On the evening of Sunday, 5 April 2020, the Saint Helena National Trust’s Marine Team responded to a call regarding a green turtle attempting to nest on Rupert’s Beach. It has been a few years since the last nesting attempt of the green turtle, which happened at Sandy Bay Beach in March 2015. It was […]

Over the weekend one of the picnic tables along the Access (Haul) Road was vandalised and a significant amount of litter was left in this area. Waste Management Services (WMS) have proactively re-built the damaged table using recycled waste from Horse Point Landfill Site (pictured) and litter picked the area, to ensure it can be […]

St Helena Government (SHG) is urgently seeking the following items to be able to complete the Bradley’s Isolation facility and have it operational by mid-April: • Electric showers or thermostatic mixer showers • Small Pedestal sinks (no wider than 450mm) and taps • Toilets (no longer than 600mm) • Moisture resistant MDF • PolyFlor safety […]

Dot sh (.sh) is the official country code top level domain (cc TLD) for St Helena, with over 11,000 domain names registered. A domain name is the destination that you type into a web browser to visit a website, for example to visit the St Helena Government website you would type into your browser www.sainthelena.gov.sh. […]

A number of businesses have introduced measures to facilitate social distancing in shops and customer facing locations. For businesses who are considering implementing measures, we offer the following guidance: Ensure where possible a distance of 2 metres between customers and shop assistants; possible solutions may include to place tape marking out the recommended 2 metres exclusion […]

Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 7 April 2020, at 9.30am, in the Council Chamber, to discuss the following Open Agenda items: St Helena Equality & Human Rights Commission Framework Agreement Development Application – Proposed Extension for a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital Development Application – Renewal of Development Permission 2012/66 and 2015/119 (SHELCO) […]

The Social & Community Development Committee (SCDC) agreed an increase of 30p to the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) in line with current policy. This would increase Income Related Benefits to £71.80 per week for a single adult and the full Basic Island Pension to £74.30 per week. The Committee also approved the draft Social Security […]

St Helena Immigration would like to inform the public that with immediate effect they will not be accepting any passport applications for British Overseas Territories (St Helena) and British Passports until further notice. However, British Overseas Territories (St Helena) Temporary Passport will continue to be issued in medical emergency cases only. Should you require further information, […]

St Helena Archives will be closed to the public with immediate effect until Tuesday, 14 April 2020. This closure is in line with St Helena Government’s enhanced social distancing measures. Research can still be undertaken by Archives staff during this time if requests are submitted electronically to: Karen.Henry@sainthelena.gov.sh or by telephone: 22470. The public is […]

Following last week’s announcement regarding an individual in self-isolation reporting a cough and a headache and testing negative for the flu we have received several concerns around the contact tracing process and the requirements of self-isolation. In this week’s update we would like to introduce some definitions, clarify these procedures, and address the concerns raised. […]