Petition to the St Helena EXECUTIVE Council.

We, the undersigned, Petition the Government of St Helena to resolve that the Airlink hub from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg be moved to Cape Town International Airport and to move the current medical referral arrangement from Netcare Unitas and associated hospitals in Pretoria to the Panorama Hospital and the Panorama Lodge Accommodation in Cape Town. We, the people of St Helena, believe using Johannesburg hub to facilitate the medical referral arrangement in Pretoria is clearly not fit for purpose and is not serving the best interest of St Helena’s people, its fragile economy and the issues of theft and unreliable healthcare.

Being that the majority of St Helena’s business transactions for this island are carried out in Cape Town, and including the fact that relatives and friends are in Cape Town, we feel that the reasons outlined in this Petition justify moving the hub and health care for medical referrals to Cape Town, therefore, in the strongest possible terms, we request that these changes be considered and implemented as a matter of urgency.

Your signature is important to the people of St Helena and any one who  supports the much needed change.