Live phone-ins to provide the latest COVID-19 preparedness updates and to answer questions from the public will take place on local radio stations on, Thursday, 7 May 2020.  The panel will in addition give the public an update on the Repatriation Flight from South Africa, Bradley’s Camp Completion Status and Testing Capability.  Get in touch […]

St Helena Police will be carrying out test firing of Police weapons at the Police Range, Cox’s Battery, on Thursday, 7 May 2020, from 9am to 12noon. Red flags, signs, and barriers will be in place. Walkers in the Cox’s Battery area should not approach the Range vicinity as live firing will be in progress. […]

Public Consultation on proposed changes to the Road Traffic Ordinance will commence from Wednesday, 6 May, to Wednesday, 20 May 2020. The topics of discussion for the consultation period are: Drink Drive Limits – the proposal to reduce the current limit to 35mcg per 100ml Wearing of Seatbelts – the implementation of the use of […]

The Health Directorate has received a notification that Green Giant Original Sweetcorn has been recalled by General Mills as a precautionary measure due to faulty seams which could potentially lead to food quality and safety issues. This recall only relates to the 198g small cans and not the 340g large cans. Merchants on-Island have advised that this item is currently not […]

St Helena Police would like to inform the public that a new consignment of body worn cameras have been received and are now operational. Operational & Neighborhood Police Inspector, Julianne Stevens, commented: “These cameras are a newer model with a longer life expectancy. The benefits of the cameras are significant. Any incidents that the Police […]

Non-Saint tourist arrivals in February 2020 were a record high for that month Committee approves proposal to amend the Agricultural Water Subsidy The monthly meeting of the Economic Development Committee took place on Thursday, 23April 2020, and the following is a summary of the main items discussed: A presentation was made by the Statistical Commissioner […]

St Helena Government’s Marine Section and the Saint Helena National Trust Marine Team have been investigating a number of fish deaths that are currently occurring around the Island. The Marine Section is working closely with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and their research lab in Weymouth in order to figure out […]

Live phone-ins to provide the latest COVID-19 preparedness updates and to answer questions from the public will take place on local radio stations tomorrow, Thursday 30 April.  Get in touch with the teams at Saint FM and SAMS with questions you would like answered.  Tune in to Saint FM from 8:30am – 9:30am and SAMS […]

Executive Council yesterday endorsed a Satellite Ground Station Policy for the licencing of Permanent Earth Stations (PES) and Receive Only Earth stations (ROES) on St Helena. This Policy is now available on the St Helena Government website at: www.sainthelena.gov.sh/public-services/registry/ The Policy supports the development of the Satellite Ground Station sector, which is an export sector […]

St Helena’s Day 2020 falls on Thursday, 21 May, and as usual the day will be observed with a public holiday. However this year Elected Members have made the difficult decision to advise Event Organisers to cancel the traditional St Helena’s Day Celebrations. Over the past 13 years the St Helena’s Day Celebrations have been […]