EXCO Approves National Honours and Awards Bill

Executive Council has agreed for the Freedom of the City of Jamestown award and the Honour of the Badge of St Helena contained within the National Honours and Awards Bill 2021 to be presented at the next formal Legislative Council meeting in May. The symbolic, Freedom of the City of Jamestown award shall be made […]

SHG Service Delivery Survey

The ‘live’ Service Delivery Survey launched by St Helena Government (SHG) in February 2021, to gauge customer satisfaction in respect of services offered by SHG, has been available for the past 11 weeks.  There has been a review of the results from 52 participants thus far.  The Survey asks customers to rate their satisfaction with […]

St Helena Population and Housing Census 2021: Initial Results Released

Initial Report Highlights Resident population of St Helena 4,439 on Census night Districts with the most residents are Half Tree Hollow, St Pauls and Longwood Number of St Helenians aged 65 and over continues to rise Initial results from the 2021 Population and Housing Census, which took place on 7 February (Census night), have today […]

Deliveries for Residents at Bradley’s Camp

Members of the public who have family, friends or colleagues arriving on the charter flight – scheduled to arrive on Monday, 10 May 2021 – that are quarantining at Bradley’s Camp, and who would like to deliver items to make their stay more comfortable, can do this in advance of the flight arriving. Please clearly […]

New Public Transport Route To Be Trialled – Blue Hill To Jamestown

A new monthly Public Transport route from Blue Hill to Jamestown and return is being introduced with effect from Thursday, 27 May 2021.    This route will be in place for a trial period of three months and will operate on the last Thursday of each month, departing Blue Hill Community Centre at 9am and […]

New Fish Processing Operator in Place from June 2021

30 April 2021

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 parties […]

HM Customs, Income Tax & Port Control Office Closure

The following is a Public Announcement from HM Customs: HM Customs would like to advise the public that their Office at the Jamestown Wharf will close for business on Monday, 3 May, from 8.30am to 1pm. During this closure the Customs switchboard will be operational and any queries can be left with the officer on […]

Titan Airways Charter Flights – June and August

Titan Airways Charter Flight departing St Helena Airport

29 April 2021

St Helena Government (SHG) is now able to confirm the dates of Charter Flight operations by Titan Airways in June and August 2021.   June The Titan Airways Charter Flight is scheduled to depart Stansted Airport for St Helena, on 21 June.   The full flight schedule is listed below: Date Flight No   Departure Time Departure […]

Formal Legislative Council Meeting – Friday, 30 April 2021

28 April 2021

A formal meeting of Legislative Council will take place on Friday, 30 April 2021, at 2pm in the Council Chamber. This is the first sitting of the twenty-third 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. […]

Statistics Update: Arrivals and Departures

Statistical updates for Arrivals and Departures and have been released on April 27, 2021 as follows: Arrivals and Departures, up to March 2021. Additional statistical series and indicators are available at https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/st-helena/statistics/, and published statistical reports, including Statistical Bulletins, can be found on the statistics reports and publications page of the SHG website: https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/st-helena/statistics/statistics-reports-and-publications/. We welcome […]