A General Election will be held on Wednesday, 13 October 2021. 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 General Election we continue to provide regular information articles on how […]

Today, Wednesday 8 September 2021, is International Literacy Day – used to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights. Prince Andrew School (PAS) celebrated International Literacy Day with a special assembly on the importance of reading. At PAS reading ages are tracked throughout the year; students […]

The Statistics Office has today released estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Income (GNI) for the 2019/20 financial year, together with revisions for some earlier years. GDP is a measure of the total value of all the goods and services produced on St Helena, and for 2019/20 it is estimated to have […]

Acting Governor, Greg Gibson, held a reception at Plantation House on Monday, 6 September 2021, to welcome personnel from the HMS Protector. Invited guests included St Helena Government (SHG) officials, representatives from the Governor’s Office, Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc, the St Helena Veterans Association, and parents/family of persons currently serving in the Royal […]

Today, Tuesday 7 September 2021, is International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies – a day used to create awareness about the significance of air quality. In recognition of the day, we introduce you to measures Waste Management Services (WMS) have put in place to contribute towards cleaner air and bluer skies for everyone […]

The College of Policing defines Community Engagement as ‘the process of enabling citizens and communities to participate in policing at their chosen level. This ranges from providing information and assurance, to empowering them to identify and implement solutions to local problems and influence strategic priorities and decisions. ‘Community engagement may be one-off or repeated over […]

The following is a public announcement from the Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio: The Public Library will be closed again tomorrow, Wednesday 8 September 2021, to allow the continuation of tree surgery works in the Castle Gardens. The Library will reopen as normal at 9.30am on Thursday, 9 September 2021. The public is thanked in […]

During the period of Monday, 30 August, to Sunday, 5 September 2021, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 47 reports resulting in three arrests. One person was arrested for Threatening Behaviour and Threats to Assault, they have now been charged to appear before the Court. One person was arrested for being Over the […]

The Virtual Island Summit (VIS), organised by Island Innovation, is taking place between Monday, 6 September, and Sunday, 12 September 2021. The VIS invites participation of people from varying backgrounds within island communities around the world to share their ideas, examples of good practices and solutions.  The St Helena Community College (SHCC) will be open […]

The Incident Executive Group (IEG) met on 1 September 2021 to discuss progress towards achieving the trigger points that are required in order to initiate Phase 1 of the modifications to St Helena’s entry and quarantine arrangements. At this time, not all of the criteria for local trigger points have been met, therefore IEG have […]