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  • Public Health Committee Meeting – Wednesday, 4 November 2020

    The monthly meeting of the Public Health Committee took place on Wednesday, 4 November 2020. The proposed Primary Care Facility at Sundale was discussed. The Chairman gave an overview of the discussion held with Baroness Sugg regarding the demand for such a facility on St Helena and confirmed having highlighted the fact that financial constraints […]

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  • White Ribbon Campaign 2020 Concludes

    The awareness raising campaign – ‘Stand up and Speak out’ against Domestic Abuse – organised by the UN Development Programme Safe Haven Project and the Children & Adults Social Care Directorate concluded yesterday with a Closing Ceremony, held at the Castle Gardens, Jamestown. The Closing Ceremony started at 10.30am and included speeches from Miss St […]

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  • International Online Webinar – Thursday 26 November 2020

    Come along and join us at the St Helena Community College, Education Learning Centre, Jamestown on Thursday, 26November 2020, from 7pm to 8.30pm for an international online webinar to learn about EUROTAST: a Marie Sklodowska-Curie doctoral training network on the history and contemporary legacies of the transatlantic slave trade. The webinar will include presentations from […]

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  • Op-ed from Baroness Sugg, Minister responsible for the Overseas Territories in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the Joint Ministerial Council 2020

    The Overseas Territories are a much-cherished part of the British family. St Helena is no exception. This is why, as the Minister responsible for the Overseas Territories in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, I am pleased to chair the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC). The JMC is an opportunity for leaders across the Overseas Territories […]

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  • Draft Immigration Policy 2020 – Key consultation Points – Week 3

    The draft Immigration Policy 2020 is currently out for public consultation until Friday, 11 December 2020. Members of the public are being invited to provide their views and comments on key points for discussion in the draft Policy. Each week we will focus on a key consultation point. This week we look at proposed changes to […]

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  • Deliveries For Residents At Bradley’s Camp

    Members of the public who have family, friends or colleagues arriving on the next charter flight – scheduled to arrive on Monday, 30 November 2020 – that are quarantining at Bradley’s Camp, and who would like to deliver items to make their stay more comfortable, can do this in advance of the flight arriving. Please […]

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  • Museum Car Park Line Painting

    The Roads Section of the Infrastructure & Transport Directorate will be carrying out line painting works on parking bays behind the Museum of Saint Helena on Wednesday, 2 December 2020, between 7.30am and 4pm. To allow works to commence, all vehicle users are asked to vacate this parking area by 7am on Wednesday, 2 December. […]

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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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