TUESDAY, 25 AUGUST 2020 Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 25 August The Rupert’s Development Application will be discussed on the Open Agenda ExCo Memos are available to view on the SHG Website Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 25 August 2020, at 9.30am, in the Council Chamber, to discuss the following item on the […]

Further to the press release issued on 7 August, St Helena Government (SHG) is pleased to announce the confirmed aircraft and route for the September charter flight. The aircraft selected is the Titan Airways Boeing 757-200, the same aircraft which operated the charter flight in July. The flight will depart from London Stansted and fly […]

Gabrielle Fowler from Harford Primary School is the proud winner of the 2020 Jean Beadon Art Competition. In second place was Ana-Lucia Roberts from Harford Primary School and Sitthipon Sawangwong from St Paul’s Primary School taking third place. The following pupils’ work was Highly Commended: School Pupil St Paul’s Primary School Joey Crowie Harford Primary […]

The Public Health Committee (PHC) met on Wednesday, 5 August 2020. Staff recruited as part of the Island’s COVID-19 preparedness were welcomed to the meeting, introduced to Committee and invited to give an overview of their backgrounds and roles on St Helena. The Chairman advised that whilst the Island remained COVID free, it was reassuring […]

The Health Directorate would like to advise the public that all elective surgeries for today, Thursday 20 August 2020, have been cancelled.  This is due to an increase in demand for ICU care. So while we are COVID-19 free, it is fortunate that we are able to access the additional staff to respond to the […]

The Jamestown Streetlight Project is a two-phase Project to replace all existing high energy consumption streetlights in Jamestown with more energy efficient (solar and LED) type streetlights. Procurement of the lights was funded under the Economic Development Investment Programme (EDIP) Micro Projects and the installation phase will be funded by the savings generated. The first […]

Legislative Council will go into recess from Tuesday, 1 September, to Friday, 4 September 2020. During recess Legislative and Executive Council will not meet to conduct business unless of an urgent nature.  Normal Council business will resume from Monday, 7 September. Elected Members would like to thank all constituents in advance for their cooperation during […]

Further to the press release issued on 14 August relating to airfreight arrangements for the four upcoming charter flights between the United Kingdom (UK) and St Helena, additional information is now available regarding airfreight from St Helena to the UK. The extraordinary circumstances in the aviation industry at this time brought about by Brexit and […]