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  • Provision Of Chicks For Egg Production

    ENRP received a batch of 1000 Dekalb-Amberlink breed day old chicks. The sale of chicks will be at the price of £3.00 per chick for all producers. This is in line with the SHG Vision and Strategy to facilitate actions to improve our self-sufficiency in local fresh egg supply for the community and encourage local production so that people have access to sustainable supplies of fresh produce.
    Application forms are available from the ENRP Reception at Scotland Office, or can be requested electronically via email through rea.williams@sainthelena.gov.sh

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  • Legislative Council Meeting – Thursday, 25 May, 2023

    A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Thursday, 25 May 2023, at 10am in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the twelfth meeting of Legislative Council and will be broadcast live via SAMs Radio 1. This meeting is also open to members of the public who wish to attend. […]

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  • News, Updates And Communications Survey Reminder

    SHG is currently conducting a survey to find out what people think of the news, updates and communications provided by the government.
    The survey is available online at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SHNews.
    The survey will close on Wednesday 31 May at 16:00, so please provide any responses before then.

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  • Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

    Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 is taking place from Monday 15 May to Sunday 21 May. The theme this year is Anxiety and what you can do to prevent it.
    Anxiety can be crippling, it can interfere with your life and lead to significant problems.  If you find you are struggling with anxiety you can contact your GP or the Community Mental Health Team directly on 22593 or via the Hospital switchboard. It is a treatable condition and more common than you might think.

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  • International Nurses Day Marked On St Helena

    Today, Friday 12 May, St Helena is celebrating International Nurses Day. Every year there is a different theme and for 2023 it is “Our Nurses. Our Future”. This year St Helena also had its own theme, of “Nursing is a work of heart”. To mark International Nurses Day, our talented nurses were recognised and celebrated during an event held at the General Hospital.

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  • International Day Of Plant Health – 12 May 2023

    Peaks National Park access is prohibited to help prevent the further spread of a range of plant pathogens within the Peaks National Park whilst authorities work to improve their understanding of the issue.
    We would like to take this opportunity to thank locals and visitors for helping to safeguard the Island’s precious habitats and endemics, and we ask that everyone continues to play their part in trying to achieve this aim.

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  • Driving Motor Vehicles On Deadwood Plain

    ENRP would like to remind the public that under St Helena law, any motor vehicle if used on a road must comply with the law and be road licensed and insured.
    As well as the vehicle being licenced and insured, the rider must be at least 18 years of age and be in possession of a valid St Helena Drivers Licence.

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  • Notice For Port Control Crane Lifts

    From Thursday 11 May to Friday 19 May, the Lower Wharf will be closed to all non-authorised vehicular traffic during working hours from 08.30am to 4pm

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  • Provisional Register Of Electors Published

    The Register of Electors is used to maintain a list of persons who are eligible to vote and stand in elections in St Helena. Anyone not included in the register, will not be able to vote or stand in any election.
    Eligible persons have up until 4pm on Wednesday 24 May 2023, to submit applications to amend the Provisional Register.
    Persons eligible to be registered must:
    Have St Helenian Status as defined in the Immigration Ordinance, 2011
    Be 17 years of age or older with St Helena as their ordinary place of residence

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  • Tourism Sector Showing Positive Signs Of Recovery

    Total arrivals by air of visitors with a leisure purpose between April 2022 and March 2023 was 1,488, 61% of the number during the same period in 2019/20 (2,436). This is despite quarantine requirements being in effect for the first five months of this period. Figures for air arrivals of leisure visitors during the peak tourist demand season between October 2022 and March 2023 were even stronger, at 74% of the same period in 2019/20 (1,153 compared to 1,564).
    This is very positive news for both the tourism sector and for the wider Island.

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