CLOSES 26 FEBRUARY 2021 The consultation on a new Minimum Wage Policy and an increase to the Minimum Wage will close on Friday, 26 February 2021. The proposed Minimum Wage Policy sets a longer-term path to a more ambitious Minimum Wage, benefitting workers and providing adequate time for businesses to plan and adapt. In the […]

Members of the public who have family, friends or colleagues arriving on the repatriation flight – scheduled to arrive on Friday, 26 February, 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 mark […]

St Helena Island has been given an extremely fortunate opportunity to be able to vaccinate its entire population; whilst being one of the few places in the world with a COVID-19 free status. The Island’s stringent and extensive testing and quarantine protocols for arrivals to the Island has reinforced this status. Island-wide vaccinations will only […]

Members of Legislative Council have agreed that a Consultative Poll on Governance Reform will be held on St Helena on Wednesday, 17 March 2021. 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 Committee System or a Ministerial System. […]

The vaccination of 107 Front Line Workers in January 2021 was the start of the Island’s vaccination programme, using the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine.  The front line workers were prioritised as they are directly exposed to any potential cases of COVID-19 by working within the frontline services for arrivals to the island.  A relatively small number […]

Members of Legislative Council have agreed that a Consultative Poll on Governance Reform will be held on St Helena on Wednesday, 17 March 2021. 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 Committee System or a Ministerial System. […]

St Helena is currently allowing essential travel only to and from the Island. The current COVID-19 testing regimes requires that persons travelling to St Helena are tested: Prior to departure On arrival at St Helena (Day 0) Prior to exit from quarantine (Day 14) Persons departing St Helena will need to determine the testing requirements […]

The Programme Management Unit would like to advise the public that Phase One of the Judicial Relocation Project has been completed. This work, undertaken by Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc, began on-site in June 2020 and involved the internal renovation and refurbishment of the former Police Headquarters to provide office space and a dedicated […]

Members of Legislative Council have agreed that a Consultative Poll on Governance Reform will be held on St Helena on Wednesday, 17 March 2021. 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 Committee System or a Ministerial System. […]