The Emergency Planning Department would like to inform the public that a North Westerly Swell is forecast for St Helena from Monday, 15 February, to Friday, 19 February 2021. This may result in unsettled sea conditions in James Bay and Rupert’s Bay. Due care and attention should be taken if swimming in James Bay or […]

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. […]

Nominations are being invited for the Certificate and Badge of Honour Awards and Acts of Bravery Awards for 2021. The Certificate and Badge of Honour Awards are available for the Governor to award to public servants for loyal and valuable service worthy of recognition or, in the case of other persons, for their loyal and […]

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office invites nominations for the 2022 Queen’s New Year Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2022 New Year Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that Honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is […]

Home Quarantine (HQ) for all arrivals to St Helena with properties pre-approved by a Proper Officer was introduced from the arrival of the January Titan Airways flight.   Key personnel involved in the Home Quarantine (HQ) process met recently to assess the first cycle of HQ undertaken following the flight in January. The majority of […]

The 2021 Population & Housing Census took place on Sunday, 7 February 2021. The Statistics Office would like to thank everyone who has completed their Census forms. They would also like to thank all the Enumerators for their work distributing the forms around the Island. The deadline for all Census forms to be returned to […]

The monthly meetings of the Highways Authority and the Environment & Natural Resources Committee (ENRC) took place on Thursday, 21 January 2021. At the Highways Authority meeting updates were provided regarding a proposed parking area near the General Hospital. Arrangements are being made for Councillor Russell Yon to present the proposed design/layout for the zone […]

St Helena Government (SHG) is exploring how the Island could transition to net zero carbon emissions, in line with an objective of St Helena’s Climate Change Policy ‘Identify and prioritize measures to reduce and minimize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions’. As such a Scoping Study has been funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to be […]