• Increasing the minimum landing size for Rock Bullseye

    St Helena Government (SHG) announced changes to the minimum landing size of Rock Bullseye from 1 August 2021. All Rock Bullseye caught from this date must be a minimum size of 20cm. Senior Fisheries Officer, Gerald Benjamin, explains: “The decision to change the minimum landing size for Rock Bullseye is to protect the species and […]

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  • The Role of the St Helena Public Service

    A General Election will be held on Wednesday, 13 October 2021, if more than 12 valid nominations are received on Nomination Day. The closing date for candidate nominations is 12 noon on Wednesday, 29 September 2021. This year’s Election will be historic – the first under a ministerial system of Government. Leading up to the […]

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  • Weekly St Helena Police Report

    During the period of Monday, 13 September, to Sunday, 19 September 2021, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 37 reports. Reports made were Assault – Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm, Theft, Anti-social Behaviour, a Road Traffic Collision and a Missing Person – these are all currently under investigation. Other reports that were dealt with […]

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  • St Helena’s COVID-19 Protocols and Procedures – Reminder

    St Helena Government (SHG) has recently received queries from the public about the COVID-19 Protocols and Procedures and the response to positive COVID-19 cases on the Island.  The response to COVID-19 is continually evolving internationally and on St Helena as the situation unfolds and more information becomes available about the Virus.  An update on the […]

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  • Lynette Joshua achieves Level 4 certificate in Teaching and Learning

    Year 5 Teacher of St Pauls Primary School, Lynette Joshua, has recently achieved a Level 4 Certificate in Teaching & Learning. The course comprising three modules – Understanding principles of learning and teaching, Teaching an effective lesson, and Facilitating active learning through effective teaching and assessment – was led by previous Teacher Training Advisor, Frazer […]

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  • Amber Isaac achieves Level 4 certificate in Teaching and Learning

    Year 5 Teacher of Harford Primary School, Amber Isaac, has recently achieved a Level 4 Certificate in Teaching & Learning. The course comprising of the following three modules – Understanding principles of learning and teaching, Teaching an effective lesson, and Facilitating active learning through effective teaching and assessment – was carried out via distance learning […]

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  • St Helena’s Labour Market Strategy – Update, September 2021

    St Helena’s Labour Market Strategy 2020-2035 (LMS) was introduced on 1 January 2020 to improve labour market outcomes, increase St Helena’s population and prepare the workforce to achieve the vision of the Sustainable Economic Development Plan. The LMS identifies programmatic targets that will be reviewed every six months as well as indicator data that will […]

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  • HM Customs Extended Opening Hours – Voyage 44

    The following is a Public Announcement from HM Customs: HM Customs would like to advise the public that due to the increased volume of cargo expected to arrive on Voyage 44 of the MV Helena, their opening hours will be extended on the following days: Date Extended opening hours Thursday, 23 September 4pm – 5:30pm  […]

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  • St Helena Police Education & Awareness Programme- Making a Police Report

    St Helena Police are currently conducting an education and awareness programme for the local community. Each week a different topic will be aired on local radio stations, issued via information releases and posted on Social Media. This week’s topic is Making a Police Report: We would like to take this opportunity to provide the public […]

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  • Vehicle Inspection Centre Telephone Outage

    The public is advised that the Vehicle Inspector at the Half Tree Hollow Police Post will not be reachable by telephone with effect from today, Monday 20 September 2021.  This is due to works taking place at the Half Tree Hollow Police Post from today until further notice.  If you need to contact the Vehicle […]

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