Category: Public Announcements

The Health Service would like to inform the public that the visiting Audiologist has completed appointments for all referred patients. This means that there are now a limited number of appointments with the Audiologist available to members of the public.   

The Audiologist will depart St Helena next weekend therefore appointments are only available up to Friday, 26 May 2023.

Any persons who would like to book an appointment with the Audiologist can do so with community nurse Kamella Buckley, by calling the General Hospital on telephone number 22500.

The following is a Public Announcement from Port Control and HM Customs.

Port Control and HM Customs advise that with immediate effect, requests for off-loading cargo at Rupert’s should be submitted three days in advance for each voyage of the Maria Da Paz arriving at St Helena. Requests are to be made by completing and returning an application form. These can be requested by email via customs.enquiries@sainthelena.gov.sh, and available on the SHG website.

It should be noted that the default procedure is for cargo to be offloaded then transported and processed at Jamestown, so requests for use of Rupert’s will be only considered for approval on the following basis:

• Logistical requirements and / or limitations do not permit offloading at Jamestown
• The container does not contain consolidated cargo
• FCL (Full Container Loads) are to be transported to another location for examinations
• A company’s storage facility is located at Rupert’s
• The cargo inside the container is to be used for projects taking place at Rupert’s

Requests should clearly outline if and how they meet the above criteria. A collective decision will then be made by Port Control and HM Customs and in consultation with Solomons where relevant in respect to logistics.

For further information, please contact any of the below officials:

Harbour Master – Steve Kirk	22750	Steve.kirk@sainthelena.gov.sh
Head of Customs – Juliette O’Dean	22287	juliette.odean@sainthelena.gov.sh
Shipping Manager – Kerry Yon	22523	Shipping-travelmanager@solomons.co.sh

In April, the Executive Council agreed to extend certain elements of the existing cost of living support package for a further three months. This included duty reductions on essential items, and subsidies on movements of containers between Rupert’s and Jamestown where they contained food provisions, animal feed or were reefers. The community are therefore reminded that if a request is approved for the off-loading of cargo at Rupert’s, cargo will not be eligible for the Freight Transport Subsidy. Any inconvenience caused is regretted, and the public and trading communities are thanked for their support and cooperation.

The Highways Authority has given permission for Lower Shy Road to be closed to vehicular traffic from Tuesday 23 May 2023 to Friday 26 May 2023, from 08.30 am to 3.30 pm each day.

This is to enable the road section to carry out repairs on a retaining wall. During this closure, only emergency services will be granted access. Vehicular traffic can still access the rest of Shy Road via Rose and Crown. Road closure signage will be in place during these times.

The road section would like to thank the public in advance for their understanding and cooperation.

SHG are pleased to be offering a number of different safeguarding training courses between April 2023 and March 2024. These will take place on a monthly basis.

Training is free for SHG employees, charity staff and volunteers, and NGOs, and is charged at £10 a course for members of the public or the private sector.

The individual training courses offered are:

• Internet/Cyber Security – This course is an interactive presentation focusing on the risks associated with the internet and cyber security more broadly. The aim of the course is to raise awareness and protect adults and children from exploitation and its varying forms.

Delivered by Gareth Drabble.

• Children’s Safeguarding – This course provides an overview of the role of Children’s Services, how to recognise signs of abuse, who to contact should you be concerned and how to make a referral for support for children and families.

Delivered by Children’s Safeguarding Service.

• Corporate Parenting – This course provides an overview regarding the roles and responsibilities of Corporate Parents for Looked After Children.

Delivered by Children’s Safeguarding Service.

• Adult Safeguarding – This course provides an overview of the role of Adult Services, how to recognise signs of abuse, who to contact should you be concerned and how to make a referral for support for adults and families.

Delivered by Adult’s Safeguarding Service.

• Child Sexual Exploitation – This course can only be undertaken following the completion of the Children’s Safeguarding course. The course provides an in-depth overview surrounding Child Sexual Exploitation, recognising concerns and implementing safety plans to safeguard children of all ages.

Delivered by Rosie Flatman.

All training sessions will be held at the St Helena Community College. Participants are to arrive at 09:00, with a view to each training session starting at 09:30. Training courses will run from 09:30 to 12:00.   

The next available courses are:  

Monday 26 June	Internet/cyber security
Tuesday 27 June	Children’s Safeguarding
Wednesday 28 June	Corporate Parenting
Thursday 29 June	Adult Safeguarding
Friday 30 June	Child Sexual Exploitation

For a full list of course dates, more information, or to make an application to attend one of the courses, please contact Carley Peters, St Helena Community College, by email through carley.peters@sainthelena.gov.sh

Members of the public are hereby notified that Select Committee 1 have selected Fisheries – A Cross-Functional Review, as their first topic for scrutiny.

The area to be scrutinised sitting under Health and Social Care Portfolio and Environment, Natural Resources and Planning Portfolio is:

• Fisheries, namely the application of the Fish and Fish Products Ordinance, and the Fisheries Ordinance.

If members of the public have information that they wish to convey to Select Committee 1 which they think may assist with the inquiry on the topics above, they are encouraged to submit this to the Committee Secretary. This can be done through e-mail via Shanice.Phillips@sainthelena.gov.sh or via letter for attention of the Committee Secretary, the Legislative Council Office, The Castle, before 4pm on Tuesday 6 June 2023.            

On Saturday 13 May 2023, ENRP received a batch of 1000 Dekalb-Amberlink breed day-old chicks. The chicks will be quarantined for a period of four weeks, in line with biosecurity requirements, before being released for sale to the public.

In line with ENRP policy for the provision of chicks for egg production, priority for purchase of the chicks will be given to commercial producers. However, the contribution to the supply of eggs by smallholders is acknowledged and a number of chicks will be allocated to these producers.

The sale of chicks will be at the price of £3.00 per chick for all producers. ENRP is absorbing much of the costs associated with the importation and quarantine of the chicks, in an attempt to keep the cost of purchasing the chicks by end users down. 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.

The procedure for the sale of day-old chicks has changed from the previous “first come, first served” basis. Those wishing to register interest in purchasing chicks are instead now required to complete an application form.

The use of an application form will allow applications to be assessed for the allocation of chicks and provide ENRP with information around demand. Each application form will be assessed against a criterion and orders will be fulfilled based on a points system. At this time, preference will be given to commercial producers. Where demand allows, chicks will then be allocated to smallholders.

Anyone interested in procuring chicks is nonetheless encouraged to apply. ENRP is interested to know what the demand is for chicks on the Island. Information gathered from these application forms will therefore also be used as an indication for future importation of day-old chicks.

Application forms are available from the ENRP Reception at Scotland Office, or can be requested electronically via email through rea.williams@sainthelena.gov.sh or can be downloaded here.

All completed forms must be returned to the receptionist at Scotland Office by Friday 26 May at 4pm.

Should you require any further information please contact the Livestock Services Officer, Ken Henry by telephone 24724 or via email though ken.henry@sainthelena.gov.sh.

Applicants will be notified from Thursday 1 June 2023 if they have been allocated chicks.

It has been reported to the Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Portfolio (ENRP) that motor vehicles are been driven on Deadwood Plain pastureland by persons under the age of 18 years. 

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. The definition of a road in St Helena includes dirt tracks such as Flagstaff View Road through Deadwood Plain to Flagstaff. As well as the vehicle being licenced and insured, the driver must be at least 18 years of age and be in possession of a valid St Helena Drivers Licence for that class of vehicle.

ENRP would also like to remind the public that Deadwood Plain is a cattle pasture and one of the Island’s important Wirebird habitats. Therefore when driving motor vehicles on Deadwood Plain, please drive with care so as to avoid injury to livestock and Wirebirds.

The public are advised that 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. Controlled pedestrian access will however be permitted during these times. These restrictions are being put in place to facilitate training and operations with the cranes and reach stacker.

Where vehicles are authorised to enter the area, they are asked not to park within the Yellow Hatched Area (marked out with yellow stripes) or any area that will cause an obstruction to the cranes or reach stacker during operations.

Pedestrians using the area are asked to be mindful of their surroundings during this time, and all Port users are reminded to comply with all Port signs and instructions.

Port Control would like to thank everyone involved in advance for their cooperation and understanding.