Legislative Council Elect Members for the Public Accounts Committee, Pass one Bill and Standing Orders

At the formal Legislative Council meeting held on Friday, 10 December 2021, the following Members were elected to serve on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC): Hon Gillian Brooks Hon Dr Corinda Essex Hon Karl Thrower Also at the meeting Members passed the motion to amend the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council which came into […]

Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio Services Closure

The following is a public announcement from the Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio: Prince Andrew School and the three Primary Schools – Pilling, St Pauls and Harford – will be without telephone or email access today, Tuesday 14 December, as they are holding their end of year parties. Should you need to contact any of […]

St Helena Community College Hosts Annual Lifelong Learning Awards Ceremony

Head of Lifelong Learning Services, Angela Benjamin, delivering welcome speech

13 December 2021

The St Helena Community College’s (SHCC) annual Lifelong Learning Awards Ceremony took place at the College Hall on Thursday, 9 December 2021. The ceremony was opened with a welcome speech from Head of Lifelong Learning Services, Angela Benjamin. Angela said: “Over the past year we have seen many changes to the way the exams were […]

Wild Land Fire Safety

Over the past few weeks the St Helena Fire & Rescue Service (SHF&RS) has dealt with several wild land fires in the Blue Hill and St Paul’s districts respectively. These fires were located in heavily wooded areas with grass and other shrubs, and if it had not been for the quick response of the SHF&RS, […]

Executive Council discuss COVID-19 Quarantine Preventative Measures

Executive Council this week discussed St Helena’s COVID-19 preventative measures.   Ministers decided that the Public Health (Prevention of Formidable Diseases) Coronavirus No.2 Regulations 2020 should be extended until Thursday, 31 March 2022. Executive Council will review St Helena’s phased, risk-based approach to COVID-19, to identify appropriate local and international trigger points for each phase.  […]

Legislative Council to go into recess

Legislative Council will go into recess from Monday, 20 December 2021, to Monday, 3 January 2022. Normal business will resume from Tuesday, 4 January. During recess Legislative and Executive Council will not meet to conduct business unless of an urgent nature.  Constituents needing to discuss urgent matters can contact the Council representative in their district […]

Human Rights Day

Today, Friday 10 December 2021, is Human Rights Day – the day (in 1948) the United Nations General Assembly adopted the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’: a document proclaiming the rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social […]

Pre-Departure PCR Test

The Health Services Directorate would like to advise passengers departing on the Titan Airways Flight on Monday, 13 December, that they do not need a PCR test or proof of a negative COVID-19 test to enter the UK. This is because St Helena is exempt from pre-departure COVID-19 test by special dispensation from the UK […]

Field Road Closure

9 December 2021

The Highways Authority has given approval to close Field Road from 9am to 4pm on Wednesday, 15, and Thursday, 16 December 2021.  This closure is necessary for Isaac’s Contractors to continue with repair works on Field Road. During this closure only Emergency Services will be granted access. All other road users are asked to use […]

Formal Legislative Council Meeting – Friday, 10 December 2021

A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place tomorrow, Friday 10 December 2021, at 10am in the Court House. This is the first sitting of the second meeting of Legislative Council and will be broadcast live via SAMs Radio 1. This meeting is also open to members of the public who wish to attend. […]