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Sunday, 29 August 2021, was a ground-breaking day in St Helena’s digital history as the Island’s branch of the Equiano Subsea Cable was landed here at Ruperts Beach. This was the first shore landing of the cable in the entire Equiano Cable Project, having up until Sunday only been placed at sea. St Helena Government’s […]

A Proclamation by Acting Governor Greg Gibson, appointing Wednesday, 13 October as the date for this year’s General Election, has today been published in the Gazette. The Acting Governor has today also issued the Writ of Election which confirms the last day and time for receiving Nominations to elect 12 Members to sit on Legislative […]

St Helena Police are currently conducting an education and awareness programme for the local community. Each week a different topic will be aired on local radio stations, issued via information releases and posted on Social Media. This week’s topic is : Drivers Licences.St Helena Police have been working with the Vehicle Inspector as well as […]

The Virtual Island Summit (VIS) will take place from Monday, 6, to Sunday, 12 September 2021.  The Summit is organised by Island Innovation – a green initiative organisation that operates remotely by staff spanning across the globe.  Island Innovation organises the VIS annually and invites participation of people from varying backgrounds within island communities around […]

The 2021 Register of Electors has been updated and published in an Extraordinary Gazette. This Register is effective from 27 August 2021 and is the Register that will be used in the General Election this year. Only those named on this Register will be able to vote, stand, sponsor or support someone to stand for […]

The following is a public announcement from the Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio: The Public Library will be closed from 2pm tomorrow, Friday, 27 August 2021. The Library will reopen as normal at 9.30am on Tuesday, 31 August 2021. The public is thanked in advance for their continued support. SHG26 August 2021

Preparations are underway for a General Election to take place on St Helena before the end of October. This year’s Election will be historic – the first under a ministerial system of Government. Leading up to the General Election we continue to provide regular information articles on how a Ministerial Government will work. This week’s […]

The Highways Authority has given approval for the road from Head O’wain to Horse Pasture to be closed between 9am and 3pm on Wednesday, 8 September 2021. This closure is to allow the Roads Team to remove tree roots from a section of this road. During this closure, only Emergency Services and residents within this […]