The Health Protection Board met recently to consider the processes in place for local fish and fish products. Currently some fishermen sell whole fish directly from the boat to the consumer.  In doing so, fishermen must ensure that high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are maintained.  It is also a requirement under the Fish and […]

During the period Monday, 28 June, to Sunday, 4 July 2021, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 62 reports, resulting in seven arrests. One person was arrested for assault. Two persons were arrested for conspiracy to commit burglary. Two persons were arrested for perverting the course of justice. One person was arrested for […]

The Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio would like to congratulate Cynthia Bennett of the Lifelong Learning Section on her achievement in successfully completing and passing the Pearson BTEC Level 4 Certificate in Education & Training. Cynthia started this course in November 2019 and completed the qualification in March 2021. The course covered modules such as […]

St Helena Government (SHG) would like to better understand whether and how the way the Island is developing is affecting our family and community values. Family and community values play an important role in the vitality and continuation of St Helenian culture. They matter to us because they are shared values which bind us together, […]

The Incident Executive Group (IEG) agreed changes to Home Quarantine Arrangements on 2 June 2021.  One of these changes is to allow ‘Bubble’ arrangements for Home Quarantine. ‘Bubble’ arrangements allow arriving passengers to enter mandatory home quarantine with each other or with persons on-Island.  Bubble arrangements have been approved and used successfully previously.   There are […]

Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 6 July 2021, at 9.30am, in the Council Chamber, to discuss the following items on the Open Agenda: National Honours and Awards Bill, 2021 Appropriation Bill, 2021 These papers (ExCo Memos) are available online at the following link: http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/councils/executive-council/. Members of the public who would like to view hard […]

St Helena Police are appealing to the public for information relating to a vehicle hit and run involving a Silver Toyota Hilux that occurred on the afternoon of Sunday, 27 June 2021. The Hilux was parked near the entrance of Farm Lodge and sustained damage to the rear passenger side. The public is reminded that […]

St Helena Government (SHG) has confirmed charter flights with Titan Airways up until March 2022. The Civil Aviation team are now amending the passenger booking process for these flights to a ‘first come, first served’ basis. This will allow passenger bookings to be confirmed much earlier than the current process to enable people to plan […]