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Press Releases

  • Marine Tour Operator Environmental Accreditation Certification Scheme Training

    7 September 2023

    On 27 June 2023 Executive Council approved the Marine Regulations (Tourism and Interaction with Marine Life), 2023, which will be brought into force on 1 November 2023. These new Regulations govern tourism and the interaction of persons with marine wildlife in the Marine Protected Area (MPA). Primarily, they aim to minimise any impact from such […]

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  • Persons aged 50+ encouraged to test for Bowel Cancer

    6 September 2023

    The Health Services Directorate is currently offering free testing for bowel cancer for anyone aged 50+ years during the month of 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 sample kit to be made available to you. Everyone […]

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Changes to Public Service Structure

    30 August 2023

    Background The current Public Service structure was implemented two years ago in April 2021, as part of a wider transformation programme, when we moved from Directorates into larger ‘Portfolios’ to ensure we have a more streamlined structure, with services and functions that have a shared or similar purpose grouped together under one senior manager. This […]

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  • Commonwealth Scholarships 2024

    29 August 2023

    Invitation for Nominations The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) in the United Kingdom is inviting nominations from St Helena for Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships tenable from 2024.  St Helena is invited to nominate one (1) candidate for consideration by the CSC for Master’s study. NB a nomination does not in any way guarantee selection or placement. Funded […]

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  • Feedback Welcome On New Biosecurity Policy

    28 August 2023

    St Helena’s Biosecurity Policy is being reviewed and revised to ensure that ‘Biosecurity St Helena’ is fit for purpose into the future. Biosecurity protects St Helena from the risk of introducing potentially harmful new pests, weeds and diseases. The first biosecurity policy was developed and adopted in 2014 in order to strengthen biosecurity in St […]

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  • Prince Andrew School Results Day

    25 August 2023

    Former Year 11, 12 and 13 students of Prince Andrew School (PAS) received their much anticipated GCSE and A-Level exam results today, Friday 25 August 2023. Their official Statement of Results was issued to them in a short presentation held in the PAS hall. In attendance were parents/guardians and teachers as well as representatives from St Helena Government and […]

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