HE Governor’s Christmas Address 2021

25 December 2021

Another year has passed by too swiftly and one dominated once more by the international twists and turns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst dramatic news stories abroad may seem a long way away, the continuing impact of uncertainties created by the pandemic still affect our communities. We have come to realise the physical isolation of […]

Update On Flights To St Helena – March 2022 And Beyond

24 December 2021

St Helena’s air service provision with Airlink will resume and commence from 26 March 2022.On commencement, we will revert to a fortnightly service between Johannesburg and St Helena and the monthly inter-Island service with Ascension Island.  Ticket sales will ‘go live’ from 3 January 2022. Due to the outbreak of the new COVID-19 variant of […]

St Helena Cloud Forest Restoration Research Bursary

The St Helena Research Institute (SHRI) is seeking to attract research proposals from international researchers that will help meet the conservation of biodiversity objectives in The Peaks National Park Conservation Management Plan2019-2024and its corresponding implementation plan Restoring St Helena’s Internationally Important Cloud Forest for Water Security & Wildlife (2021-2026)Specifically, objective 3a3 –  Research, data gathering […]

HE Governor Presents Captain Adam Williams With MBE

Captain Adam Williams

22 December 2021

HE Governor Dr Philip Rushbrook presented Captain Adam Williams of the MV Helena with his Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) at a reception held at Plantation House on Monday, 20 December 2021. Captain Williams had been nominated for his contribution to the COVID-19 response on St Helena last year, […]

Sea Conditions, 24-30 December 2021

The Emergency Planning Department would like to inform the public that a one to two meter North-Westerly swell is forecast for St Helena from Friday, 24, through to Thursday, 30 December 2021. Although this swell is not very large it could produce unsettled sea conditions in James and Rupert’s Bay. The public is advised to […]

Gareth Drabble Achieves Master’s Degree In Digital Technologies, Communication & Education

Gareth Drabble & HE Governor

21 December 2021

ICT & Computer Science Teacher, Gareth Drabble, recently achieved a Master’s Degree in Digital Technologies, Communication & Education (DTCE), through a Chevening Scholarship from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to study at the University of Manchester. Gareth successfully secured his Scholarship in July 2020 and departed St Helena shortly afterwards in preparation to […]

Governor In Council To Discuss Proposed Development Of Satellite Earth Station Facility

Governor in Council will reconvene tomorrow, Wednesday 22 December 2021, at 10am in the Council Chamber to discuss the additional information received in relation to the proposed development of a Satellite Earth Station Facility at Horse Point Plain, Bottom Woods. Documentation for this meeting is available on the St Helena Government website via: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/government/legislative-council/executive-council/ Members […]

A White Christmas on St Helena

21 December 2021

St Helena’s highest peaks aren’t at a high enough altitude for snow to fall, but this December there’s a splash of white on the high ridge near Diana’s Peak at a scale that hasn’t been seen for centuries. This Christmas take a walk up to Diana’s Peak and when walking along the central ridge, between […]

Offshore Surveillance Report 2021

St Helena’s fish resources are one of the Island’s most valuable assets. In order to protect our fish resources it is important that we do all we can to monitor our offshore fisheries St Helena’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the waters up to 200 miles from the shore of St Helena, the entire EEZ […]

Central Support Services Closure

Central Support Services will be closed from 12 noon tomorrow, Friday 17 December 2021, to allow staff to attend their end of year function. These office closures will include the Governor’s Office, Attorney General’s Chambers, Judicial Services, Legislative Council staff office, the Archives and Press Office. Staff in the Treasury, Infrastructure & Sustainable Development Portfolio […]