Following an open procurement exercise, conducted in December 2020, St Helena Government has entered into a contract with Julian Henry of AP Construction, Half Tree Hollow, to undertake construction of a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), at the General Hospital, Jamestown. This project will see a current side ward at the General Hospital transformed into […]

The Oxford AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine has been developed by Oxford University in the UK. It is intended to vaccinate and protect persons aged 18 years or over from coronavirus (SARS CoV 2) which causes COVID-19.  St Helena has just received 100 AZ vaccines from the UK Government, with the intention that they will be given […]

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Incident Executive Group (IEG) have regularly prepared, implemented and reviewed plans and procedures for St Helena’s defence against the virus. Here we look at the Health Directorate’s plan of action should a positive case of COVID-19 present during home quarantine on St Helena. Arrangements remain in place for mandatory […]

St Helena previously embarked on an extensive recycling program, actively recycling glass, plastics and aluminium drink cans for the benefit of the environment. Glass and aluminium drink cans (ADC) disposed of in the Olympic Bins (the side that reads ‘Altogether We Recycle’), located across the Island, are collected and delivered to the Public Recycling Facility […]

FRIDAY, 15 JANUARY 2021 A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Friday, 15 January 2021, at 10am in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the twentieth meeting of Legislative Council and will be broadcast live via SAMS Radio 1. The meeting is also open to members of the public […]

The UK Government has agreed with St Helena Government the supply and delivery of 100 Oxford AstraZeneca (AZ) Vaccines on the repatriation flight arriving today, Monday 11 January 2021. These initial vaccines will be rolled out on-Island to key health workers and frontline staff as agreed by the Incident Executive Group (IEG) on 31 December […]

During the two-week period of Monday, 21 December 2020, to Sunday, 3 January 2021, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 79 reports, resulting in one arrest. One person was arrested for a Sexual Offence. They were interviewed and bailed to return to Police Headquarters pending further investigations. Two reports of Theft were made […]

The Health Directorate can now confirm that the two passengers who tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival to South Africa, on the MV Helena, have both returned a negative result following a re-test. There is a high degree of confidence within the Health Directorate that the original test results on 31 December 2020 were false […]

Following an open procurement exercise, conducted in December 2020, St Helena Government has entered into a contract with Clint Stevens, of Half Tree Hollow, for the construction of a wheelchair accessible public footpath in Lower Rupert’s. This is the first part of a larger wheelchair accessible public footpath which, upon completion, will allow the public […]