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St Helena Weekly Police Report Issued Week commencing Monday, 19 July, to Sunday, 25 July 2021 Total of 52 reports were dealt with, resulting in three arrests During the period of Monday, 19 July, to Sunday, 25 July 2021, St Helena Police dealt with a total of 52 reports resulting in three arrests. One person […]

The following is a public announcement from the Education, Skills & Employment Portfolio: The Public Library will be closed from 2pm on Friday, 30 July 2021. The Library will reopen as normal at 10am on Saturday, 31 July 2021. The public is thanked in advance for their continued support. SHG28 July 2021

St Helena Government (SHG) announced additional charter flights for August, September and December 2021 on 16 July. SHG is now pleased to offer a 25% discount on the flight scheduled to operate on 21 and 22 August for all new bookings as well as for those passengers who have previously requested seats on the flights […]

St Helena Government (SHG) continues to plan for the future, this includes maintaining an effective air service for travel to and from the Island. Recently it was announced that, due to increased demand, three additional charter flights had been added to the schedule during peak travel periods. To improve the passenger booking process for all […]

The Governor’s Office welcomes the news that the amendments to the Constitution of St Helena for a Ministerial government, as endorsed by Legislative Council, has completed its approval process in the UK.   The amendments are planned to come into effect after the forthcoming St Helena general election before the new Legislative Council meets for the […]

Niza Yon of Half Tree Hollow has recently achieved a Law LLB (Hons) Degree following three years of study at the University of Brighton. Niza explained: “I was taught a variety of different aspects to give me a good range of knowledge in law. In each year of study, I did six modules which taught […]

The decision to arrest someone is never taken lightly. The individual’s fundamental right to freedom and liberty is being taken away and therefore has to be justified. When an individual is brought into police custody they have certain rights and entitlements which include free and independent legal advice, the right to tell someone they have […]

Port Control would like to advise that access to the Jamestown Wharf will be restricted to pedestrians only between Friday, 30 July, and Sunday, 1 August 2021. The restrictions will be in place between 8am and 5pm. These access restrictions are to allow the Roads Section to repaint the yellow hatched safety area surrounding the […]

The Island’s three Primary Schools – Harford, Pilling and St Pauls – will soon be hosting their annual Open Days. During the following times, the Schools will be open to parents, guardians and the general public: School Date Time St Pauls Primary School Wednesday, 28 July 9am – 6pm Pilling Primary School Thursday, 29 July […]