The Environment, Natural Resources & Planning Directorate (ENRP) was made aware that members of the public had sighted a bat in the Jamestown and Ladder Hill areas before and during the Christmas period. The Biosecurity Section of the ENRP have since investigated the possibility of bat sightings on the Island and the research undertaken suggests […]

To be eligible to vote on Polling Day, persons must be aged 17 years or older and be on the Register of Electors effective from July 2020 or have since applied to have their name included in it, or on the Supplemental List of Individuals. It is important to note that the Supplemental List is […]

The remaining members of the community who are eligible to receive the AstraZeneca Vaccination have now been asked to come forward. Vaccinations for all persons in Groups 4 and 5 (ages 18+) will begin on Monday, 8 March. Information sessions have been organised at the Jamestown Community Centre as follows: Date Time Thursday, 4 March […]

MARCH AND MAY 2021 Two further Charter Flights have been scheduled to arrive to St Helena Island in both March and May 2021. March A Charter Flight, operated by Titan Airways, is scheduled to arrive to St Helena on or about the 24 March 2021. The current schedule is as follows: Date Flight No Departure […]

Port Control would like to advise that access to the Jamestown Wharf will be restricted to pedestrians only from Friday, 5 March 2021, for two days. The restriction will be in place between 8am and 5pm. This access restriction is to allow the Roads Section to repaint the yellow hatched safety area surrounding the SHG […]

The Health Directorate has invited those in Group 1 (Frontline Workers), Group 2 (Institutions), and Group 3 (Extremely Clinically Vulnerable) to receive their first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine in the week beginning Monday, 1 March 2021. All persons in Groups 4 (aged 55+) and 5 (aged 18-54) are now also invited to receive […]

St Helena Government (SHG) has been awarded a Darwin Plus research grant to improve our understanding of the Islands climate and water resources. The three-year Project is a collaboration between SHG, Connect Saint Helena Ltd, the St Helena Research Institute, the UK Met Office, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Arctium. The Project […]

The Bradley’s Quarantine Facility’s Medical Team received their second and final dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine today, Friday 26 February 2021. The Medical Team is responsible for any medical needs or treatment of positive COVID-19 cases (should this occur) at Bradley’s during the quarantine period and was therefore prioritised along with the Islands front […]