Medical Referrals In South Africa

Members of the public will be aware of the current concerns around civil unrest in certain areas of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in South Africa. Please be advised that this unrest has not directly affected the areas where our medical referrals and their accompanying relatives are residing in South Africa.  Whilst we have received reports of […]

Changes to Home Quarantine Update- Five Metre Boundary requirement Lifted

15 July 2021

The last meeting of the Incident Executive Group in June resulted in changes being made to the Home Quarantine arrangements.  The five metre boundary around each property is no longer required within the assessment of homes intended for Quarantine. Why is it no longer required? The five metre boundary line was primarily required as part […]

Dark Skies Community Update- Amendments to Environmental Protection Ordinance

Picture Taken by Mark Westmoquette

15 July 2021

St Helena is currently making an application to the International Dark-Sky Association for International Dark Skies Status. Dark Skies Accreditation will contribute to protecting the Island’s environment as well as increasing the Island’s attraction to potential stargazers and tourists alike.  To meet the requirements needed for St Helena to become Dark Skies compliant, Legislative Council […]

Defining and Promoting St Helena’s Identity

St Helena’s ‘brand’ Every person who has lived on or visited St Helena gets an impression of the Island, such as: The overall experience of life on this remote territory The people and the place, and The values, beliefs and assets that St Helena’s history has shaped. One way of interpreting that impression is through […]

World Youth Skills Day 2021

Today is World Youth Skills Day. This United Nations’ observed day celebrates the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. Here is a feature in which we look at the opportunities available for young people to upskill on St Helena, hear from a student currently on the Apprenticeship […]

Draft Archives Lending Policy – Deadline For Comments – 16 July 2021

The public is reminded that the deadline for comments on the draft Archives Lending Policy is tomorrow, Friday 16 July 2021. The draft Policy has been established to ensure the safety and security of the documents in the St Helena Government Archives to facilitate the safe loaning of documents for on-Island exhibitions. It covers the […]

St Helena Police Education and Awareness programme- Noise Abatement

14 July 2021

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 Noise Abatement: This week we would like to make the public aware of the law […]

Governance Reform – Update 3

The Governance Reform Implementation Group continues to progress the separate strands of work to take forward the constitutional changes needed for our new Ministerial system of government. This is the third update.

Road Closure – Milestone Junction To Bamboo Grove

The Highways Authority has given approval for the road – from Milestone junction to the turning near Bamboo Grove, Sandy Bay – to be closed between 9am and 3pm on Wednesday, 21 July 2021. This closure is to allow the Roads Section to carry out slurry works on the turning near Bamboo Grove. Only residents […]

Formal Legislative Council Meeting – Friday, 16 July 2021

A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Friday, 16 July 2021, at 10am in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the twenty-sixth meeting of Legislative Council and will be broadcast live via SAMs Radio 1. The meeting is also open to members of the public who wish to attend. […]