Public Announcements

  • HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM FOR PRISONERS

    As part of the Safeguarding Children Board’s continued mission to protect the more vulnerable members of the Island’s community, the Board has successfully funded the renovation of a separate waiting room facility at the General Hospital. Deputy Prison Manager, Nicholas Crowie, spoke of previous public concerns around the current facilities for prisoners attending hospital and […]

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  • HOSPITAL SWITCHBOARD

    The Health Directorate wishes to inform the public that they are currently experiencing problems with the telephone switchboard at the General Hospital, which is affecting certain telephone lines in the Directorate.                                                 […]

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  • RUPERT’S WHARF DEVELOPMENT

    A film displaying the progress on the construction of the permanent Wharf at Rupert’s will be shown on Local TV Channel 2 at the following times:   Tuesday 2 June – 09:20am Wednesday 3 June – 09:20am Thursday 4 June – 13:00 Friday 5 June – 19:00 following SAMS news Saturday 6 June – 19:00 […]

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  • FREE SPECTACLES AND HEARING AIDS FOR UNDER 16s

    The St Helena Safeguarding Children’s Board is pleased to announce that with immediate effect children under the age of 16 years on St Helena will receive their spectacles and hearing aid prescriptions for free. This results from concerns raised by the Making Ends Meet Charity and the Disabled Persons’ Aid Society, and will be for […]

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  • LAUNCH OF SAFEGUARDING POSTER CAMPAIGNS

    The St Helena Safeguarding Children’s Board has today launched a series of informational poster campaigns to raise awareness among parents, guardians, children and young people on St Helena. The campaigns target common safeguarding problems both on the Island and throughout the world. The posters provide advice on using the internet and social media wisely, knowing […]

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  • PUBLIC HEALTH MEETING

    The Health Directorate will be holding a Public Health Committee meeting tomorrow, 3 June 2015, at the Public Health Conference room in the Hospital administration building. The meeting, set to commence at 9am, is open to the public.  Agenda items include:   Mental Health Overview and the new Mental Health Ordinance and Mental Capacity Legislation […]

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  • LAST CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY!

      SHG EMPLOYEE OPINION SURVEY 2015 Today, Tuesday 2 June 2015, is the final day for SHG employees to take part in this year’s Employee Opinion Survey – aimed at gathering employees’ views on a number of issues they feel are important to them. The Survey, launched on 12 May, forms part of SHG’s Change […]

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  • COMMUNITY & DISTRICT ROAD GRANTS 2015-16

    The Environment & Natural Resources Directorate would like to advise the public that applications can now be made for funding for District and Community roads.  Funding is limited, but for every successful application, a grant of up to £2,500 can be provided. Residents will be expected to take responsibility for organising individual road improvements. Community […]

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  • COMMENTS INVITED FOR DRAFT SOCIAL SECURITY (AMENDMENT) BILL

        The public is invited to make comment on the draft Social Security (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The Bill seeks to amend the Social Security Ordinance, 2010, to allow years after age 65 as qualifying years for purposes of determining the Basic Island Pension. The draft Bill is available on the Public Consultation section of […]

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  • BOOK LAUNCHED BY THE MARINE CONSERVATION SECTION

    The Marine Conservation Section held a short presentation on Tuesday, 26 May 2015 at 12noon at the Canister in Jamestown, launching their newly published book ‘Marine Life of St Helena’. A short overview was given to various guests by the Head of Environmental Management Ben Sansom, on the origin of the book, followed by Marine […]

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