Press Releases

The monthly meeting of the Education & Employment Committee took place on Wednesday, 19 August 2020. The Senior Economist gave an update on the Career Access St Helena (CASH) Scheme. It was explained that whilst funding was approved for CASH, the restructuring of St Helena Government (SHG) and the freeze on recruitment meant a temporary […]

The charter flight which arrived at St Helena Airport yesterday, 16 September 2020, departed this morning at 8.16am for Ascension Island with 16 passengers onboard. The flight is scheduled to return to St Helena at 3pm today (subject to change) with 26 passengers onboard. Passengers arriving from Ascension Island will now be able to quarantine […]

The Peaks Project Development Group (PPDG) held a public information session on the Peaks Project – ‘Restoring St Helena’s Internationally Important Cloud Forest for Water Security and Wildlife’ – at the Museum of Saint Helena on Tuesday, 15 September 2020. The session started at 7pm with a welcome by HE Governor Dr Philip Rushbrook. HE […]

After a two-day delay due to poor weather conditions on St Helena, the charter flight, operated by Titan Airways, arrived at St Helena Airport today at 1.18pm, with 53 passengers on-board, including eight passengers who are transiting to Ascension Island. The flight will operate a shuttle service to Ascension Island on Thursday, 17 September, returning […]

WEEK OF 7 – 13SEPTEMBER 2020 During the week of Monday, 7, to Sunday, 13 September 2020, Police dealt with a total of 42 reports, resulting in five arrests. Seven domestic reports were made, which resulted in three arrests.  Pending further investigations, arrested persons have all been bailed to return to Police at a later […]

St Paul’s Primary School Class Instructor, Sally Young, achieves Level 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning Sally studied alongside her teaching role in school Sally is currently working towards a Level 4 in Teaching and Learning Classroom Instructor at St Paul’s Primary School (SPPS), Sally Young, has successfully passed a Level 3 course in Supporting […]

St Helena Government (SHG) can confirm that this week’s charter flight is planned to proceed tomorrow, Wednesday 16 September, following a two-day delay due to poor weather conditions on St Helena. The flight, operated by Titan Airways using their Boeing 757-200 aircraft, will depart Stansted Airport, UK, at 1.15am (local time/BST) and is expected to […]