The HMS Protector – the Royal Navy’s only Ice Patrol Ship – is visiting the Island from Monday, 6 September to Friday, 10 September 2021. This is the first of two visits to the Island this year to carry out crew changes that coincide with arriving charter flights. The next visit will be in October. […]

Sunday, 29 August 2021, was a ground-breaking day in St Helena’s digital history as the Island’s branch of the Equiano Subsea Cable was landed here at Ruperts Beach. This was the first shore landing of the cable in the entire Equiano Cable Project, having up until Sunday only been placed at sea. St Helena Government’s […]

A Proclamation by Acting Governor Greg Gibson, appointing Wednesday, 13 October as the date for this year’s General Election, has today been published in the Gazette. The Acting Governor has today also issued the Writ of Election which confirms the last day and time for receiving Nominations to elect 12 Members to sit on Legislative […]

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 : Drivers Licences.St Helena Police have been working with the Vehicle Inspector as well as […]

The Virtual Island Summit (VIS) will take place from Monday, 6, to Sunday, 12 September 2021.  The Summit is organised by Island Innovation – a green initiative organisation that operates remotely by staff spanning across the globe.  Island Innovation organises the VIS annually and invites participation of people from varying backgrounds within island communities around […]

Luis Soto will soon be attending Solent University, Southampton, as a scholarship student. Learn more about what Luis is planning to study and the skills he is looking forward to bringing back to St Helena. Why did you choose this field? “I chose renewable energy engineering because I’ve always had an interest in mathematics, science […]

The 2021 Register of Electors has been updated and published in an Extraordinary Gazette. This Register is effective from 27 August 2021 and is the Register that will be used in the General Election this year. Only those named on this Register will be able to vote, stand, sponsor or support someone to stand for […]