Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 15 June 2021, at 9.30am, in the Governor’s Office, to discuss the following items on the Open Agenda: The removal of Crown land from the Airport Development Order 2008 Development Application – Proposed Development of Trade Winds Ocean Village Development Application – Proposal to Retain the Structures within the […]

On Tuesday, 8 June, the Incident Executive Group (IEG) met to review and discuss St Helena’s Response Plan to COVID-19. The current quarantine arrangements were reviewed.  The situation with COVID-19 is constantly being updated with increasing scientific knowledge from the global response to the pandemic.   Decisions on the Island’s quarantine arrangements are informed by new […]

World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on 14 June each year. This also marks the birth anniversary of the scientist, Karl Landsteiner, who was born on 14 June 1868. We commemorate the birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner on World Blood Donor Day as a tribute to his discovery of the Blood groups A, B and […]

World Elderly Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2021 is commemorated on 15June and is an official United Nations Day acknowledging the significance of Elder Abuse as a public health and human rights issue. Since 2006, communities around the world have honoured this day to raise the visibility of Elder Abuse by organising events to share information […]

The Governance Reform Implementation Group continues to progress the key strands of work to take forward the constitutional changes needed for a new Governance system. Here is this month’s update on progress against each Strand including a new Strand which deals with Delineating seven new Post-election Representational Districts. Governance Reform Implementation Group 9 June 2021

The Highways Authority has given approval for Ladder Hill Corner Road – from the Rose & Crown shop to near Fowler’s Town House – to be closed between 9am and 3pm on Wednesday, 16 June 2021. This closure is to allow the Roads Section to carry out slurry works in this area. Vehicle owners are […]

The following is a Public Announcement from the St Helena Public Accounts Committee: A formal session of the St Helena Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will take place at 10am in the Council Chamber on Tuesday, 15June 2021. The programme of business will focus on the Performance Audit: Benchmarking Primary and Secondary Education Report. Members of […]

Today, Tuesday 8 June 2021, is World Oceans Day – a day used to celebrate our ocean, the marine environment and to raise public awareness about how our actions can impact the ocean. St Helena is surrounded by the rich waters of the South Atlantic and its marine environment supports a diverse array of marine […]