 Celebrated on St Helena
11 March 2025
St Helena celebrated Commonwealth Day 2025 yesterday with assemblies at Prince Andrew School (PAS) and the three island primary schools, as well as a flag raising ceremony held at Plantation House. This year’s theme, ‘Together We Thrive’, highlights the shared values of Commonwealth nations, as articulated in the Commonwealth Charter. Observed annually on the second […]
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Local Agencies Enhance Major Incident Response Capabilities Through IPAS-Funded MAGIC Training.
7 March 2025
Representatives from key agencies including Fire and Rescue Service, Emergency Planning, Immigration, Communications Hub, Royal St Helena Police, St Helena Airport, Governor’s Office, Health and Social Care, Port Control, Environment, Natural Resources and Planning, Education, and Solomon and Company have recently completed a comprehensive Multi-Agency Gold Incident Command (MAGIC) training programme, designed to enhance their […]
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Prince Andrew School Holds Annual Certificate and Awards Ceremony
6 March 2025
On Friday, 28 February 2025, students, parents, and distinguished guests gathered in the Prince Andrew School (PAS) Hall for the annual Certificate and Awards Ceremony. This special event honoured the hard work and achievements of students. The ceremony commenced with a warm welcome from His Excellency, Governor Nigel Phillips, who addressed the audience before presenting […]
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Education Review Meetings Update
3 March 2025
The Education, Skills, and Employment Portfolio (ESE) has concluded a series of community engagement meetings to provide updates on the St Helena Education Review. These sessions, held on 10, 24, and 25 February, 2025, demonstrated strong community interest and generated valuable feedback. The review, which assesses education provision from early years to post-16, aims to: […]
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Expression of Interest – Member of the St Helena Media Commission
3 March 2025
His Excellency the Governor intends to appoint a member to the St Helena Media Commission. This position is not open to members of the Legislative Council or the Public Service. The duties of the St Helena Media Commission are to: The Media Commission comprises the Chief Magistrate as President of the Commission and at least […]
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Expression of Interest – Chairperson of the Immigration Control Board
3 March 2025
The position of Chairperson of the Immigration Control Board will become available from 13 March 2025. The Immigration Ordinance 2011 provides for an Immigration Control Board with the Chairperson of the Board being appointed by the Governor. The role of the Board is to exercise and perform powers and functions conferred upon it by the […]
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Men and Women Aged 50 – 74 Encouraged to Test for Bowel Cancer
25 February 2025
The Health Service is offering free testing for bowel cancer over the next month for anyone aged between 50 to 74 years. Those individuals who wish to take the test can call Anna Bowers or Dinah Fowler at 25818 or 25949, who will arrange for a test sample kit to be made available to you. […]
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Call for Nominations for UK State (2026 New Year Honours) and St Helena National Awards
24 February 2025
Nominations are now being invited for the following awards. UK STATE AWARDS – 2026 NEW YEAR HONOURS Honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or for any service carried out over and above what normally is expected. This can include making a difference to the community or in a specific field of work, innovation […]
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Minister Christine Scipio to Attend Climate Change Resilience Workshop in Brussels
21 February 2025
Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Planning (ENRP), Christine Scipio, will be attending the “Climate Change Resilience” Community (GOCCR) in-person workshop in Brussels, Belgium, from 25 to 28 February 2025. The workshop, organised under the Green Overseas (GO) programme, focuses on mainstreaming climate change resilience into policies for Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). The GO […]
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