Press Releases

St Helena Governments (SHG) UK Representative, Kedell Worboys MBE, has recently stepped down from her role as Chair of the UK Overseas Territories Organisation (UKOTA), a position she held for two years. As well as managing St Helena’s portfolio, two years as Chair of UKOTA saw Kedell participate and attend in many discussions and meetings […]

CLOSES 26 FEBRUARY 2021 The consultation on a new Minimum Wage Policy and an increase to the Minimum Wage will close on Friday, 26 February 2021. The proposed Minimum Wage Policy sets a longer-term path to a more ambitious Minimum Wage, benefitting workers and providing adequate time for businesses to plan and adapt. In the […]

St Helena Island has been given an extremely fortunate opportunity to be able to vaccinate its entire population; whilst being one of the few places in the world with a COVID-19 free status. The Island’s stringent and extensive testing and quarantine protocols for arrivals to the Island has reinforced this status. Island-wide vaccinations will only […]

Members of Legislative Council have agreed that a Consultative Poll on Governance Reform will be held on St Helena on Wednesday, 17 March 2021. The Poll will ask the public if the current Governance System should be changed, and if so, whether it should be changed to a Revised Committee System or a Ministerial System. […]

The vaccination of 107 Front Line Workers in January 2021 was the start of the Island’s vaccination programme, using the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine.  The front line workers were prioritised as they are directly exposed to any potential cases of COVID-19 by working within the frontline services for arrivals to the island.  A relatively small number […]

Members of Legislative Council have agreed that a Consultative Poll on Governance Reform will be held on St Helena on Wednesday, 17 March 2021. The Poll will ask the public if the current Governance System should be changed, and if so, whether it should be changed to a Revised Committee System or a Ministerial System. […]

The Programme Management Unit would like to advise the public that Phase One of the Judicial Relocation Project has been completed. This work, undertaken by Solomon & Company (St Helena) Plc, began on-site in June 2020 and involved the internal renovation and refurbishment of the former Police Headquarters to provide office space and a dedicated […]

The St Helena Community College (SHCC) of the Education & Employment Directorate will be conducting a Training Needs Assessment Survey on 22 February 2021 to update their records on the communities training needs and skills. The results of this survey will assist the College with devising an updated training plan to accommodate the changing needs […]

Executive Council will meet on Tuesday, 16 February 2021, at 9.30am, in the Council Chamber, to discuss the following items on the Open Agenda: St Helena World Heritage Status Remove the Restriction of Development on Land Owned by Crown Estates Under the Airport Development Area Order (ADAO) These papers (ExCo Memos) are available online at […]