Press Releases

During the week of Monday, 19, to Sunday, 25 October 2020, Police dealt with a total of 30 reports, resulting in two arrests. A person was arrested for breaching an Anti-Social Behaviour Order, being in possession of an offensive weapon measuring over three inches, affray, and criminal damage. As a result, this person was charged […]

SHG has entered into a contract with Henry’s Contractors for the Exploratory Boreholes and Groundwater Drilling Project The exploratory drilling is estimated to take approximately two weeks The first task is to carry out a drilling test to assess the performance of the 310WW Trailer Drill Rig Following an open procurement exercise conducted in October […]

EDC endorses Communications, Networks and Services, and Company Registry Policies The revised Fish Catch Limits Table and minor policy changes approved The monthly meeting of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) took place on Thursday, 22 October 2020, and the following is a summary of the main items discussed: EDC endorsed the Policy on Communications Networks […]

Tyler Anthony of Pilling Primary School has won the competition to design a logo for the Island’s School Nurse Service. The School Nurse Service launched the competition in mid-September and invited pupils from years 5 and 6 in Primary Schools and students from years 7 and 8 of Prince Andrew School to design a logo […]

SHG has entered into a contract for the refurbishment of the Public Toilets in Levelwood General refurbishment works, upgrading of sanitary ware, and new lighting and windows will be installed Works are expected to be completed by the end of November 2020 St Helena Government has entered into a contract with Clint Fowler of Longwood […]

Remembrance Sunday falls on 8 November 2020. On that day The Right Reverend Lord Bishop of St Helena Dale Bowers will conduct a Divine Service at the Cenotaph. His Excellency the Governor will attend. All persons wishing to take part in the Divine Service are asked to assemble at the Cenotaph by no later than […]

Following an open procurement exercise conducted in October 2020, St Helena Government (SHG) has entered into a contract with Mr Alwyn Yon of Blue Hill for the St Paul’s Primary School Covered Area Project. This Project is for the construction of a partially clad timber structure to provide weather protection over the existing tarmacked area […]

Key outcomes of examination results for 2019/20 published Teacher Assessments determine that 100% of schoolchildren in Primary and Secondary Education have made progress in 2019/20 Full list of pass rates for individual subjects at Key Stage 4 published To support educational attainment and progress, all schoolchildren are closely assessed and monitored throughout the year in […]

Joyce Duncan awarded Level 3 Diploma in Business and Administration The course was studied through the Open University Joyce looks towards assessing employees in the workplace wishing to pursue the NVQ in Business and Administration National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Quality Assurance Coordinator for the Education and Employment Directorate’s Lifelong Learning Services section, Joyce Duncan, has […]

At the monthly Highways Authority meeting members discussed proposed Terms of Reference for the Highways Authority under the 1985 Road Traffic Ordinance. This was followed by a review of the proposed Terms of Reference for a revised 2016 Road Traffic Ordinance due to be implemented at a later date. Members considered concerns raised by the […]