Press Releases

During the weeks of Monday, 5 October, to Sunday, 11 October, and Monday, 12 October, to Sunday, 18 October 2020, Police dealt with a total of 71 reports resulting in two arrests. One person was arrested for a sexual offence following an ongoing investigation. One person was arrested for breaching a Court Order. Two reports […]

Enterprise St Helena (ESH) was established by St Helena Government (SHG) in 2012 to support Private Sector development, encourage local and foreign investment and promote St Helena as a tourist destination. ESH has been jointly funded by the UK Government through two Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO – previously DFID) projects, and by SHG. […]

Quarantine is recommended as an effective tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19. No changes have been proposed to the mandatory requirement to quarantine for 14 days on arrival to St Helena. The Incident Executive Group (IEG) has considered whether there are alternatives to quarantining at Bradley’s Camp. Home-based quarantine is widely used in most […]

The Carnival 2020 parade through Jamestown will take place on Saturday, 31 October There will be road closures and disruptions to traffic flow on the day The Sea Front will be closed in the morning Carnival 2020 is scheduled to take place in Jamestown on Saturday, 31 October 2020. Due to the Carnival parade there […]

There’s lots to look forward to this November. Join us for two exciting events: Wednesday, 11 November – Nursery Open Day on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the rediscovery of the St Helena Ebony, Environmental Management Division (EMD), Scotland. 11 November 2020 marks 40 years since the St Helena Ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) was […]

Executive Council has recently agreed to increase the Land Registry fees as provided for in the Registered Land Ordinance. These fees were last adjusted in 2006. Elected Members recognised that Land Registry fees were not proportionate to the cost of providing the service. The table below provides a summary of the most significant changes to […]

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office invites nominations for the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Persons wishing to submit nominations for the 2021 Birthday Honours are reminded that the overriding principle is that Honours are awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or any service recently carried out over and above what normally is expected. This […]

Two former Teacher Trainees, Chloe Thomas and William Knipe, have both recently been awarded St Helena Qualified Teaching Status following the successful completion of the local teacher training programme. Chloe and William, now full-time Teachers, successfully produced a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate their adherence to St Helena’s Professional Standards for Teachers, which includes: Professional […]

The 2010 Employment Rights Ordinance prescribes that the Minimum Wage must be reviewed on an annual basis. The Minimum Wage review is undertaken by the Employment Rights Committee (ERC) who is required to consider the effect of any recommendations on the economy as a whole. The review takes into account a number of factors such […]