St Helena continues film festival success at International Tourism Film Festival Africa

6 June 2025

St Helena is celebrating further international recognition with St Helena Tourism’s video, ‘Come and Find Me’, receiving a Gold Award at the International Tourism Film Festival Africa (ITFFA) in the Tourism Destination – International category. This achievement builds on the island’s previous successes at global film festivals, further showcasing St Helena as a unique destination […]

Diabetes Week on St Helena: 9 – 16 June 2025

St Helena is joining the global observance of Diabetes Week, a time dedicated to elevate awareness, spark conversations, and shed light on the daily realities of living with diabetes. With an estimated 1 in 4 people on St Helena currently receiving medication for diabetes and approximately 400 individuals living with prediabetes, the island faces a […]

Final Round of Constituency Meetings for June 2025

Four constituency meetings have been organised to take place during the month of June 2025. These meetings will constitute the final round of constituency meetings before the dissolution of Council on 30 June 2025. It is unfortunate that meetings cannot be arranged for every district, due to time limitations and other competing priorities. It is […]

Public Information Meetings

The Programme Management Office (PMO) will be holding public information meetings in June 2025 to provide an update on the Wastewater Management Project. This project focuses on improving the sewage in, Half Tree Hollow and Jamestown and is being delivered under the Economic Development Investment Programme (EDIP). These sessions will be held as a joint […]

Councillor Andrew Turner to Depart for Overseas Visit

Councillor Andrew Turner, is due to depart St Helena on Saturday 7 June 2025, for medical treatment in Johannesburg, South Africa. Whilst Councillor Turner is away, Councillor Ronald Coleman has kindly agreed to cover the Sandy Bay and Blue Hill District Areas and constituents requiring assistance should contact him via Ronald.coleman@helanta.co.sh. Councillor Turner will also […]

Feral Pigeon and Myna Bird Monitoring and Culling at Horse Point Landfill Site

The public are advised that from Monday 16 June to Friday 20 June 2025, activities to monitor and cull feral pigeons and myna birds will be taking place at the Horse Point Landfill Site (HPLS). These operations will occur daily between 06:00 and 09:00. Bi-annually feral pigeon numbers are monitored at HPLS and reported on […]

Controlled Rock Removal – Tuesday 10 June

The Rock Guards will carry out a controlled rock removal on the hillside of Ladder Hill, above the Museum on Tuesday, 10 June 2025, from 10:00 to 13:00. During this time, the road from the back of the Prison to the entrance of the Grand Parade will be closed to pedestrians and vehicular traffic. Vehicular […]

Customs Closure

HM Customs would like to advise the public that their offices will be closed to the public on Wednesday, 04 June 2025.  Normal operations will resume on Thursday, 05 June 2025 from 09:00. HM Customs would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. The public are thanked in advance for their understanding and cooperation. […]

Legislative Council General Election 2025

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES As advised in an SHG Press Release issued on 10 February 2025, it is the intention for Legislative Council to be dissolved on Monday, 30 June 2025, with a General Election taking place on Wednesday, 3 September 2025.  Following the dissolution of Council on 30 June, all seats on Council […]

Reminder: Minimum Wage To Increase From 01 July 2025

At a meeting of the Executive Council held on 11 March 2025, an increase to the minimum wage of 50p per hour was approved. This change will take effect from 01 July 2025 and will increase from £4.00 to £4.50 for persons over 18 years, and £3.05 to £3.55 for persons aged 16 or 17 years. This […]