Press Releases

St Helena Police are appealing for information relating to the theft of a sum of money, alcohol and chocolate from the Golf Club in Longwood. This burglary is suspected to have taken place between midnight and the early hours of Saturday, 13 November 2021.  The public is reminded that it is an offence to steal […]

COVID-19 booster vaccines help improve the protection received from the first two doses of vaccine.  The booster should be administered from six months after the second dose was received, it will take up to 14 days after receiving the booster to build up further immunity.  It is safe to receive a different type of vaccine […]

A researcher from the University of Manchester is presently on the Island to work on a project running as part of the installation of the Equiano undersea cable, which will bring high-speed internet access to St Helena when activated in March next year. Dr. Drew Whitworth, of the Manchester Institute of Education, teaches on the […]

World Fisheries Day is observed on 21 November and is dedicated to highlighting the critical importance of healthy marine ecosystems, and ensuring sustainable stocks of fish within the world’s oceans. It also aims to highlight the importance of fisheries to communities and the role they play in many people’s livelihoods. Fisheries for St Helena is […]

Acting Head of Mathematics at Prince Andrew School (PAS), David Clarke BSc (Hons), iPGCE, has recently gained St Helena Qualified Teacher status. David commented: “Gaining St Helena Qualified Teacher Status involved collecting an evidence portfolio that demonstrated I met all of the Teaching Standards. In addition, I was required to undertake an interview based on […]

St Helena Government is pleased that St Helena’s air service provision with Airlink will resume and is expected to commence towards the end of March 2022. This will include a fortnightly service between Johannesburg and St Helena and the monthly inter-island service with Ascension Island.  The actual service commencement date and date for when ticket […]

Harford Primary School Teacher, Robyn Yon-Bowers, has successfully passed her Initial Teacher Training Programme and has achieved an Open University Certificate in Teaching & Learning and a Cambridge (Level 4) Teaching & Learning Certificate. The Initial Teacher Training Programme was carried out over a three-year period, and during this time, Robyn worked in all three […]