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St Helena Joins Wavysail Open Oceans Fund
1 December 2023
Today, St Helena Government and Wavysail are delighted to announce that St Helena Island has become an official partner of the Wavysail Open Oceans Fund. This will enable two fully funded places on Wavysail Ocean Sailing Adventures to be made available to ‘Saints’, or people closely connected to the Island, over the next few months. […]
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Minister Henry Returns From Overseas
30 November 2023
On Saturday 25 November 2023, Minister for Health and Social Care Martin Henry returned to St Helena following two weeks overseas. During that time Minister Henry attended the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London, met with health officials in the UK, and travelled to Gibraltar to meet with government and health officials there, a trip […]
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Who To Contact For Non-Emergency Medical Issues
30 November 2023
The Health and Social Care (H&SC) Portfolio encourage the public to familiarise themselves with the most appropriate way to contact a medical professional for non-emergency medical issues. Recently there has been a number of instances where members of the public have contacted staff at home, stopped them in the street, or sent confidential medical information […]
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Virtual Workshop For New Prison Proposals
29 November 2023
St Helena Government (SHG) launched an open procurement exercise for the “design and build” of a New Prison on 2 October 2023 via SHG’s e-procurement portal, In-tend. The closing date for tenders is 22 December 2023. The Economic Development Investment Programme (EDIP) team has invited potential bidders, via the In-tend portal, to a virtual workshop […]
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Parliament Week Marked On St Helena
28 November 2023
During the week commencing Monday 6 November, St Helena schools celebrated Parliament Week. As the Children’s Champion, Councillor Rosie Bargo took this opportunity to lead a program to educate young people about how the St Helena Legislative Council and new Ministerial system operate. This aimed to inspire their interest in legislative proceedings, politics and democracy […]
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Immigration Office Closures
28 November 2023
The public are advised that with effect from today, Tuesday 28 November 2023, the Immigration Office, located at the Customs Building in Jamestown, will be closed for business on Tuesdays until mid-week flights conclude at the end of February 2024. This is to allow immigration staff to process departures and arrivals at the airport. The […]
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Delegation To Represent St Helena At COP28 Summit In Dubai
27 November 2023
A delegation consisting of the Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Planning Christine Scipio, and the St Helena Government (SHG) UK Representative Kedell Worboys, will represent St Helena at COP28 as part of the UK delegation. The Conference of Parties (COP) to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meet each year to review […]
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SHG Enter Negotiations With New Shipping Provider
24 November 2023
SHG is pleased to announce that it has entered negotiations with MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping GmbH & Co. (MACS) to be the provider of ocean freight services to St Helena. The process for this began in July this year, and following the deadline for bids of 01 September 2023, submissions have been under consideration by […]
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2023 – 2024 Budget: Safety, Security and Home Affairs
24 November 2023
In July 2023, Legislative Council approved the SHG budget for 2023/4. To provide a better understanding of how that money is spent, every two weeks we are focusing on a different Portfolio and their plans for the year. Two weeks ago we looked at the allocation for Health and Social Care, and this week we’ll […]
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Minister Henry Meets with Health Officials in Gibraltar
24 November 2023
As part of a wider overseas trip, during this week Minister for Health and Social Care Martin Henry has been in Gibraltar meeting with various elected and health officials. Minister Henry has travelled to Gibraltar to build links between the two Overseas Territories, to gain an understanding of the how healthcare operates in Gibraltar, and […]
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