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Reporting Positive Covid Cases
24 February 2023
The Health & Social Care Portfolio would like to remind members of the public that they can still report positive Covid-19 test results during normal working hours, Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm, via telephone number 25888. Persons who have tested positive are asked to please provide the receptionist with their name, address and date […]
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Minute Silence to Be Held on Friday 24 February to Mark Anniversary of Invasion of Ukraine
24 February 2023
Friday 24 February will mark one year since Ukraine began its resistance against Russian aggression and the wholescale invasion of its territorial borders. Since then, over eight million people have fled Ukraine and a further eight million people having been internally displaced, with many tens of thousands of people estimated to have lost their lives. […]
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Annual Peaks National Park Survey Launched
22 February 2023
The annual Peaks National Park survey has now been launched for 2023. The Peaks National Park is one of St Helena’s most prominent National Conservation Areas. It includes Diana’s Peak, Mount Actaeon and Cuckolds, as well as sites such as the George Benjamin Arboretum, High Peak and the Depot. The Park is a valuable natural […]
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
22 February 2023
The Emergency Planning section of the Safety, Security and Home Affairs Portfolio recently received funding to launch a Community Automated External Defibrillator (AED) project. The project has seen AED’s deployed at a number of key locations around the Island, with more due to be deployed in the coming months. The funding for this work has […]
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Midweek Flights to St Helena to Recommence for Peak Season 2023/24
22 February 2023
SHG is pleased to announce that mid-week flights between Johannesburg and St Helena will be available for peak season 2023/24. In addition to the regular scheduled weekly flight that operates on a Saturday from Johannesburg, a second weekly flight originating in Johannesburg will operate to St Helena during the period 28 November 2023 to the […]
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Primary Schools Athletics Day 2023
21 February 2023
The Primary Sector will be hosting their annual Athletics Day at Francis Plain on Friday, 3 March 2023. All parents, guardians and members of the public are invited to attend. The sports will start at 9.45am and end at approximately 2.30pm. As this is a school event, the Primary Sector would appreciate if all spectators could adhere to the following conditions in […]
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UK based charity donates medical equipment to Health Services Directorate
17 February 2023
The St Helena Ambulance Service and General Hospital recently took receipt of a substantial donation of medical, major incident and training equipment. This was kindly donated by the UK based charity, Pre-Hospital Care and Aid Worldwide (PHCAW), an organisation providing care, training and equipment around the world. Over the next few months, the Senior Paramedic […]
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Persons born in 1948 and 1949 encouraged to test for Bowel Cancer
17 February 2023
Over the next year the Health Services Directorate will be offering free testing for bowel cancer for anyone aged 50-74 years. From Wednesday, 22February 2023, those who were born in 1949 can pick up a home test from the Hospital Reception. Those who were born in 1948 can continue to pick up a home test […]
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Incident Command and Control Group Stood Down Following Rectification of Major Fault at Power Station
17 February 2023
Members of the public will be aware that on Friday 20 January 2023, SHG enacted its emergency planning protocols and convened an Incident Command and Control Group. This was in response to the report the previous day that a major fault had been experienced at the Power Station. The fault meant that Generator No.1 was […]
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Careers Fair 2023
16 February 2023
Careers Fair 2023 was held at Prince Andrew School Hall between 10am and 8.30pm on Wednesday, 15 February 2023.The Fair was originally due to be held in October 2022, but was postponed due to COVID. The Fair provides members of the public, students and job seekers with a chance to meet employers face-to-face and gain a […]
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