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Helping Children With Worries
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30 March 2020
As the media and conversations around the Island focus on our fears and uncertainty about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), our children may well have questions and worries of their own. The following advice may be helpful in thinking about how you respond to children you care for. This is an uncertain time for everyone so being […]
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SHG Publishes Revised Shortage Occupation List
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30 March 2020
St Helena Government (SHG) has today published a revised Shortage Occupation List, which will come into effect from 1 April 2020. The Shortage Occupation List details occupations that are currently difficult to recruit on St Helena. Revision of the Shortage Occupation List was an action identified under the new Labour Market Strategy and was developed […]
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Access Restrictions and Obligations for yachts in St Helena waters
28 March 2020
This notice addresses access to St Helena’s waters by visiting yachts. There has been differing speculation in recent days. St Helena is a proud seafaring nation but in these exceptional times restrictions need to impose limits on the access to St Helena by sea. The arrangements in place are intended to strike a workable balance […]
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Island Schools Closure Extended
28 March 2020
The Education Committee has made the decision to extend the closure of all Island schools on Monday, 30 March, through to and including Friday, 3 April 2020, in the first instance. This extension is as a result of the high level of concern expressed by parents and staff in relation to the spread of the […]
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Individual in self-isolation with cough and headache
27 March 2020
An individual who has been self-isolating since Saturday, 21 March 2020, has reported a cough and headache and has tested negative for the flu. The public is reassured that this individual has undergone a full medical assessment and has been required by the Senior Medical Officer to: Remain in their en-suite room and not to […]
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Cancellation of May/June 2020 Examinations
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27 March 2020
The Education and Employment Directorate would like to advise that formal notification has been received from all UK Examination Boards that due to the current COVID-19 pandemic all examinations for May/June 2020 have been cancelled. Guidance on how students will be assessed has yet to be received from the relevant Examination Boards. Once this is […]
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Jamestown And Rupert’s Valley Rockfall Protection Project Update
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27 March 2020
Catchfence above upper Bulk Fuel Installation This week, CAN France commenced drilling for a 90m fence on the east side of upper Rupert’s Valley. Catchfences above Maldivia Road As part of the year-long design phase, Fairhurst created a series of rockfall models along Maldivia Road using their knowledge of rockfall behaviour on St Helena combined […]
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Flight Status Update
26 March 2020
The three-week lockdown in South Africa starting tonight has resulted in Airlink flights being suspended for at least three weeks. Airlink has advised that the earliest date the next scheduled flight will arrive on St Helena and travel onwards to Ascension is Saturday, 18 April 2020. This date is not guaranteed and could change if […]
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Island Schools to Reopen on Monday
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26 March 2020
Parents and guardians of school-aged children are advised that all schools on St Helena will reopen on Monday, 30 March 2020. This follows a short period of closure to reduce the spread and effect of a current influenza virus being experienced on-Island. Given the difficulty of practicing ‘social distancing’ in any school environment, parents and […]
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Formal Legislative Council Meeting
26 March 2020
FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2020 A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place tomorrow, Friday 27 March 2020, at 10am in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the fifteenth 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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