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  • REPORT OF ILLEGAL FISHING IN ST HELENA WATERS

    St Helena Government (SHG) has been made aware that a report has been made of a Taiwanese fishing vessel illegally entering St Helena’s waters over the weekend to undertake longline fishing within our 200nm exclusive fishing zone. This report is currently being investigated by the SHG Marine Enforcement Section with the assistance of the Blue […]

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  • HM Customs Closure

    HM Customs will be closed for business on Thursday, 10 March 2022. This closure is due to a staff function being held. Normal business will resume on Friday, 11March 2022. HM Customs would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. The public is thanked in advance for their understanding and cooperation. SHG8 March 2022

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  • Certificate And Badge Of Honour And Acts Of Bravery Awards 2022

    Nominations are being invited for the Certificate and Badge of Honour, and Acts of Bravery Awards for 2022. The Certificate and Badge of Honour are available for the Governor to award to public servants for loyal and valuable service worthy of recognition or, in the case of other persons, for their loyal and meritorious conduct […]

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  • New Year Honours 2023 – Overseas List

    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office invites nominations for the 2023 Queen’s New Year Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2023 New Year Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that Honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is […]

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  • Councillors To Depart For Overseas Conference

    L-R Councillor Brooks, Councillor Turner and Shanice

    Councillors Gillian Brooks and Andrew Turner, accompanied by Legislative Council Office Assistant, Shanice Phillips, (see photo attached) will depart St Helena on Wednesday, 9 March 2022, to attend the 2022 Westminster Seminar in London on ‘Evolving Parliaments’ from 14 to 18 March 2022. The Westminster Seminar has long been a forum in which parliamentarians and […]

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  • Closure of Emergency Dental Clinic – Tuesday, 8 March 2022

    The Health Services Directorate would like to inform the public that the emergency dental clinic which is normally open to the public between 8.30am and 10am every weekday will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 8 March 2022.  Persons who experience any dental emergency during this time are asked to call the Dental Clinic via tel: 22500 […]

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  • Quarantine Exemption For Engineers To Commission Critical Backup Solutions

    Two engineers from Schneider Electrical, providers of energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability, will be arriving on the Titan Charter flight from the UK today Monday, 7 March 2022.  The purpose of their visit is to commission critical backup battery solutions at three sites on-Island that accommodate equipment of essential services. These […]

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  • Remote Electronic Monitoring Workshop

    The Marine Enforcement Section will be hosting a Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) Workshop at the Canister on Monday, 7March 2022, at 4.30pm. REM systems are installed aboard fishing vessels to monitor their activities whilst at sea. Fishery Development Manager for the UK Marine Management Organisation’s Future Fisheries Team, Martin Arris, will deliver a presentation and […]

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  • Education, Skills And Employment Portfolio Closure – Friday, 4 March 2022

    The Education, Skills and Employment Portfolio, including the Education Learning Centre, St Helena Community College, and Career Access St Helena will be closed for business tomorrow, Friday 4 March 2022, for Staff Development/Appreciation Day. Normal business will resume on Monday, 7March 2022. The Portfolio would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. SHG3 […]

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  • Volunteers for COVID-19 Testing

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