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  • St Helena represented at opening of Constituency Garden of Remembrance in London

    Yesterday, Monday 7 November 2022, Governor Nigel Phillips, Chief Secretary Susan O’Bey and St Helena Government UK Representative Kedell Worboys attended a ceremony opening the Constituency Garden of Remembrance in London. The garden is located in New Palace Yard, part of the Palace of Westminster. Members of the UK Parliament and representatives from the Commonwealth […]

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  • Island Parliamentary Workshop Concludes

    Between Monday 31 October and Friday 4 November, representatives from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association HQ (CPA) delivered training to Elected Members, Portfolio Directors, SHG officials and staff from the Legislative Council Office. The training was delivered as part of the Technical Assistance Programme between CPA and the St Helena Legislative Council, aimed at supporting, and […]

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  • Remembrance Sunday Service – Road and parking space closure

    The Highways Authority has given approval for the road from The Cenotaph to Donny’s Place at the Seafront, and five parking spaces in front of the Court House, Jamestown, to be closed on the morning of Sunday, 13 November 2022, in order for the Remembrance Sunday Service to take place. The road and area surrounding […]

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  • Young Saint Centre Stage In UK Parliament

    The UK Youth Parliament met today, Friday 4 November 2022, for a debate in the House of Commons in London. This is the eleventh time the Youth Parliament has sat in the House of Commons for a debate, with the first being in 2009. The event is organised every year by the British Youth Council. […]

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  • COVID-19 Statistics for St Helena: 28 October – 3 November 2022

    The St Helena Health Services Directorate would like to inform the public that there were no positive cases of COVID-19 reported within the community during the period Friday, 28 October, to Thursday, 3 November 2022. The total number of positive cases identified/reported since the lifting of quarantine on Monday, 8 August 2022 remains at 1800.  If you have […]

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  • Isaac Greentree And Marcella Mittens To Attend 11th Commonwealth Youth Parliament

    Two St Helenians currently studying in the UK – Isaac Greentree and Marcella Mittens – have been invited to attend the 11th Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP). The CYP will be taking place in Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, between 20 and 24 November 2022. The Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) is a Commonwealth […]

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  • Lost & Missing Person Search Training

    Members of the St Helena Fire & Rescue Service, Rock Guards, Emergency Planning, Marine Section and the Royal St Helena Police Service recently participated in a week-long Lost & Missing Person Search (L&MPS), Search Technician (SxTech) course. Selected personnel also attended the Search Team Leader course. Both courses were delivered by Police Search Adviser (PolSA), […]

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  • Changes to staff rota to improve outpatient clinic availability

    The Health and Social Care Portfolio received feedback regarding the Health services medical provision in 2021/22.  Highlighted was the absence of availability of clinical appointments and the continuity of doctors.  Health Services has been unable to recruit and retain sufficient medical staff to be able to cover Hospital and emergency care needs for the past […]

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  • Public Consultation on proposed new Immigration Policy

    Starting Monday, 7 November 2022, a public consultation will begin on a proposed new Immigration Policy. Hard copies of the proposal will be available from the Post Office, the Public Library and online via the SHG website here: www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/public-consultation/.    Overview A robust immigration system is a core function of any government, and St Helena’s […]

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  • St Helena now entered “Living with COVID-19” phase

    In October, the Chief Medical Officer Peter Moss advised that St Helena had come to the end of the first period, or wave, of COVID -19 within the community. This resulted in the recent lifting of COVID-19 procedures within all remaining settings of the Health and Social Care Portfolio.  Health Services has recorded a total […]

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