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  • First Virtual Joint Ministerial Council Meeting

    The first virtual Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) meeting commenced yesterday, Monday 23 November, and will run over four days ending on Thursday, 26 November 2020. The JMC is chaired by Baroness Sugg, Minister for the Overseas Territories in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Councillor Derek Thomas, as President of the UK Overseas Territories Association […]

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  • What is Home Quarantine?

    The Incident Executive Group (IEG) has announced that, based on Health advice mandatory 14-day Home Quarantine for all new arrivals who have pre-approved accommodation will take effect from the January Charter flight. This is subject to a satisfactory risk assessment and education campaign. In this article we take a look at what is Home Quarantine […]

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  • Change in Rent for Government Landlord Properties

    The Housing Management Office would like to advise all Government Landlord Housing (GLH) tenants that there will be an increase in rent for all Government Landlord properties with effect from 1 April 2021. Rent will no longer be applied at a set rate based on the number of bedrooms but rather as a tiered system […]

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  • St Helena Weekly Police Report

    WEEK OF 16 – 22 NOVEMBER 2020 During the week of Monday, 16, to Sunday, 22 November 2020, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 36 reports, resulting in four arrests. One person was arrested for Theft in relation to an ongoing investigation. They were bailed to return to Police Headquarters, pending further enquiries. […]

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  • SHG’s Shareholding in Solomon & Company (St Helena) PLC – Expressions of Interest Invited

    Are you interested in purchasing shares in Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc? St Helena Government (SHG) is pleased to invite Expression of Interests to purchase all or part of its shareholding in the company. 124,100 shares in Solomon and Company (St Helena) Plc are available to purchase. The minimum purchase being 100 shares and […]

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  • Public Transport Service Questionnaire – Reminder

    St Helena Government (SHG) is running a questionnaire to gather feedback on the current Public Transport Service.    Copies of the questionnaire are available on the public transport buses (Routes A, B, C and E), at the Public Library and the Post & Customer Services Centre in Jamestown, and also available on the SHG website […]

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  • Disruptions To Health Services

    The following is a public announcement from the Health Directorate: The public is advised that the Health Directorate will experience an acute shortage in medical staff for the month of December, especially for the first two weeks.  This is due to Doctors going off-Island and the required quarantine of arriving replacements/locums. As a result, members […]

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  • The Office Of The Public Guardian – Public Engagement Event Reminder

    The Office of the Public Guardian Information Awareness Day (July 2020)

    The Office of the Public Guardian, in partnership with the Public Solicitor’s Office, will hold their forth public engagement event tonight, Tuesday 24 November 2020, at the Half Tree Hollow Community Centre at 6pm. The engagement event will be hosted by Public Guardian for St Helena & Ascension Island, Gavin (Jack) Thomas, and Acting Public […]

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  • White Ribbon Campaign Closing Ceremony

    The awareness raising campaign – ‘Stand up and Speak out’ against Domestic Abuse – will conclude with a closing ceremony at the Castle Gardens, Jamestown, at 10.30am on Wednesday, 25 November 2020. The closing ceremony will include speeches and the drawing of the raffle in aid of the Women’s Issues St Helena (WISH) Charity. Raffle […]

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  • White Ribbon Campaign Stall

    An awareness raising campaign – ‘Stand up and Speak out’ against Domestic Abuse – is being organised by the UN Development Programme Safe Haven Project and the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate. As part of the Campaign, a White Ribbon Stall will be set up in front of the Canister, Jamestown, on Monday, 23 […]

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