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Returning Officer, Carol George, this afternoon announced the names of 29 Candidates who will be standing for this year’s General Election.  The electorate now has the opportunity to vote for up to 12 Councillors to represent the Island on the Legislative Council: The Candidates are as follows: Leslie Paul Baldwin of Half Tree Hollow Rosemary June Bargo […]

The first St Helena Health & Social Care Portfolio Awards Ceremony was held at the Princess Royal Community Care Centre (CCC) on Friday evening, 24 September 2021. The Health & Social Care Awards celebrate those individuals and teams who have made a real difference to the operation of the Health & Social Care Portfolio and […]

A General Election will be held on Wednesday, 13 October 2021, if more than 12 valid nominations are received on Nomination Day, which is 29 September. Those on the Register of Electors effective from 27 August 2021 should know that if they are ill, physically incapacitated, or off-Island and cannot make it to the Polling […]

The following is a Public Announcement from Port Control: The public is advised that due to the arrival of the MV Helena being slightly delayed, the Jamestown Wharf will now be closed to all members of the public on Thursday, 30 September 2021, and Friday, 1 October 2021. Access to the Jamestown Wharf will be […]

The Saint Helena National Trust (SHNT) has been successful in securing funding to digitise the East India Company (EIC) records that are currently housed at the St Helena Government (SHG) Archives.  This Project (EAP reference EAP1634) is funded by a grant from the Endangered Archives Programme, which is administered by the British Library and Arcadia, […]

The UK Home Office is supporting St Helena Government (SHG) with cyber security provision as part of the UK Home Office National Cyber Risk Assessment (NCRA) process. Arriving on the flight from the UK today is NCRA team member, Wes Lewis, who will be visiting the Island until 20 October 2021 to support sustaining of […]