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  • Restricted Access To Jamestown Wharf

    The following is a Public Announcement from Port Control: The public is advised that the Jamestown Wharf will be closed to all members of the public on Wednesday, 16, and Thursday, 17 December 2020, due to the arrival of the MV Helena and subsequent cargo operations. Access to the Jamestown Wharf will be strictly prohibited […]

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  • Draft Immigration Policy 2020 – Final Key Consultation Points

    Consultation on the draft Immigration Policy 2020 ends today, Friday, 11 December 2020. Members of the public are invited to provide any final views and comments on key points for discussion in the draft Policy. Each week we have focused on key consultation points. This week we look at the final key consultation points, which are […]

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  • Drive-Through Testing

    Drive-through testing for those people currently in home quarantine will take place on Sunday, 13, and Monday, 14 December 2020. On Sunday morning, drive-through testing will be done for arrivals from the UK currently in home quarantine, and on Monday morning for Ascension Island arrivals currently in home quarantine.  The individuals in question will need […]

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  • St Helena Weekly Police Report

    WEEK OF 1 – 6 DECEMBER 2020 During the week of Monday, 1, to Sunday, 6 December 2020, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 46 reports, resulting in one arrest. One person was arrested for breaching bail conditions and had to appear before the Magistrates Court. Two Road Traffic Collisions occurred, one was […]

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  • Rupert’s Development Project – Trial Pits In Lower Rupert’s

    On Friday, 25 November 2020, Connect Saint Helena Ltd dug two large trial pits in Lower Rupert’s, opposite the Sea Rescue Facility and adjacent to Rupert’s Lines, in order to determine the existing sewerage connection locations.  Museum of St Helena Director, Adam Sizeland, undertook a watching brief as per the Archaeological Method Statement for the […]

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  • Bottom Woods West Comprehensive Development Area (CDA) Update

    Aerial view of Bottom Woods Comprehensive Development Area

    The Stage Two site works of the Bottom Woods Comprehensive Development Area (CDA) have been completed. This included the excavation of the 14 parcels of land and the proposed road network. Four of the parcels in this phase are to be used for Government Landlord Housing (GLH) and the remaining ten will be made available […]

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  • Offshore Surveillance Report 2020

    St Helena’s fish resources are one of our most valuable assets. In order to protect our fish resources it is important that we do all we can to monitor our offshore fisheries. St Helena’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is the waters that span up to 200 nautical miles from the coast of St Helena. The […]

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  • SHG Opening Hours Over The Festive Season

    All SHG directorates/services will be closed on the 25th and the 28th December 2020 and the 1st January 2021. The following table provides details of opening hours between the 24th and 31st December 2020.  Normal business will resume on the 4th January 2021. SHG Directorate Service Details     Corporate Services Post & Customer Service […]

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  • Formal Legislative Council Meeting

    FRIDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2020 A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Friday, 11 December 2020, at 10am in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the nineteenth meeting of Legislative Council and will be broadcast live via SAMS Radio 1. The meeting is also open to members of the public […]

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  • Refurbishment Of Levelwood Public Toilets Completed

    Levelwood Public Toilets (November 2020)

    The Programme Management Unit would like to advise the public that, following refurbishment works which were completed at the end of November, Levelwood public toilets have been re-opened with immediate effect. Improvement works to the facility, undertaken by Fowlers Construction, included the installation of new anti-vandal sanitary ware, new lighting and windows, and other works. […]

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