St Helena goes to the polls next week on Wednesday, 17 March 2021, after Legislative Council unanimously agreed that a Consultative Poll on Governance Reform be held on St Helena. The Poll will ask the public if the current Governance System should be changed, and if so, whether it should be changed to a Revised […]

Commonwealth Day 2021 was celebrated on St Helena with an assembly held at Prince Andrew School (PAS) today, Monday 8 March 2021. This year’s Commonwealth Day theme is ‘Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming’. During the assembly Councillor Christine Scipio delivered a welcome speech highlighting appreciation for women in our lives and acknowledged their […]

The Island wide vaccination programme has been open to all eligible members of the public since Monday, 1 March 2021. The total number of people who have received doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine between 1-5 March are 1024. The remaining 97 persons who received their first dose in January were among these, receiving their […]

HM Customs would like to advise the public that their offices will be closed on Friday, 12March 2021, from 12 noon. This closure is due to a staff function being held. Normal opening hours will resume on Monday, 15 March 2021. Any inconvenience caused is regretted and the public is thanked for your continued support […]

WEDNESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2021 The monthly meeting of the Education and Employment Committee took place on Wednesday, 17 February 2021. The Senior Economist addressed the Committee in relation to Human Rights and the minimum wage, explaining the relevant changes in approach and process for determining the minimum wage on St Helena. She included various factors […]

At their meeting on Tuesday, 2 March 2021, Executive Council gave approval to take forward the signing of a 10 year Lease between St Helena Government (SHG) and Saints Tuna Corporation Limited (STC) to lease the Fish Processing Factory located at Rupert’s, and to enter into an Agreement to help govern the relationship with the […]

The monthly meetings of the Highways Authority and the Environment & Natural Resources Committee (ENRC) took place on Thursday, 18 February 2021. The Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Directorate (ENRP) sought a decision to approve a draft Bill to amend the Environmental Protection Ordinance (EPO), 2016, following which support regulations would be drafted. The objective […]

The Programme Management Unit (PMU) are holding public meetings to give an update on the Economic Development Investment Programme (EDIP), including Rupert’s Wharf Cargo Handling Facility Development and Side Path Road and Field Road rehabilitation. All meetings will take place at 7pm as follows: Date Venue Monday, 8 March Harford Community Centre Tuesday, 9 March […]

Waste Management Services (WMS) would like to remind the public that they have distributed their entire stock of black wheelie bins to Island households and businesses. Residents and businesses without wheelie bins are therefore responsible for procuring their own waste receptacles. Preferably these should be compatible with bin lifting equipment fitted to the WMS refuse […]