Press Releases

The draft Public Access to Government Information Bill was discussed by Executive Council (ExCo) at their meeting on Tuesday, 28 July 2020. The draft of the Bill was based on the Code of Practice for Public Access to SHG Information but includes some significant changes to the existing Code of Practice.  Following Tuesday’s discussion, the […]

A number of Projects which will be the strategic focus of the Economic Development Investment Programme (EDIP) over the next two years (2020/21 – 2021/22) have recently been approved by Executive Council. These Projects are: Rupert’s Development Rehabilitation of Field Road and Side Path Road Water Security Increased Agricultural Production Jamestown Development Sustainable Sewerage Facility. […]

A new, purpose-built, Human Rights compliant Police Custody Suite, funded by the UK Government’s Conflict Stability, and Security Fund (CSSF), will be built at Police Headquarters, Coleman House, with the project scheduled to start in August 2020. The new four-cell Custody Suite will contain a Consultation Room, Medical Room, Interview Room, storage areas and office […]

WEDNESDAY, 15 JULY 2020 Discussions on the development of a Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice Policy Management Framework Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning gives brief overview of the Apprenticeship Policy Additional meeting before the August monthly meeting to be arranged The monthly meeting of the Education Committee took place on Wednesday, 15 […]

Message from the St Helena Police Service During the second week of our ‘Booze It, You Lose It’ drink-drive awareness campaign, St Helena Police have been active in many areas on-Island including Sandy Bay, Half Tree Hollow, Longwood, Ladder Hill,  Jamestown and on the Haul Road. Despite there being two reported road traffic collisions, these […]

St Helena Police are concerned about a number of recent underage drinking cases and where on some occasions children have had to be hospitalised as a result. The Police are therefore proactively engaging with young people on the Island when they are out and about, especially during the hours of darkness in the Jamestown area, […]

Gareth Drabble awarded FCO Chevening Scholarship Gareth will undertake a Master’s Degree in Digital Technologies, Communication and Education at the University of Manchester Applications for the next round of Chevening Scholarship Awards will open on 3 September 2020 Gareth Drabble of Levelwood has been awarded a Foreign & Commonwealth Office Chevening Scholarship. Gareth will undertake […]

The Highways Authority has given approval to pilot a new box junction on the road adjacent to the entrance of Ladder Hill Fort. A box junction is a yellow box filled with criss-crossed yellow lines painted on the road and is a traffic control measure designed to prevent congestion at junctions. Roads Manager, Deon Robbertse, […]

St Helena Government (SHG) has been notified by Titan Airways that the Boeing 757-200 aircraft to be used for the repatriation charter flight to St Helena is cleared for operations having experienced some minor technical issues following a bird strike. The flight will depart the UK on Wednesday, 29 July 2020, (48 hours later than […]