Following an open procurement exercise conducted in October 2020, St Helena Government (SHG) has entered into a contract with Mr Alwyn Yon of Blue Hill for the St Paul’s Primary School Covered Area Project. This Project is for the construction of a partially clad timber structure to provide weather protection over the existing tarmacked area […]

The St Helena Police Service in conjunction with the St Helena Fire & Rescue Service (SHF&RS) have launched an investigation into the circumstances of a fire that occurred at Anne’s Place, Castle Gardens, Jamestown, at about 11pm on Saturday, 24 October 2020. Whilst a number of people who were inside the property at the time […]

Key outcomes of examination results for 2019/20 published Teacher Assessments determine that 100% of schoolchildren in Primary and Secondary Education have made progress in 2019/20 Full list of pass rates for individual subjects at Key Stage 4 published To support educational attainment and progress, all schoolchildren are closely assessed and monitored throughout the year in […]

The Office of the Public Guardian, in partnership with the Public Solicitor’s Office, will be holding a range of public engagement events across St Helena during the month of November. The engagement events will be hosted by Public Guardian for St Helena & Ascension Island, Gavin (Jack) Thomas, and Acting Public Solicitor, Helen Scott, and […]

Joyce Duncan awarded Level 3 Diploma in Business and Administration The course was studied through the Open University Joyce looks towards assessing employees in the workplace wishing to pursue the NVQ in Business and Administration National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Quality Assurance Coordinator for the Education and Employment Directorate’s Lifelong Learning Services section, Joyce Duncan, has […]

At the monthly Highways Authority meeting members discussed proposed Terms of Reference for the Highways Authority under the 1985 Road Traffic Ordinance. This was followed by a review of the proposed Terms of Reference for a revised 2016 Road Traffic Ordinance due to be implemented at a later date. Members considered concerns raised by the […]

During the weeks of Monday, 5 October, to Sunday, 11 October, and Monday, 12 October, to Sunday, 18 October 2020, Police dealt with a total of 71 reports resulting in two arrests. One person was arrested for a sexual offence following an ongoing investigation. One person was arrested for breaching a Court Order. Two reports […]

The Health Directorate held their ‘Walk All Over Cancer’ in support of Cancer Awareness month on Thursday, 22 October 2020. The one-mile walk started from the General Hospital at 12.15pm and concluded at the Mule Yard. Approximately 80 people participated and were dressed in colours that represented the different Cancers. Engagement Support Worker, Belinda Thomas, […]