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Aviation on St Helena – Why is it difficult to fly to St Helena?
29 September 2021
Over the last few months a number of questions have been asked about St Helena Airport (HLE) and air access to the Island in general. As a result, St Helena Government’s (SHG) Sustainable Development Civil Aviation Team will over the next three weeks provide answers to the frequently asked questions: Week 1: The difficulties flying […]
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General Election 2021 – Voting By Proxy
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28 September 2021
A General Election will be held on Wednesday, 13 October 2021, if more than 12 valid nominations are received on Nomination Day, which is 29 September. Those on the Register of Electors effective from 27 August 2021 should know that if they are ill, physically incapacitated, or off-Island and cannot make it to the Polling […]
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Restricted Access To Jamestown Wharf
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28 September 2021
The following is a Public Announcement from Port Control: The public is advised that due to the arrival of the MV Helena being slightly delayed, the Jamestown Wharf will now be closed to all members of the public on Thursday, 30 September 2021, and Friday, 1 October 2021. Access to the Jamestown Wharf will be […]
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St Helena Health Transformation Programme – Orthopaedic Review
27 September 2021
The first project under the St Helena Health Transformation Programme is a review of the Orthopaedic Service provided by the Health Service Directorate. As part of this review we will be looking at the care provided to all our patients who have received orthopaedic treatment within the past six years. As such, the Health Service […]
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Changes in Income Related Benefits from 1 October 2021
24 September 2021
Executive Council has approved the Social Security (Amendment) Regulations 2021 to come into effect from 1 October, which makes the following changes to Income Related Benefits (IRB): Change from ‘Household’ to ‘Family’ There will be a shift from the ‘household’ to the ‘family’ as the recipient unit. This means that where there are two families […]
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Saint Helena National Trust Secures Funding to Digitise the East India Company Records
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24 September 2021
The Saint Helena National Trust (SHNT) has been successful in securing funding to digitise the East India Company (EIC) records that are currently housed at the St Helena Government (SHG) Archives. This Project (EAP reference EAP1634) is funded by a grant from the Endangered Archives Programme, which is administered by the British Library and Arcadia, […]
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UK Home Office Security Specialist Visit to St Helena
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24 September 2021
The UK Home Office is supporting St Helena Government (SHG) with cyber security provision as part of the UK Home Office National Cyber Risk Assessment (NCRA) process. Arriving on the flight from the UK today is NCRA team member, Wes Lewis, who will be visiting the Island until 20 October 2021 to support sustaining of […]
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Increasing the minimum landing size for Rock Bullseye
24 September 2021
St Helena Government (SHG) announced changes to the minimum landing size of Rock Bullseye from 1 August 2021. All Rock Bullseye caught from this date must be a minimum size of 20cm. Senior Fisheries Officer, Gerald Benjamin, explains: “The decision to change the minimum landing size for Rock Bullseye is to protect the species and […]
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The Role of the St Helena Public Service
Read more 23 September 2021
A General Election will be held on Wednesday, 13 October 2021, if more than 12 valid nominations are received on Nomination Day. The closing date for candidate nominations is 12 noon on Wednesday, 29 September 2021. This year’s Election will be historic – the first under a ministerial system of Government. Leading up to the […]
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Weekly St Helena Police Report
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23 September 2021
During the period of Monday, 13 September, to Sunday, 19 September 2021, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 37 reports. Reports made were Assault – Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm, Theft, Anti-social Behaviour, a Road Traffic Collision and a Missing Person – these are all currently under investigation. Other reports that were dealt with […]